Gods on Earth

Aani

Ancient Egypt

The word for baboon in ancient Egyptian was jꜥnr, with later variants such as jꜥnj and jꜥnꜥ, rendered in the obsolete Le…

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Aarti

Indian subcontinent

Arti or Arartikya is a Hindu ritual employed in worship, part of a puja, in which light from a flame is ritually waved t…

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Aaru

Ancient Egypt

Aaru, or the Field of Reeds, is the name for heavenly paradise in Egyptian mythology. Ruled over by Osiris, an Egyptian…

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Aati

Aati

Ancient Egypt

Aati, also called Ati, meaning "a leper", was an Egyptian god and one of the 42 judges of the dead. Aati comes from Hel…

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Aban

Ancient Persia

Apas is the Avestan language term for "the waters", which, in its innumerable aggregate states, is represented by the Ap…

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Abandinus

Abandinus

Iron Age Europe

Abandinus was a Celtic god or male spirit worshipped at Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire during the Romano-Celtic period.

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Abarta

Abarta

Iron Age Europe

In Irish mythology, Abarta, was in some accounts one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and in others a Fomorian, and is associated…

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Abaset

Ancient Egypt

Abaset is an ancient Egyptian hedgehog goddess, known to have been venerated at the capital, El-Bawiti, of the Bahariya …

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Abellio

Iron Age Europe

Abellio was a god worshiped in the Garonne Valley in Gallia Aquitania, known primarily by a number of inscriptions which…

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Abeona

Ancient Rome

In ancient Roman religion, birth and childhood deities were thought to care for every aspect of conception, pregnancy, c…

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Abhean

Abhean

Iron Age Europe

In Irish mythology, Abhean, son of Bec-Felmas, was a poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and in particular of Lugh. He was ki…

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Abhirami Antati

Indian subcontinent

Abirami Antati is a Tamil collection of poems sung on goddess Abirami, a deity venerated in Thirukkadaiyur Amirtaghatesv…

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Abhisheka

Indian subcontinent

Abhishek is a religious rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti of a de…

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Abiku

Yoruba500 BCE – present

Abiku

West Africa

Abiku is a Yoruba word that can be translated as "born to die" and refers to the spirit of a child who dies young. It i…

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Abirami Antati

Indian subcontinent

Abirami Antati is a Tamil collection of poems sung on goddess Abirami, a deity venerated in Thirukkadaiyur Amirtaghatesv…

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Abnoba

Iron Age Europe

Abnoba is a name with theological and geographical meanings: It is the name of a Gaulish goddess who was worshiped in th…

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Abu (god)

Ancient Mesopotamia

Abu was a Mesopotamian god. His character is poorly understood, though it is assumed he might have been associated with…

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Abundantia

Ancient Rome

In ancient Roman religion, Abundantia, also called Copia, was a divine personification of abundance and prosperity; abun…

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Abzu

Ancient Mesopotamia

Abzû or Apsû is the name for fresh water from underground aquifers which was given a religious fertilising quality in an…

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Acalanatha

Indian subcontinent

Acala or Achala, also known as Acalanātha or Āryācalanātha, is a wrathful deity and dharmapala prominent in Vajrayana Bu…

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Acan (god)

Maya civilization

The Maya death gods known by a variety of names, are two basic types of death gods who are respectively represented by t…

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Acat (deity)

Acat (deity)

Maya civilization

Acat was a deity in Maya mythology associated with the process of tattooing. The Maya placed great importance on the ta…

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Acca Larentia

Ancient Rome

Acca Larentia or Acca Larentina was a mythical woman, later a goddess of fertility, in Roman mythology whose festival, t…

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Aceso

Ancient Greece

Aceso or Akeso was the Greek goddess of well-being and the healing process worshipped in Athens and Epidauros.

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Achelous

Ancient Greece

Achelous was the god in ancient Greek religion and mythology associated with the Achelous River, the largest river in Gr…

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Achelous River

Ancient Greece

The Achelous, also Acheloos, is a river in Epirus, western Greece. It is 220 km (137 mi) long. It formed the boundary …

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Achilles

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Gr…

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Achintya Bheda Abheda

Achintya Bheda Abheda

Indian subcontinent

Achintya-Bheda-Abheda is a school of Vedanta representing the philosophy of inconceivable one-ness and difference. In S…

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Achlys

Achlys

Ancient Greece

Achlys, in the Hesiodic Shield of Heracles, is one of the figures depicted on Heracles' shield, perhaps representing the…

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Achtland

Achtland

Iron Age Europe

In Irish mythology, Queen Achtland married one of the Tuatha Dé Danann who were the people of the goddess Danu.

