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Wiccan gods and goddesses

Wiccan gods

Learning who the Wiccan Gods are is not as simple as you think. The various names that may come to mind, such as Zeus, Loki, Ares, Odin, Osiris or Horus, are really more accurately described as Pagan Gods rather than Wiccan Gods since they pre-date Wicca considerably.

Traditional British Wicca was more duotheistic, working with a Horned God and Triple Goddess. But since so many modern Wiccans have established their spiritual paths involving these Deities, it's difficult to not include them at all.

That said, I am not going to quibble over that detail since most people who land on this page are going to be interested in all those Pagan pantheons rather than the simplistic Wiccan version. So with that in mind, here are some of the main Wiccan Gods organized by cultural pantheon.

Norse Gods

Odin – Leader of the Gods, ruling over knowledge, weather, justice and civilization

Thor – Son of Odin, ruling over thunder and was a great warrior

Loki – Trickster God of mischief and deceit

Freyr – Brother to Freya, he was an older fertility God

Egyptian Gods

Ra – The first sun God, ruled over creation and life & death

Thoth – God of mathematics, knowledge, language and the moon

Osiris – Popular God of agriculture, civilization, and justice

Horus – Son of Osiris and Isis, another sun God

Anubis – Ruler of the Underworld and collector of souls

Set – God of chaos, war, hunger and storms

Greek (Roman) Gods

Since the Roman Gods were virtually identical to the Greek ones just with new names, I'm listing them together but with the Roman names in parenthesis.

Ares (Mars) – God of war and anger who had affairs with Aphrodite

Zeus (Jupiter) – Leader of the Greek/Roman Gods, ruling weather and life in general

Poseidon (Neptune) – Brother to Zeus and ruler of the oceans

Hades (Pluto) – Also brother to Zeus, who controls the Underworld

Apollo (Apollo) – Ruler of all aspects of artistic endeavor, as well as the sun

Hermes (Mercury) – Messenger of the Gods, ruler of travel, gambling, literature and medicine

Hephaestus (Vulcan) – The God of craftspeople who ruled over fire and the forge

Celtic Gods

Lugh – Bright God of the Sun, and all trades and skills

Gofannon – Ruled over craftspeople and metal-workers

Dagda – Great Father God who ruled over life, death, knowledge and prosperity

Belenus – God of the sun, livestock and bonfires.

You should know that this is just a really brief outline of each Deity. Each one is a complete "person", and have complete personalities to match. Do not get too caught up by placing each one in a tiny little cubby-hole. This is just an overview of some well-known Wiccan Gods. There are dozens (hundreds) more of them, and more pages will be added with details soon.

Wiccan goddesses 

 Wiccan Goddesses come from many different cultures and time periods, though it would be more accurate to say that these are really Pagan Goddesses not just Wiccan ones. Namely because Wicca is such a new religion and these Deities have been around for thousands of years.

To be more correct, Wicca itself is a duotheistic religion that has a single Goddess and a single God. But I am not going to question the common modern practice of many Wiccans who are working with Goddesses from many other pantheons.

Norse Goddesses

Freya – Sister to Freyr, and ruler over love, sexuality and fertility

Frigga – Wife to Odin and Goddess the home, married women and family

Hel – Ruler of the underworld as well as all forms of magick and divination

Egyptian Goddesses

Bast – Well-known cat goddess, who is also associated with the moon and childbirth

Hathor – The Goddess of motherhood and childbirth, often seen as a cow

Isis – Married to Osiris, Isis is the main Mother Goddess who ruled over most household crafts and skills

Ma'at – Goddess of justice, symbolized by a feather

Nephthys – A darker Goddess of magick, wife of Set

Greek (Roman) Goddesses

Because the Greek pantheon of Goddesses was co-opted by the Romans, the Deities are all pretty much the same except for the names. The ones in brackets are the Roman names.

Aphrodite (Venus) – Goddess of love, romance and sexuality

Artemis (Diana) – Virgin Goddess of the hunt

Athena (Minerva) – Another warrior Goddess, ruling over many household crafts

Demeter (Ceres) – Harvest Goddess who gave agriculture to man

Hecate – Not really known in the Roman world, but otherwise a dark Goddess of the witchcraft, magick and mystery

Hera (Juno) – Wife to Zeus, matron of married women and family

Celtic Goddesses

Arianrhod – Mother aspect of the Welsh triple goddess, ruling over the moon and stars

Blodeuwedd – Maiden aspect, and associated with flowers, beginnings and wisdom

Brigid - Very popular Goddess who was worshipped for crafting, the forge and poetry

Cerridwen – Crone Goddess of wisdom, transformation and the cauldron

Danu – Great Earth Goddess of fertility, cattle and prosperity

Epona – More specifically a Gaulish Goddess, associated with the horse and household

As I'm sure you can guess, this is just a really narrow snapshot of each Wiccan Goddess. Each one had a number of other traits aside from the ones they are best known for, and should be see as whole people not just tiny labels.