Below is a list of deities by their region of origin or by groups, and organized alphabetically.
North America[]
Haitian[]
- Bugid Y Aiba - God of war in Vodou, Arawak in origin
- Ogoun - Warrior deity spirit and god of metalwork, iron, rum, and rum-making
Central/South America[]
Aztec[]
- Coatlicue - An earth-goddess; symbol of the earth both as a creator and destroyer; patron of childbirth; associated with warfare, governance, and agriculture; gave birth to many gods, among which is Huitzilopochtli
- Ehecatl - God of air and winds, especially those that bring rains; an aspect of Queztalcoatl that helped create humanity; associated with the west; regarded as the patron of merchants
- Huitzilopochtli - God of the sun, war, and sacrifice; patron of Tenochtitlan; lord of the south; associated with hummingbirds and eagles
- Mictlantecuhtli - God of death and the underworld (Mictlán); associated with owls, spiders, bats, and the south
- Mixcoatl - God of the hunt, identified with the Milky Way and the stars and heavens; father of the southern constellations and of Quetzalcoatl
- Ometeotl - Progenitor of the Teotl, dual-god of fertility; also known as "Two God"
- Quetzalcoatl - God of the wind, rain, and sky, and also considered god of learning, science, agriculture, crafts, and the arts; creator of the world and humanity; patron of priests and merchants; credited with the discovery of maize
- Tezcatlipoca - God of obsidian and the night sky, specifically also the Great Bear constellation; also known as "The Smoking Mirror", the 'Hummingbird Sorcerer', the 'Flayed One', and more; embodiment of change through conflict
- Tlaloc - God of rain, storms, water, lightning, and agriculture; ruler of Tlalocan, a separate underworld consisting of those who died from drowning
- Xipe Totec - God of agriculture, vegetation, the east, spring, goldsmiths, silversmiths, liberation, and the seasons; patron god of seeds, planting, metalworkers, and gemstone workers; associated with death, and thus considered to be the source of diseases
- Xiuhtecuhtli - God of fire, day, and heat, closely associated with young warriors and rulers; overseer of the Toxiuhmolpilia festival that is held to ensure the successful renewal of the sun
- Xochiquetzal - Goddess of beauty, sexual love, and household arts; associated with flowers and plants; protector of young mothers, and patron of pregnancy, childbirth, and crafts practiced by women
Costa Rican[]
- Xroma - As a god of dying and rebirth, and a god of many masks, he had multiple deaths, multiple rebirths, and multiple masks.
Incan[]
- Inti - Sun god and progenitor of the Incan ruling family
- Kon - god of rain and the southerly wind, creator of humans
- Mama Cocha - goddess of the sea and fish; patroness of sailors and fishermen
- Mama Nina - goddess of light, fire, and volcanoes
- Mama Quilla - Moon goddess and goddess of marriage and the menstrual cycle; defender of women
- Mama Uqullu - mother and fertility goddess, co-founder of Cusco with Manco Capac and teacher of Incan women
- Mama Wayra - goddess of the air and winds, associated with birds and purification
- Manco Capac - founder of the Incan Empire, associated with fire and the sun
- Pachacamac - creator of humans, associated with earthquakes and the Pachacamac temple's Oracle
- Pachamama - earth goddess, embodied by the mountains and the cause of earthquakes
- Viracocha - important creator deity of the Inca, father of many gods and goddesses, teacher of civilization to the human race
- Zaramama - goddess of grain, who manifested as a stalk of maize
Mayan[]
- Ah Puch - god of death, disaster, and destruction; ruler of Xibalba
- Buluc Chabtan - god of war
- Chaac - god of rain
- Ekchuah - god of war
- Ixchel - goddess of childbirth and war
- Itzel - goddess of love, beauty, the moon, and medicine
- Ixtab - goddess of suicide and hanging
- K'awiil - god of lightning
- Nacon - god of war
- Q'uq'umatz - god of creation, the sun, and power; ruler of the sky
- Tohil - god of rain, sun, and fire
- Yopaat - god of storm
Europe[]
Anglo-Saxon[]
- Elves - local spirits of the land
- Eostre- goddess of April
- Frigg - goddess of the Earth
- Hretha- goddess of March
- Saxnot- god of the english people
- Shef- god of the corn harvest
- Thunor - god of thunder
- Tir - god of war
- Weyland- god of smiths
- Woden - god of royalty, healing, and magic
Armenian[]
- Aramazd - King of the gods; god of the sun, air, and sky; the equivalent of Ahura Mazda, taken from Zoroastrianism
- Mihr - God of light and wisdom; the equivalent of Mithra, taken from Zoroastrianism
- Anahit – Goddess of fertility, healing, wisdom, and water
- Aray - God of war
- Astghik - Goddess of love, beauty, and water springs
- Nane - Goddess of war
- Tir - God of writing, and interpreter of dreams
- Tsovinar - Goddess of the sea, water, and rain
- Vahagn – God of war, lightning, and dragon-slaying
Celtic/Gaul[]
- Aeracura - an earth mother goddess
- Aine - goddess of sun and light
- Ambisagrus - god of storms
- Anann - irish goddess of war, death, predicting death in battle, cattle, prosperity, and fertility
- Andarta - goddess of fertility
- Andraste - gaulish warrior goddess
- Angus Og - god of youth, love, and beauty
- Anu - Goddess of nurturing
- Arianrhod - an earth mother goddess, moon
- Arawn - god of the underworld, terror, revenge, and war
- Arito - wildlife goddess
- Aoibhell - "woman of the shide", who made her dwelling in Craig Liath; Legend has it that she gave a golden harp to Meardha.
