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This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. It is sorted alphabetically.

There are also lists of deities by type; see the articles death deity, household deity, lunar deity, and solar deity.

See also: List of fictional deities, List of people considered to be deities

Related articles include Deva (Hinduism), Demigod, Divinity, God, God (male deity), Goddess, Mythology, Religion, Scripture, Rhys.

Abenaki

African

Anglo-Saxon

Akan

Ashanti

Australian Aboriginal

Aztec

(see much longer list at Aztec mythology)

Bahá'í

Baltic

Celtic

See much more complete lists at Celtic mythology and Celtic polytheism.

Chinese Malaysian

List of Malaysian Chinese Gods:

Christian

Dacian

Dahomey

Efik

Egyptian (Pharaonic)

Ancient Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the body of a human, but the head of a canine. Many gods were portrayed with different animal heads, depending upon the situation. The Egyptians did not actually believe that most of their gods had animal heads; rather, they portrayed them that way as artistic symbolism. This may have been for the benefit of the illiterate.

  • Amun, creator deity
  • Anubis, God of Embalming, Friend of the Dead, originally god of the dead
  • Apep, Serpent of the Underworld, enemy of Ra
  • The Aten, the embodiment of the Sun's rays in a brief, monotheistic interlude
  • Atum, a creator deity, and the setting sun
  • Bast, Goddess of Cats
  • Bes, God-Demon of Protection, Childbirth and Entertainment
  • The Four sons of Horus
  • Geb, God of the Earth
  • Hapy God of the Nile and Fertility
  • Hathor, Goddess of Love and Music
  • Heget Goddess of Childbirth
  • Horus the falcon-headed god
  • Imhotep God of wisdom, medicine and magic
  • Isis, Goddess of Magic, sister of Nephthys
  • Khepry, the scarab beetle, the embodiment of the dawn
  • Khnum, a creator deity
  • Maahes, god of war
  • Ma'at, Concept of Truth, Balance and Order, sometimes depicted as a goddess
  • Menhit, Goddess of war
  • Mont, god of war
  • Naunet, the primal waters
  • Neith, goddess of war, then great mother goddess
  • Nephthys, mother of Anubis
  • Nut, goddess of heaven and the sky
  • Osiris, god of the underworld, fertility and agricultural, possible father of Anubis
  • Ptah, a creator deity
  • Ra, the sun, possible father of Anubis
  • Sekhmet, goddess of war and battles
  • Sobek, Crocodile God
  • Set, God of Storms, possible father of Anubis, later became god of evil
  • Taweret, Goddess of pregnant women and protecter at childbirth
  • Tefnut, goddess of order, justice, time, Heaven and Hell and weather
  • Thoth, god of the moon, drawing, writing, geometry, wisdom, medicine, music, astronomy, and magic
  • Wepwawet
See http://touregypt.net/godsofegypt/ for the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism's extensive information on Egyptian Deities.

Estonian

  • Peko, god of fertility, crops and brewing
  • Pikne ("lightning"), god of thunder
  • Tharapita, god of war
  • Vanemuine (the ancient one), god of music (possibly fake tradition)

Etruscan

Finnish

There are very few written documents about old Finnish religions; also the names of deities and practices of worship changed from place to place. The following is a summary of the most important and most widely worshipped deities.

  • Ahti, (or Ahto) god of streams, lakes and sea
  • Jumala, a physical idol, later the name of the Christian god
  • Loviatar, One of Tuoni's daughters. Goddess of pain.
  • Mielikki, Tapio's wife
  • Otso, son of a god, king of the forest whose carnal form is the bear
  • Pekko (or Peko), god or goddess (the actual gender is obscure) of fields and agriculture
  • Perkele, a god of the Lithuanians, drafted to do duty as "the devil"
  • Rauni, Ukko's wife, goddess of fertility
  • Tapio, god of forest and wild animals
  • Tuonetar, The wife of Tuoni
  • Tuoni, god of the underworld
  • Ukko, god of heaven and thunder