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Achyuta

Indian subcontinent

Achyuta is a Sanskrit epithet used in Hindu traditions - especially Vaishnava devotional traditions - to signify the div…

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Acintya

Acintya

Indian subcontinent

Acintya, is a theological and symbolic concept in Indonesian Hinduism that expresses the ineffable nature a supreme divi…

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Acis and Galatea

Ancient Greece

Acis and Galatea are characters from Greek mythology later associated together in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The episode tel…

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Acmon (father of Uranus)

Acmon (father of Uranus)

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Acmon is in some sources the father of Uranus, the personification of the sky, with no mother mentio…

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Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE

Acolnahuacatl (god)

Aztec Empire

Mictlāntēcutli or Mictlantecuhtli, in Aztec mythology, is a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan (Chicunauhmictlan), …

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Acratopotes

Acratopotes

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Acratopotes, the drinker of unmixed wine, was a hero worshiped in Munychia in Attica. According to …

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Adab (city)

Adab (city)

Ancient Mesopotamia

Adab was an ancient Sumerian city between Girsu and Nippur, lying about 35 kilometers southeast of the latter. It was l…

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Adephagia

Adephagia

Ancient Greece

Adephagia was a figure described as having a temple in Sicily. According to Claudius Aelianus's Varia Historia and a fr…

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Adikia

Adikia

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Adicia or Adikia was the goddess and personification of injustice and wrong-doing.

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Aditi

Indian subcontinent

Aditi is an important Vedic goddess in Hinduism.

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Canaanite3000 BCE – 300 BCE

Adityas

Indian subcontinent

Adityas refers to a class of Hindu deities. They are usually presented as solar deities, and the offspring of the Godde…

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Adon

Adon

Ancient Levant

Adon literally means "lord. " Adon has an uncertain etymology, although it is generally believed to be derived from the …

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Adonis

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Adonis was the mortal lover of the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone. He was considered to be the …

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Adrammelech

Ancient Mesopotamia

Adrammelech is an ancient Semitic god mentioned briefly by name in the Book of Kings, where he is described as a god of …

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Adranus

Ancient Rome

Adranus or Adranos was a fire god worshipped by the Sicels, an ancient population of the island of Sicily. His worship …

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Adrasteia

Adrasteia

Ancient Greece

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Adrasteia, also spelled Adrastia, Adrastea, Adrestia, Adrestea, Adastreia or Ad…

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Adsullata

Adsullata

Iron Age Europe

In Celtic mythology, Adsullata was a river goddess of the Continental Celts associated with the River Savus (Sava) in No…

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Aeaea

Ancient Greece

Aeaea, Ææa, Ææ̈ä or Eëä was a mythological island said to be the home of the goddess-sorceress Circe. "Circe would fain …

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Aed (god)

Aegiale (mother of Alcyone)

Aed (god)

Iron Age Europe

Aed, or Aodh, is the prince of the Daoine Sidhe and a god of Irish mythology. He is known from inscriptions as the elde…

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Aegiale (mother of Alcyone)

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Aegiale was the mother of Alcyone by Aeolus, according to the mythographer Hyginus. In other accoun…

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Aegipan

Ancient Greece

Aegipan was a mythological being, either distinct from or identical to Pan. His story appears to be of late origin.

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Ægir

Scandinavia

In Norse mythology, Ægir, Hlér, or Gymir, is a jötunn and personification of the sea. In the Old Norse record, Ægir hos…

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Aegis

Ancient Greece

The aegis or egis, as stated in the Iliad, is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal sk…

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Aeneas

Ancient Rome

Aeneas was a Trojan hero in Greco-Roman mythology, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite…

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Aengus

Iron Age Europe

In Irish mythology, Aengus or Óengus is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and probably originally a god associated with youth,…

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Aeolus (son of Hippotes)

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Aeolus, the son of Hippotes, was the ruler of the winds encountered by Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. …

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Aequitas

Ancient Rome

Aequitas is the Latin concept of justice, equality, conformity, symmetry, or fairness. It is the origin of the English …

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Aerecura

Ancient Rome

Erecura or Aerecura was a goddess worshipped in ancient times, often thought to be Celtic in origin, mostly represented …

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Aergia

Aergia

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Aergia is the personification of sloth, idleness, indolence and laziness. She is the translation of…