- Badb - goddess of destruction and war
- Balor - Although he was born with two good eyes, one was ruined in an accident; the eye is so hideous that he only opens it in battle so that its venom will slay whoever is unlucky enough to catch glimpse of it; his daughter marries Cian. Also known as Balor of the Evil Eye.
- Bandua - Gallaecian god of war
- Belatucadros - a war god that is worshipped by soldiers, and equated with the roman war god Mars
- Black Annis - a goddess crone/wisewoman
- Blodeuwedd - a maiden; She was changed into an owl for extramarital sex and for plotting to kill Lleu. Symbolizes wisdom, lunar mysteries, initiations. Known to help a garden or a child grow. Known as the ninefold goddess of the Western Isles of Paradise and Flower-Face, goddess was created by Math and Gwydion as a wife for the god Lleu
- Boann - Goddess of rivers
- Brigid - Goddess of poetry, fertility, protector of all who call upon her, healing; a maiden; a triple goddess
- Bran - god of health
- Branwen - goddess of love and beauty.
- Bris - god of fertility and agriculture.
- Caer - a maiden; a goddess of sleep and dreams; perhaps a less violent version of Mare
- Cailleach - goddess of wisdom, disease, and plague; a goddess crone/wisewoman
- Camulus - god of war of the Belgic Remi and British Trinovantes
- Caswallawn - god of war
- Catubodua - Gaulish goddess assumed to be associated with victory
- Ceridwen - Inspiration, childbirth/midwifery, magic, moon, wisdom
- Cicolluis - Gaulish and Irish god associated with war
- Cian - Farther of Lugh
- Creidhne - God of metalworking; one of the trio of craft-gods of the Tuatha De Danaan.
- Creiddylad - Goddess of flowers, love.
- Cyhiraeth - Goddess of streams, her scream fortells death. Coincides with the Beansidhe or Banshee
- Cernunnos - God of virility, fertility, life, animals, forests, and the underworld.
- Cocidius - Romano-British god associated with war, hunting, and forests
- Danu - a goddess creatrix/primordial darkness, an earth mother; also goddess of nurturing
- Diana Triformis - a triple goddess
- The Dagda - God of the Earth and All Father.
- Dewi - God represented by a red serpent or dragon.
- Diancecht - God of healing and medicine.
- Druantia - "Queen of the Druids". Celtic fir goddess and mother of the tree calender. Symbolizes protection, knowledge, creativity, passion, sex, fertility, growth, trees, and forests. Her feast day was Beltane
- Dylan - sea god
- Don - Queen of the heavens and goddess of air and sea
- Dis Pater - God, originally of death and the underworld, eventually the chief of gods
- Epona - Goddess of Horses
- Elaine - Aspect of the maiden, she was later transformed in the Arthurian sagas.
- Eostre - Goddess of Spring, worshipped at festivals all over Britain.
- Eriu - Another of the three goddesses after which Ireland was named. Along with Banb and Fotia or Fodla.
- Flidais - Goddess of the forest, woodlands, and wild things
- Fodla - Third of the trinity of goddesses of Ireland along with Babd and Eriu. Variants: Fotia.
- Greine - a goddess crone/wisewoman
- Goibhniu - God of blacksmiths, weapon-makers, brewing.
- Gwydion - Warrior and magician god, god of enchantment, illusion, magick.
- Gwynn Ap Nudd - God of the underworld.
- Leucetius - God of thunder
- Labraid - God of the underworld.
- Llew Llaw Gyffes - God of harpers, healing, poets, smiths, sorcerers, and waters.
- Llyr - God of waters and the sea.
- Liban - Goddess of under water
- Lugh - God of of kings, justice, and rulership. He was the master of all arts. Often seen as a sun or light god.
- Luchta - God of wrights; one of the triad of craft-gods of the Tuatha De Danaan
- Manannan Mac Lir - God of the sea
- Maeve - Goddess of Earth, fertility, and war.
- Manannan Mac Lir - Patron of sailors and merchants.
- Math Mathonwy - God of magick, sorcery, and enchantment.
- Mider - God of the Underworld.
- Myrrdin - Sorcerer, Druid, Wizard, and Magician.
- Margawse - Mother aspect of the goddess, she was transformed in the later Arthurian sagas.
