Pagan Deities

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Greek
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
Athena - Goddess of wisdom, defensive war, and Athens; an Olympian
Demeter - Goddess of the harvest and of nature, often considered an Olympian
Dionysus - God of wine, he took Hestia's place as an Olympian
Eris - Goddess of discord
Eos - Goddess of the dawn
Gaia - Primordial Goddess of earth, and mother of the Titans
Hades - God of the underworld, often considered an Olympian
Hecate - Goddess of Witchcraft and crossroads
Helios - God who drives of the sun: a primordial
Hephaestus - God of smiths and fire; an Olympian
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
Pan - God of shepherds
Poseidon - God of the sea and the Father of horses; an Olympian
Selene - Goddess who drives the moon;a Primordial
Thanatos- The god of death
Uranus - Primordial god of the heavens, and father of the Titans
Zeus - God of sky and air; chief Olympian
Anglo-SaxonEdit
Elves - local spirits of the land.
Eostre- Goddess of April.
Frigg - Goddess of the Earth.
Hretha- Goddess of March.
Saxnot- God of the English.
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.
Norse
Asgard - god of the home
Alfar - elves or land spirits.
Balder - God of beauty, innocence, joy, peace and purity; Son of Odin.
Beyla (f) - Goddess of bees or cattle (Norse).
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 (Norse).
Eir (f) - Goddess of healing.
Fenrir - Wolf God of Destruction, and Ragnorak(Norse Armageddon)
Forseti (m) - God of justice.
Freyja / Freya (f) - Goddess of love domestic skills 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.
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 (Norse).
Nott (f) - Goddess of night.
Odin - God of the hunt, of 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.
Ull (m) - God of skiing, hunting and combat.
Thor - God of thunder.
Tyr - God of battle and warfare.
Var (f) - Goddess of Oaths (Norse).
Vali (m) - God of vengence (Norse).
Vidar (m) - God of Strength (Norse).
Vor (f) - Goddess of hidden knowledge.
English Folkore
Black Shuck East Anglian dog spirit.
Herne (m) - Hunter spirit of Windsor.
Jack in the Green (m) - May day fertility spirit.
German / DutchEdit
Holda (f) - Goddess of winter, weather, textiles and fertility.
Nehalennia (f) - Goddess of Seafaring & Fertility (German/Dutch).
Nerthus (f) - Goddess of the Earth (German/Danish).
LusitanianEdit
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.
Roman
Apollo - God of the sun, music, and poetry
Bacchus - God of wine
Ceres - Goddess of the harvest
Cupid - God of love
Diana - Goddess of the hunt
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
Pluto - God of the underworld
Plutus - God of wealth
Proserpina - Queen of the underworld
Venus - Goddess of beauty
Vesta - Goddess of the hearth
Vulcan - God of the forge
Armenian
Anahit - Goddess of Fertility, Healing, Wisdom and Water
Aramazd - King of the Gods, God of the Sun, Air and Sky
Astghik - Goddess of Love, Beauty and Water Springs
Mihr - God of Light and Wisdom
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
UrartianEdit
Haldi - God of War, Supreme God of the Urartian pantheon
Arubani - Goddess of Fertility and Art
Slavic
Belobog - God of the sun, light, hope and goodwill.
Chernobog - Cursed God of darkness, destruction and loss. Brother of Belobog.
Morana - Goddess of Harvest, Witchcraft, Winter and Death.
Miron Vlaho - IndiGod of balance, father of Belobog and Chernobog. First lover of Morana.
Deities of oriental, mystery religions and Roman imperial cults:
Attis
Cybele
El-Gabal
Isis
Mithras
Sol Invictus
Endovelicus
EgyptianEdit
Anhur, God of War, Sky Bearer
Anubis, God of Embalming, Friend of the Dead
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
Maahes
Ma'at, Goddess of Truth, Balance and Order
Menhit
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
Ptah, a creator deity
Ra, the sun God
Sekhmnet, goddess of war and battles
Sobek, Crocodile God
Set, God of Storms, possible father of Anubis
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
Mesopotamian/Sumerian
An - Sumerian
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
Enki
Enlil - god of weather and storms
Ereshkigal - Goddess of the Underworld
Ninurta - god of war
Hadad - weather god
Inanna
Ishtar - goddess of love
Kingu - husband of Tiamat
Kishar - father of earth
Marduk - national god of the Babylonians
Mummu - god of mists
Nabu - god of the scribal arts
Nammu
Nanna
Nergal - Ereshkigal's husband and Lord of the Underworld
Ninhursag
Ninlil
Nintu - mother of all gods
Shamash - god of the sun and of justice
Sin - moon god
Tiamat - dragon goddess
Utu
Persian
Mitra/Mithra
Asia
Chinese Edit
Tsai Shen Yeh - God of Wealth and Fortune
Japanese
Amaterasu - Goddess of the sun
Susanoo- God of Storms
Tsukiyomi- God of the Moon
Inari- God of Foxes
Tengu- Minor deities (kami) of Mountains
Izanami- Goddess of Death, Uncleanliness and the Underworld. Also the first goddess
Izanagi- First god
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
North America
AztecEdit
Quetzalcoatl
Tlaloc
Afro-CaribbeanEdit
IncaEdit
Inti
Kon
Mama Cocha
Mama Quilla
Manco Capac
Pachacamac
Viracocha
Zaramama
Africa
Obatala - Lord of peace, justice, and divine judgement

Yemaya - Goddess of the ocean, motherhood, healing

Sango - Lord of lightning, luck, and power over enemies

Oshun - Goddess of rivers, sweet waters, money, and love

Elegua - God of the crossroads, trickster who opens the way for any venture

Oya - Lady of the cemetaries, marketplace, and war

Ogun - Lord of iron, employment, technology, and the forest

Babalu-Aye' - Lord of disease and healilng

Ochosi - Lord of archery, justice, and the forest

Osain - Lord of all plants

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