Ancient Greek

  • Aphrodite - goddess of beauty, one of the twelve Olympians
  • Apollo - god of poetry, music, the sun, an Olympian
  • Ares - god of war, an Olympian
  • Artemis - goddess of the hunt, later also goddess of moon, an Olympian
  • Athena - goddess of wisdom, defensive war, Athens, an Olympian
  • Demeter - goddess of the harvest, nature, often considered an Olympian
  • Dionysus - god of wine, took Hestia's place as an Olympian
  • Eos - goddess of the dawn
  • Eris - goddess of discord
  • Eros - god of love (Cupid)
  • Gaia - primordial goddess of earth, mother of the Titans
  • Hades - god of the underworld, often considered an Olympian
  • Hebe - wife of Heracles
  • Hekate - goddess of witchcraft, crossroads
  • Helios - god who drives of the sun
  • Hephaestus - god of smiths, an Olympian
  • Hera - chief goddess, goddess of marriage, an Olympian
  • Heracles - porter of Olympus
  • Hermes - messenger of the gods, an Olympian
  • Hestia - goddess of the hearth, gave up seat at Olympus to Dionysus
  • Kronos - (Cronus/Cronos) god of time, father of the first six Olympians, a Titan
  • Pan - god of shepherds and forests
  • Persephone - daughter of Demeter, queen of the dead
  • Poseidon - god of the sea and earthquakes, an Olympian
  • Rhea - mother of the first six Olympians, a Titan
  • Selene - goddess who drives the moon
  • Thanatos - god of death
  • Uranus - primordial god of the heavens, father of the Titans
  • Zeus - god of sky and air, chief Olympian

See also: Demigods, the Dryads, the Fates, the Erinyes, the Graces, the Horae, the Muses, the Nymphs, the Pleiades, the Titans.

Gnostic

Guarani

Haida

Hindu

  • Adi Deva
  • Brahman, the one and only (formless) supreme aspect of God. The Universe in Potential Static Energy.
  • Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Superior to God's formless aspect.
  • Adi - Shakti, the Female aspect of the Supreme Divine in Kinetic Dynamic Form.
  • The Three Maha Shaktis (Super Powers) of the Universe or the Super Goddesses In Hinduism.
    • MahaSaraswati (Great Saraswati) - Universal Force of Creation
    • MahaLakshmi (Great Lakshmi) - Universal Force of Preservation
    • MahaKali (Great Kali) - Universal Force of Dissolution
  • The Hindu Trinity:
    • Brahmâ, the creator
    • Vishnu, the sustainer
      • Avatars (Incarnations) of Vishnu
        • Matsya Avatar - Fish Incarnation
        • Kurma Avatar - Tortoise Incarnation
        • Varah Avatar - Boar Incarnation
        • Vaman Avatar - Dwarf Incarnation
        • Narasimha Avatar - Man-Lion Incarnation
        • Rama Avatar - Incarnation as the Epic King in Ramayana
        • Krishna Avatar - Incarnation as the Epic Prince in Maha Bharata
        • Buddha Avatar - Incarnation as Gautama Buddha, Founder of Buddhism
        • Kalki Avatar - The Avatar yet to come on the onset of Apocalypse
    • Shiva, the destroyer
  • The Adityas

Some of the most important Devas:

Ho-Chunk

Hopi

See also: kachina.

Huron

Ibo

Incan

Inuit

Iroquois

Islamic

Isoko

Jehovah's Witnesses

Judaic

Khoikhoi

Korean

  • Dangun - He is said to be the grandson of the god of heaven.
  • Hwanin - He is the grandson of Hwang-gung, one of the Four Men of Heaven and considered a direct ancestor of the Korean people.

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Kwakiutl

Lakota

Lotuko

Latvian

etc.

Lugbara

Lusitani

Lusitanian (or Ancient Portuguese) Gods were later related with the Celtic and Roman invaders. The Lusitani people adopted the Celt and Roman cults and influenced them with theirs. Many Lusitani gods were adopted by the Romans.

Maya

Mesopotamian

  • Anshar - father of heaven
  • Anu - the god of the highest heaven
  • Apsu - the ruler of gods and underworld oceans
  • Ashur - national god of the Assyrians
  • Damkina - Earth mother goddess
  • Ea - god of wisdom
  • Enlil - god of weather and storms
  • Ereshkigal - Goddes of Darkness, Death, and Gloom
  • Hadad - weather god
  • Ishtar - goddess of love (Gingira in Akkadian)
  • Kingu - husband of Tiamat
  • Kishar - father of earth
  • Marduk - national god of the Babylonians
  • Mummu - god of mists
  • Nabu - god of the scribal arts
  • Nintu - mother of all gods
  • Ninurta - god of war
  • Shamash - god of the sun and of justice (Shapash in Ugaritic, Shamsa in Sumerian)
  • Sin - moon god
  • Tiamat - dragon goddess