- Morrigan - Goddess of destruction, fertility, moon, vegetation, war; a triple goddess
- Macha - Irish goddess associated with war, horses, and sovereignty; member of the Morrigan
- Nemain - Irish goddess of the frenzied havoc of war; member of the Morrigan
- Anu - Manifestation magic, moon, air, fertility, prosperity. Celtic (Irish) goddess of plenty. Mother earth goddess and maiden aspect of the Morrigan
- Badb - Goddess of war and death, sometimes links to rebirth and reincarnation
- Neit - Irish god of war, husband of Nemain of Badb
- Nantosuelta - Goddess of nature, valley, and streams.
- Nemain - Goddess of war
- Niamh - Goddess of beauty and brightness. Helps heroes at their death.
- Nostiluca - Goddess of witches
- Nuada - God of the hunt, justice, leadership, water.
- Ogma - Warrior god often associated with Heracles.
- Olwen - Goddess of flowers and springtime. Also symbolizes love and re-birth.
- Pwyll - God, prince who married the goddess Rhiannon and bore a son, Pryderi.
- Scathach - Goddess of healing, magic, fighting arts, prophecy.
- Rhiannon - Goddess of Horses, inspiration, moon, death, fortune/luck, poetry, and music. Also known for fertility and motherhood.
- Rosmerta - Celtic goddess of fertility and wealth.
- Rudianos - Gaulish god of war
- Segomo - Gaulish god of war
- Sequana - Goddess of the river and of health.
- Shannon - Goddess of the River Shannon
- Smertios - War Deity
- Sucellus - God of agriculture and the forest, ferries souls to the underworld. His consort is Nantosvelta.
- Sul - Goddess of sun, light
- Taliesin - God of song, known as Prince of Song, Chief of the Bards of the West, and patron god of the Druids, he was a great magician, bard, and shapeshifter who gained his knowledge from the goddess Cerridwen directly.
- Taranis - God of thunder
- Tephi - Goddess who co-founded tea.
- Taranus - God of thunder
- Teutates - British and Gaulish god of war and the tribe, fertility, and money.
- The White Lady - Celtic all Celtic countries; goddess of death and destruction. Called the Dryad of Death and Queen of the Dead, this goddess was a Crone aspect of the goddess.
English[]
- Black Shuck East Anglian dog spirit.
- Herne (m) - Hunter spirit of Windsor.
- Jack in the Green (m) - May day fertility spirit.
Finnish[]
- Ahti - God of the sea.
- Akka - Goddess of women.
- Ilmarinen - God of the the forge.
- Loviatar - Goddess of pestilence.
- Mielikki - Goddess of the forrests and hunt.
- Tuoni - God of the underworld.
- Ukko - God of the sky and thunder.
- Vellamo - Goddess of the sea.
- Väinämöinen - God of the magic and poetry.
German/Dutch[]
- Holda (f) - goddess of winter, weather, textiles, and fertility
- Nehalennia (f) - goddess of seafaring and fertility (german/dutch)
- Nerthus (f) - goddess of the Earth (german/danish)
- Ing (m) - God of male prosperity and virility (Dutch)
- Austrōn (f) - Goddess of spring (Dutch)
- Donar (m) - God of thunder (Dutch)
- Frea (f) - Goddess of beauty and love (Dutch)
- Frija (f) Goddess of beauty and love (Dutch)
- Saxnot (m) - God of law and heroic glory (Dutch)
Greek[]
- Acheron - God of one of the seven rivers of the underworld with the same name
- Achlys - A primordial deity and the goddess of eternal night, misery, and sorrow
- Adonis - The mortal lover of Aphrodite
- Aeolus - King of the winds
- Aether - A primordial deity and the personification of the upper sky
- Alastor - Spirit of blood feuds and vengeance
- The Algea - Spirits of pain and suffering
- Achos
- Ania
- Lupe
- Alpheus - God of one of the seven rivers of the underworld with the same name
- Ananke- Personification of fate or necessity
- Aphrodite – Goddess of beauty; one of the twelve Olympians
- Apollo – God of poetry, music, and the sun and the prophecy; an Olympian
- Ares – God of war; an Olympian
- Artemis – Goddess of the hunt and of of the moon; an Olympian
- Asclepius- God of healing
- Asteria - Goddess of nocturnal oracles and the stars
- Ate- Goddess of moral blindness and personification of folly
- Athena – Goddess of wisdom, defensive war, and Athens; an Olympian
- Bia - Spirit of force and compulsion
- Charon - Ferryman of the dead
- Cronus - King of the Titanes and the god of time
- Cocytus - God of one of the seven rivers of the underworld with the same name
- Deimos - Personification of terror
- Despoina - Goddess of mysteries of Arcadian cults and of horses
- Demeter – Goddess of the harvest and of nature, often considered an Olympian
- Dionysus – God of wine, he took Hestia's place as an Olympian
- Echo - A mountain nymph that was punished by Hera so that she could no longer speak except to repeat the last words of another
- Eris – Goddess of confusion, chaos, and laughter.
- Enyalius - God of war
- Enyo - Goddess of war, sometimes appears to be identical to Eris
- Epiphron - Demon of shrewdness
- Erebus - The primeval god of darkness
- Eridanos - God of one of the seven rivers of the underworld with the same name
- Erinyes - Chthonic deities of vengeance
- Eos – Goddess of the dawn
- Eros - God of lust and desire
- Gaia – Primordial Goddess of earth, and mother of the Titans
- Ganymede - Cup-bearer of the olympians after Hebe
- Geras - God of old age
- Hades – God of the underworld, often considered an Olympian
- Hebe - First cup-bearer of the olympians and Goddess of youth
- Hecate – Goddess of Witchcraft and crossroads
- Helios – God who drives of the sun: a primordial
- Hemera - A primordial deity and the personification of day
- Hephaestus – God of smiths and fire; an Olympian
- Hesperides - Nymphs of evening and golden lights of sunsets
- Hera – Chief Goddess of the pantheon and Goddess of marriage; an Olympian
- Hermes – The messenger of the Greek Gods; an Olympian
- Hestia – Goddess of the hearth who gave up seat at Olympus to Dionysus
- Homados - Spirit of the din of battle
- Horme - Spirit of impulse, effort, eagerness, setting oneself in motion, and starting an action
- Hybris - Spirit of outrageous behavior
- Hypnos - A primordial deity and the personification of sleep
- Hysminai- Female spirits of fighting and combat
- Iapetus - Titan god of the underworld who brought violent deaths to mortals
- Ioke - Spirit of onslaught, battle-tumult, and pursuit
- Iris - Goddess of rainbows and messenger of Hera
- Keres - Goddesses of violent death; sisters of Thanatos
- Kratos - Personification of strength and power
- Kydoimos - Spirit of the din of battle
- Lampades - Torch-bearing underworld nymphs
- Lethe - Goddess of one of the seven rivers of the underworld with the same name
- Limos - Goddess of starvation
- Macaria - goddess of the blessed death
- Makhai - Male spirits of fighting and combat
- Melinoe - Goddess of ghosts
- Moirai - Any of the three goddesses that determined humans' fates, the span of a person's life, and their allotment of misery and suffering
- Momos - Evil-spirited god of blame
- Moros - God of impending doom
- Nemesis - The avenging goddess of divine retribution
- Nike - Spirit of victory
- Nyx - A primordial deity and the personification of the night
- Oizys - Goddess of misery, distress, anxiety, and worry
- Palioxis - Spirit of back-rush, flight, and retreat from battle
- Pallas - Titan god of war-craft and the springtime campaign season
- Pan – God of shepherds
- Persephone - Queen of the underworld; wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth
- Perses - Titan of destruction
- Phlegethon - God of one of the seven rivers of the underworld with the same name
- Phobos - Spirit of panic, fear, flight, and battlefield route
- Phonoi - Spirits of murder, killing, and slaughter
- Phrike - Spirit of horror and trembling fear
- Polemos - Spirit of war
- Poseidon – God of the sea and the Father of horses; an Olympian
- Proioxis - Spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuit
- Selene – Goddess who drives the moon;a Primordial
- Styx - Goddess of one of the seven rivers of the underworld with the same name that formed a boundary between the living and the dead
- Tartarus - A primordial deity who the abyss used as the dungeon of torment that resides beneath the underworld was named after
- Thanatos- The god of death
- Thyche- Goddess of fortune
- Uranus – Primordial god of the heavens, and father of the Titans
- Zeus – God of sky and air; chief Olympian
- Morpheus – God of dreams
Irish[]
- Angus God of Love.
- Aengus Óg - God of youth, beauty and love.
- Dagda - God of Earth.
- Macha - Goddess of war, life, and death.
- Cailleach - Goddess of disease and plague.
- Caer Ibormeith - Goddess of sleep and dreams.
- Badb Catha - Goddess of war.
- Diancecht - God of healing and medicine.
- Goibhniu - God of weapon-makers and blacksmiths.
- Morrígan - Goddess of war.
- Brigid - Goddess of fire, healing, agriculture, prophecy and poetry.
- Taranis - God of thunder.
- Rhiannon - Goddess of fertility.
- Eriu - Goddess of Ireland itself.
- Aine - Goddess of love, summer, youth, wealth and sovereignty.
- Epona - Goddess of fertility.
- Manannán mac Lir - God of the sea.
- Lí Ban - Goddess of water.
- Sinann - Goddess of the River Shannon.
- Lugh - God of the sun.
- Áine - Goddess of summer.
Lusitanian[]
- Endovelicus (m) - A Solar God with many faces, the supreme head God, god of dreams/visions and health.
- Ataegina (f) - The goddess of health, the moon, and rebirth (a significant theme in their religion).