Mormon Godhead

Navajo

Norse

Pawnee

Persian

Philippine

  • Amanikable - God of the sea.
  • Amihan - North Wind.
  • Anitan - Guardian of lightning.
  • Anitun Tabu - Goddess of wind and rain.
  • Apolake - God of war, guardian of the sun.
  • Bakonawa - Lizard god, ruler of the underworld.
  • Bathala - Supreme god of the ancient Tagalogs.
  • Dian Masalanta - Goddess of love.
  • Hukluban - Goddess of death.
  • Idianale - Goddess of agriculture and husbandry.
  • Ikapati - Goddess of fields, fertility, and lands.
  • Kalinga - God of Thunder.
  • Kan-Laon - Ancient Visayan god, king of time.
  • Lalahon - Goddess of fire, volcanoes, and harvest.
  • Manggagaway - Goddess of sickness.
  • Mangkukulam - God of fire.
  • Manisilat - God of broken homes.
  • Maria Makiling - Protector of Mt. Makiling.
  • Mayari/Bulan - Lunar goddess.
  • Sitan - God of afterlife and the underworld.
  • Tala - Goddess of the stars.

Polynesian

Hawai'ian

See also: Menehune.

Māori

Prussian

  • Ukapirmas - the chief god, creator of the world (Anglicised name : Ockpirm)
  • Perkūns / Perkuno - the god of thunder (Anglicised name : Perkuno)
  • Pikuls - a god (in Christian times, he was vilified as the devil) (Anglicised name : Pickollo)
  • Kaūks - a deity
  • Swāikstiks, Suaixtix - a deity (Anglicised name : Swaixtix)
  • Dēiwas - a god (in Christian times, the name was applied to the Christian god)

Pygmy

Roman

(NB- this is very incomplete, as there are numerous personifications, etc.)
  • Acis - river god near the Etna, son of Faunus and the nymph Symaethis
  • Apollo - god of the sun, poetry, music (Same for Greeks)
  • Bacchus - god of wine (Greek Bacchus or Dionysus)
  • Bellona - war goddess
  • Carmenta - goddess of well and (magical) chant
  • Ceres - goddess of the harvest (Greek Demeter)
  • Consus - subterranean god protecting grain storage
  • Cupid - god of love (Greek Eros)
  • Diana - goddess of the hunt (Greek Artemis)
  • Fatum - god of fate
  • Faunus - God of Forests and Shepherds (Greek Pan); sister: Fauna
  • Febris - god of fever
  • Flora - goddess of flowers
  • Hercules - see the Greek Herakles
  • Janus - two-headed god of beginnings and endings
  • Julus - Aeneas' Trojan son, also called Ascanius
  • Juno - chief goddess, marriage (Greek Hera)
  • Jupiter - chief god, sky (Greek Zeus)
  • Maia - the "good goddess", spring
  • Mars - god of war (Greek Ares, but characterized more positively)
  • Mercury - messenger of the gods (Greek Hermes)
  • Minerva - goddess of wisdom, civilization (Greek Athena)
  • Neptune - god of the sea (Greek Poseidon)
  • Ops - goddes of plenty, associated with Saturnus
  • Pluto - god of the underworld (Greek Hades)
  • Plutus - god of wealth
  • Pomona - nymph of trees and fruit
  • Proserpina - queen of the underworld (Greek Persephone)
  • Quirinus - Sabinian (war?) god later Mars or Romulus
  • Remus and Romulus
  • Saturn - father of Jupiter (Greek Cronus)
  • Terminus - agricultural god, personifies field markings
  • Uranus - father of Saturn (Greek Oranos - a titan)
  • Venus - goddess of beauty (Greek Aphrodite)
  • Vesta - goddess of the hearth (Greek Hestia)
  • Vulcan - god of the forge (Greek Hephestu)

Salish

Sardinian

Sardinian deities, mainly referred to in the age of Nuragici people, are partly derived from Phoenician ones.

  • Janas Goddesses of death
  • Maymon God of Hades
  • Panas Goddesses of reproduction (women dead in childbirth)
  • Thanit Goddess of Earth and fertility

Semitic pagan

See also: Judaism and Islam and Levantine mythology

Seneca

Shinto

See also: Kami, List of divinities in Japanese mythology

Sikhism

Slavic

Sumerian

See also Annuna and Mesopotamian deities for a more complete list.

Thracian

Tumbuka

Ugarit

Note: Ugarit gives us our earliest and fullest snapshot of Canaanite religion and northwest Semitic religion.

Wiccan

Yoruba

Zoroastrian

External links

  • Temple Zagduku - religious organization honoring Sumerian deities
  • Godchecker - searchable encyclopedia of over 2,000 gods and goddesses from all cultures of the world

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