- Runesocesius (m) - A god of mystery and martial skills, the god of the javelin.
Norse[]
- Asgard - home to the Æsir tribe of gods
- Alfar
- Balder – god of beauty, innocence, joy, peace, and purity; son of Odin
- Beyla (f) - goddess of bees or cattle
- Bil (f) - goddess of the moon
- Bragi – god of poetry
- Byggvir (m) - god of barley
- Dagr (m) - god of the day
- Disir - local female goddesses or female ancestors
- Eir (f) - goddess of healing
- Fenrir - wolf-god of destruction and Ragnarok (Norse Armageddon)
- Forseti (m) - god of justice
- Freyja / Freya (f) - goddess of love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and magic
- Freyr – God of fertility and love
- Frigga (f) - Goddess of women domestic skills and wisdom
- Heimdall – The guardian of the Norse deities
- Hel – Queen of Helheim, the Norse underworld
- Hoenir (m) - God of reason
- Idunn (f) - Goddess of apples and immortality
- Irpa - Goddess of hail storms
- Jord (f) - Earth Goddess
- Lofn (f) - Goddess of thwarted lovers
- Loki – The Norse trickster god
- Mani (m) - God of the moon
- Njord (m) - God of the coast and wealth
- Norns (f) - The three goddesses of fate Verdandi Urd and Skuld
- Nott (f) - Goddess of night
- Odin – God of the hunt, magic, poetry, victory, war, and wisdom
- Ran (f) - Goddess of the drowned
- Saga (f) - Goddess of wisdom
- Sif (f) - Goddess of kinship
- Siofn (f) - Goddess of love
- Skadi (f) - Goddess of skiing and mountains
- Snotra (f) - Goddess of wisdom
- Sol (f) - Goddess of the sun
- Syn (f) - Goddess of protection
- Thor – God of thunder
- Thorgerd - Goddess of hail storms
- Tyr – God of battle and warfare
- Ull (m) - God of skiing, hunting, and combat
- Vali (m) - God of vengeance
- Var (f) - Goddess of oaths
- Vidar (m) - God of strength
- Vor (f) - Goddess of hidden knowledge
Roman[]
- Apollo – God of the sun, music, and poetry
- Bellona - Goddess of war
- Bacchus – God of wine
- Caelus - God of heaven
- Cardea - Goddess of health, thresholds, and door hinges and handles
- Catamitus - Roman name for Ganymedes
- Ceres – Goddess of the harvest
- Cupid – God of love
- Diana – Goddess of the hunt
- Fulgora - Goddess of lightning
- Honos - God of chivalry, honor, and military justice
- Janus – Two-headed god of beginnings and endings
- Juno – The chief Goddess of the Roman pantheon; Goddess of marriage
- Jupiter – The chief god; God of the sky
- Maia – The "good Goddess", Goddess of spring
- Mars – God of war
- Mercury – The messenger of the Roman Gods
- Minerva – Goddess of wisdom and civilization
- Neptune – God of the sea
- Nerio - Warrior goddess and personification of valor
- Nox - Goddess and personification of the night
- Pluto – God of the underworld
- Plutus – God of wealth
- Portunus - God of keys, doors, and livestock
- Proserpina – Queen of the underworld
- Tempestas - Goddess of storms and sudden weather
- Terminus - God who protected boundary markers
- Trivia - Goddess of magick and three-way crossroads; equivalent to the Greek Hecate
- Venus – Goddess of beauty
- Vesta – Goddess of the hearth
- Victoria - Personification of victory
- Virtus - God of bravery and military strength
- Vulcan – God of the forge
Romano-Celtic[]
- Abnoba - Goddess of forests, rivers
- Andrasta - Goddess of war
- Arduinna - Goddess of hunting, forests
- Arnemetia - Goddess of water
- Aveta - Goddess of childbirth/midwifery
- Sequana - Goddess of healing/health
- Sirona - Goddess of healing/health
- Suleviae - Goddess of crossroads, moon
- Sulis - Goddess of healing/health, death
Slavic[]
- Belobog – god of the sun, light, hope, and goodwill
- Chernobog - cursed god of darkness, destruction, and loss; brother of Belobog
- Indibog - god of balance; father of the all-seeing eye, the decoder of light and darkness
- Jarovit - god of war
- Morana - goddess of harvesting, witchcraft, winter, and death
- Perun - god of thunder and lightning; king of the gods
- Rugiviet - god of war
- Svantetit - god of war
- Svetovit - god of war
- Triglav - either a chthonic or trifold god that presides over heaven, earth, and hell, worshipped in Pomerania
- Zorya - personification of the dawn, associated with health and protection
Urartian[]
Egyptian[]
- Anhur, God of War, Sky Bearer
- Ankt - Goddess of war
- Anouke - Goddess of war
- Anubis, God of Embalming, Prosecutor of the Dead
- Apep - The serpent deity of evil and darkness
- The Aten, the embodiment of the Sun's rays
- Atum, a creator deity
- Bast, Goddess of Cats
- Bes, God-Demon of Protection, Childbirth and Entertainment
- Geb, God of the Earth
- Hapi God of the Nile and Fertility
- Hathor, Goddess of Love and Music
- Heget Goddess of Childbirth
- Horus the falcon-headed god, King of gods
- 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
- Khonsu, God of the Moon
- Kuk - An uncreated god who personified the primordial darkness
- Maahes - Lion-headed god of war
- Ma'at, Goddess of Truth, Balance, and Order
- Menhit - Goddess of war
- Mentu - God of war
- Min, God of Male Fertility
- Mont, god of war
- Naunet, the primal waters
- Neith, the great mother goddess, goddess of war
- Nephthys, mother of Anubis
- Nut, goddess of heaven and the sky
- Osiris, God of death
- Pakhet - Goddess of war
- Ptah, a creator deity
- Ra, the sun God
- Satis - Deification of the floods of the Nile River and an early war; goddess of hunting and fertility
- Sekhmnet, goddess of war and battles
- Sobek, Crocodile God
- Set, God of Storms, possible father of Anubis
- Sopdu - God of the scorching heat of the summer sun, associated with war
- Shu, god of the wind and air
- Taweret - Goddess of childbirth and fertility
- 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 - Wolf-god of war and death who later became associated with Anubis and the afterlife
African[]
- Àganjù - god of volcanoes and earthquakes
- Ajá (Aje) - goddess of commerce and money
- Ayao - goddess of the whirlwinds or cyclone
- Eleguá - god of crossroads and doors; a trickster
- Èṣhù - god of beginnings and balance
- Hara Ké - goddess of spring
- Mémé - goddess of health and healing
- Obatálá - god of Peace, Justice, and Divine Judgement
- Obbá-Nani - goddess of Marriage, Domesticity, and Protection
- Olódùmarè - god of creation
- Ogún- god of Iron, Employment, Technology, and the Forest
- Ochósi - god of Hunting, Justice, and the Forest
- Olókun - god of the Deep Sea, Wealth, Prosperity, and Health
- Orunmila - god of Wisdom, Divination, Destiny, and Foresight
- Oshún - goddess of Rivers, Money, Independence, beauty, and love
- Oyá - goddess of Winds, Storms, Tornados, Lighting, and the Marketplace
- Yemáyá - goddess of the Ocean, Fertility, and Healing
East Asia[]
Chinese[]
- Ch’ang’O (Ch’ang’E) - Goddess of the Moon, Relationships and Devotion
- Dian Wu - Thunder deity
- Du Kang - God of wine
- Kuan Yin (Guan Yin) - Chinese Goddess (Bodhisattva) of Compassion, Mercy, and Kindness
- Feng Bo - (Taoist) God Wind deity
- Feng Po Po - Goddess of Windsy
- Han Zixian - God of Winds
- Jiao Ling - A mythical water beast with the blood of a dragon, four claws, the head of a horse, whiskers, scales, and horns
- Lei Gong - God of Thunder
- Li Shi - A minor god who looks after loose change
- Wenchang Wang - (Taoist) God of Culture, Literature, and Education
- Mazu - Patron goddess of seafarers
- Meng Po - The Lady of Forgetfulness
- Ne Zha - Child God - protect the human world against the surge of demons
- Sun Wukong - The Monkey King - A powerful monkey spirit who can see the true form of any demon
- Tsai Shen Yeh - God of Wealth and Fortune
- Wen Zhong - Thunder deity
- Yunzhongzi - Master of clouds
- Yu Shi - God of rain
Japanese/Shinto (there are way more kami than this)[]
- Amaterasu – Goddess of the sun
- Cannon - Mahayana Buddhist Goddess of Compassion. Also known as Guan Yin.
- Futsu-Nushi-no-Kami - God of war
- Fuujin - God of wind
- Hachiman - God of war
- Inari- God of Foxes
- Izanagi- First god
- Izanami- Goddess of Death, Uncleanliness, and the Underworld. Also the first goddess
- Raijin - God of thunder, lightning, and storms
- The Shichifukujin- Seven Gods of Good Fortune
- Daikoku- God of Wealth, commerce, and trade
- Ebisu- God of Fishers and Merchants
- Benzaiten- Goddess of eloquence, music, art, and beauty
- Bishamonten- God of Warriors
- Fukurokuju- God of Longevity, Happiness, and Wealth
- Jurojin- God of Longevity
- Hotei- God of Abundance and Good Health
- Ejay- God of criminology
- Susanoo- God of Storms
- Tengu- Minor deities (kami) of Mountains
- Tsukiyomi- God of the Moon
Tibetan[]
- Beg-tse - God of war
- there are definitely more to this category and the Vietnamese category But yet again I’m too lazy
Vietnamese[]
- Princess Lieu Hanh - One of the Four Immortals
West Asia[]
Hindu[]
- Brahma - God of creation
- Dyaus - God of heaven
- Ganesha/Ganesha - God of beginnings and remover of obstacles. A god with an elephant head (his father Shiva cut off his human head)
- Hanuman - A muscular monkey god, the son of the wind, a character in the Ramayana who helped Rama save Sita
- Indra - God of war
- Kali - Goddess of death and time
- Karttikeya - God of war
- Lakshmi - Goddess of wealth and fortune; a consort of Vishnu
- Mariamman - Goddess of rain
- Maruts - Storm gods
- Parvati - Goddess of fertility, love, beauty, and children. A Mother Goddess
- Saranyu - Goddess of the clouds
- Saraswati - Goddess of learning, music, and art. Consort of Brahma
- Shiva - Several of his avatars are gods of avenging and destroying
- Vayu - God of the wind
- Vishnu - God of protection and preservation, several of his avatars are associated with fighting and vanquishing evil
- Kalki - The tenth avatar of Vishnu to end the Kali Yuga
- Krishna - A well-known avatar of Vishnu who preserves the force of the universe
- Kurma - An avatar of Vishnu who appeared as a turtle
- Matsya - An avatar of Vishnu who appeared as a fish
- Rama - An avatar of Vishnu, known from the Ramayana, a prince who saved his wife Sita from enemies
- Yama - A wrathful god said to judge the dead and preside over the Narakas and the cycle of the afterlife (samsara)
Persian[]
- Ahura Mazda, AKA Ormazd - The chief god in Zoroastrianism. His name means "Lord Wisdom". He has seven "emanations", which are called the amesha spenta, which means "immortal holy ones".
- Mitra/Mithra - The second-highest god in Zoroastrianism. He is the Zoroastrian god of contracts and oaths. He is one of the three judges at the bridge of souls.
- Apam Napat - The third-highest god in Zoroastrianism. His name means "water's child". He was originally the world-creator god, until Zoroaster came and wrote The Gathas, which supplanted Apam Napat with Ahura Mazda.
Mesopotamian[]
- Adad - God of storms (Assyrian)
- Anshar - father of heaven
- Anu - the god of heaven (Mesopotamian)
- Apsu - the ruler of gods and underworld oceans
- Ara Tiotio - God of tornadoes and whirlwinds (Maori)
- Ashtart - Goddess of war (Babylonian)
- Ashur - God of war and national god of the Assyrians (Assyrian)
- Damkina - Earth mother goddess
- Enki - God of Creation, Water, Fertility, Black Arts, and Mischief. (Babylonian)
- Enlil - god of weather and storms (Mesopotamian)
- Ereshkigal - Goddess of the Underworld
- Erra - An Akkadian plague god; also the god of mayhem and pestilence who is responsible for periods of political confusion (Akkadian/Babylonian)
- Ninurta - god of war (Babylonian)
- Inanna - Goddess associated with love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, justice, and political power (Mesopotamian/Sumerian)
- Ishtar - goddess of love (Assyrian/Akkadian/Babylonian)
- Jabru - God of the underworld (Elamite)
- Kingu - husband of Tiamat
- Kishar - father of earth
- Marduk - national god of the Babylonians; god of water, vegetation, judgement, and magick (Babylonian)
- Mummu - god of mists
- Nabu - god of the scribal arts
- Nammu
- Namtar - A chthonic minor deity, god of death, and minister and messenger of An, Ereshkigal, and Nergal
- Nanaja - Goddess of war (Sumerian)
- Nanna - Moon god
- Nergal - Ereshkigal's husband and Lord of the Underworld (Babylonian)
- Ninhursag
- Ninlil - Goddess of air (Mesopotamian)
- Ninsusinak - National god of the Elamite Empire and consort of Pinikir (Elamite/Assyrian)
- Nintu - mother of all gods
- Pap-nigin-gara - God of war (Akkadian/Babylonian)
- Sebitti - Group of minor war gods (Akkadian/Babylonian)
- Shamash - god of the sun and of justice
- Shala - Goddess of war and grain (Akkadian/Babylonian)
- Shara - Minor god of war (Sumerian)
- Shulmanu - God of the underworld, fertility, and war, weapon
- Tawhirimatea - God of storms (Maori)
- Tiamat - dragon goddess of saltwater (Babylonian)
- Zababa - God of war (Akkadian)
Semitic[]
- El - The west-semitic king of the gods
- Baal - His name means "lord"
- Yamm - God of the sea; called Yawa in other areas, being the equivalent of the jewish god Yahweh
- Mot - God of death and the underworld
- Asherah - One of two wives of El
- Astarte
- Anat - One of two wives of El; goddess of love and war
- Dagon
- Nikkal
- Yareha
- Moloch - His name means "king"
- Kothar-Wa-Khasis
Abrahamic[]
- Yahweh, AKA Jehovah, anciently called Yahwah - Merged with El to form the jewish god
- El, AKA El Shaddai - Meaning "the all-conquering god"; merged with Yahwah to form the jewish god
- Allah - The arabic equivalent of the canaanite/hebrew god El
- Jesus of Nazareth - A jewish cult leader who was deified by himself and his followers
- The Holy Spirit - An ad-hoc invention by Jesus, to motivate his followers; later elevated to the status of an entity of central importance by Paul of Tarsus
- The Trinity - The combination of El/Yahweh, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit
Oceania[]
- Birrahgnooloo, Kamilaroi goddess of fertility who would send floods if properly asked to
- The rainbow serpent
- Adnoartina, the lizard guard of Uluru
- Altjira, Arrernte sky god who created the earth
- Ankotarinja, first man of Arrernte mythology
- Onur, Karraur lunar deity
- Bamapana, Yolngu trickster spirit who creates discord
- Banaitja, creator deity
- Barnumbirr, Yolgnu creator spirit
- Barraiya, creator of the first vagina
- Bobbi-Bobbi, benevolent Binbinga snake deity
- Djanggawul, three creator-siblings of northeast Arnhem Land mythology
- Galeru, rainbow snake in Arnhem Land mythology who swallowed the Djanggawul
- Djunkgao, group of sisters associated with floods and ocean currents
- Julunggul, Yolgnu rainbow snake goddess associated with initiation, fertility, rebirth, and water
- Karora, creator god
- Kunapipi, mother goddess, and the patron deity of many heroes
- Malingee, malignant nocturnal spirit
- Mamaragan, lightning deity
- Mangar-kunjer-kunja, Arrernte lizard deity who created humans
- Mimi, fairy-like beings of Arnhem Land
- Minawara and Multultu, legendary ancestors of the Nambutji
- Namarrkon (also known as Namarrgon[2]), Lightning man, makes lightning appear and creates roars of thunder in storms
- Mokoi, evil Yolngu spirit who kidnapped and ate children
- Ngintaka, Pitjantjatjara creator being
- Nogomain, god who gives spirit children to mortal parents
- Manuriki, god of beauty
- Papinijuwari, a type of one-eyed giant which feeds on the bodies of the dead and the blood of the sick
- Ulanji, snake-ancestor of the Binbinga
- Wala, solar goddess
- Wawalag, Yolngu sisters who were swallowed by a serpent, only to be regurgitated
- Wollunqua, snake-deity associated with rain and fertility
- Wuluwaid, rain god of Arnhem Land
- Wuriupranili, solar goddess whose torch is the sun
- Wurugag and Waramurungundi, first man and woman of Gunwinggu legend
- Yhi, Karraur solar goddess associated with light and creation
- Yurlungur, Yolngu snake deity who swallowed and regurgitated the Wawalag sisters; associated with initiation and rebirth
- Anjea, fertility goddess or spirit, in whom people's souls reside between their incarnations
- Gaiya, giant devil dingo of lower Cape York Peninsula
- Dhakhan, ancestral god of the Kabi
- I'wai, culture hero of the Kuuku-Ya'u
- Yalungur, god of the first baby
- Bagadjimbiri, a pair of Karadjeri creator-spirits
- Dilga, Karadjeri goddess of fertility and growth, and mother of the Bagadjimbiri
- Julana, lecherous Jumu spirit who surprises women by burrowing beneath the sand, leaping out, and raping them
- Kidili, Mandjindja moon deity who was castrated for attempting to rape the first women, who in turn became the Pleiades
- Kurdaitcha (or kurdaitcha man) is a ritual "executioner" in Australian Indigenous Australian culture (specifically the term comes from the Arrernte people).
- Ngariman, Karadjeri quoll-man who killed the Bagadjimbiri and was drowned in revenge
- Njirana, Jumu deity and father of Julana
- Ungud, snake deity associated with rainbows and the fertility and erections of the tribe's shamans
- Wagyl, Noongar snakelike creator being
- Wati-kutjara, a pair of western Australian lizard-men
- Wondjina, Mowanjum cloud or rain spirits
- Daramulum, southeast Australian deity and son of Baiame
- Gnowee, solar goddess who searches daily for her lost son; her torch is the sun
- Karatgurk, seven sisters who represent the Pleiades star cluster
- Kondole, man who became the first whale
- Lohan-tuka, wife of Loo-errn
- Loo-errn, spirit ancestor and guardian of the Brataualung people
- Nargun, fierce half-human, half-stone creature of Gunai legend
- Pundjel, creator deity involved in the initiation of boys
- Thinan-malkia, evil spirit who captures victims with nets that entangle their feet
- Tiddalik, frog of southeast Australian legend who drank all the water in the land, and had to be made to laugh to regurgitate it
- Wambeen, evil lightning-hurling figure who targets travellers
Antarctica[]
Other[]
Deities of oriental mystery religions and roman imperial cults[]
- Attis
- Cybele
- El-Gabal
- Isis
- Mithras
- Sol Invictus
- Endovelicus