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Aernus

Aernus

Iron Age Europe

Aernus was a theonym used for a god in the Lusitanian and Gallaecian pantheons. The use of this theonym was confined to…

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Aesculapius

Ancient Rome

Asclepius is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, o…

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Aeshma

Ancient Persia

Aeshma is the Younger Avestan name of Zoroastrianism's demon of "wrath". As a hypostatic entity, Aeshma is variously in…

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Æsir

Scandinavia

Æsir or ēse are gods in Germanic paganism. In Old Nordic religion and mythology, the precise meaning of the term Æsir i…

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Aesir–Vanir War

Scandinavia

In Norse mythology, the Æsir–Vanir War was a conflict between two groups of deities that ultimately resulted in the unif…

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Æsir–Vanir War

Scandinavia

In Norse mythology, the Æsir–Vanir War was a conflict between two groups of deities that ultimately resulted in the unif…

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Aeternitas

Ancient Rome

In ancient Roman religion, Aeternitas was the divine personification of eternity. She was particularly associated with …

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Aevum

Ancient Rome

In scholastic philosophy, the aevum is the temporal mode of existence experienced by angels and by the saints in heaven.…

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Afallach

Afallach

Iron Age Europe

Afallach is a man's name found in several medieval Welsh genealogies, where he is made the son of Beli Mawr. According …

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Afanc

Afanc

Iron Age Europe

The Afanc is a lake monster from Welsh mythology. Its exact description varies, being described as resembling a crocodi…

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Native AmericanPre-Columbian – present

Africa (goddess)

Ancient Rome

In numitheism and ancient Roman religion, Africa, was a goddess of fertility and abundance worshipped by the Berbers and…

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Afterlife

North America

The afterlife or life after death is a speculation concerning existence after death, in which the essential part of an i…

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Agama (Hinduism)

Agama (Hinduism)

Indian subcontinent

The Agamas are a collection of several Tantric literature and scriptures of Hindu schools. The term literally means tra…

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Aganju

Yoruba500 BCE – present

Aganju

West Africa

Aganjú is an Orisha in Yoruba religion and its descendant traditions in the Americas. He is a primordial deity associat…

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Agasaya

Agasaya

Ancient Mesopotamia

Agasaya is a Semitic war goddess. Her name is thought to translate to "the shrieker", though there is no solid proof of…

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Agathodaemon

Ancient Greece

Agathos Daimon originally was a lesser deity (daemon) of classical ancient Greek religion and Graeco-Egyptian religion. …

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Agathos Daimon

Ancient Greece

Agathos Daimon originally was a lesser deity (daemon) of classical ancient Greek religion and Graeco-Egyptian religion. …

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Agave (daughter of Cadmus)

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Agave, was the daughter of Cadmus and a princess of Thebes. She is most well known for her role in …

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Agdistis

Ancient Greece

Agdistis is a deity of Greek, Roman, and Anatolian mythology who was a hermaphrodite, having been born with both male an…

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Yoruba500 BCE – present

Agemo (deity)

West Africa

In the Yoruba religion, Agẹmọ is a chameleon spirit that is the servant of Ọlọrun, the Supreme Being who created the Yor…

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Canaanite3000 BCE – 300 BCE

Aglaia (Grace)

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology, Aglaia, Aglaïa or Aglaea is a goddess, one of the Charites. She is the goddess of splendor, brillia…

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Aglibol

Ancient Levant

Aglibol is a god from Palmyra, originating from a people in what is now northwestern Syria. He is a moon god who was wo…

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Agneya

Agneya

Indian subcontinent

Agneyi is mentioned in the Harivamsha and the Vishnu Purana as the wife of Ūru and the mother of the kings Anga, Sumanas…

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Agni

Indian subcontinent

Agni is the Hindu god of fire. As the guardian deity of the southeast direction, he is typically found in southeast cor…

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Agni Yoga

Ancient Persia

Agni Yoga or the Living Ethics, or the Teaching of Life, is a Neo-Theosophical religious doctrine transmitted by Helena …

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Agnostic

Agnostic

Indian subcontinent

Agnosticism is a position that questions the existence of God or the divine. On a psychological level, it is a personal…

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Agnosticism

Agnosticism

Ancient Persia

Agnosticism is a position that questions the existence of God or the divine. On a psychological level, it is a personal…

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Agon

Agon

Ancient Greece

Agon is the Greek deity who personified conflict, struggle or contest. This could be a contest in athletics, in chariot…

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Agreus and Nomios

Agreus and Nomios

Ancient Greece

In Greek mythology Agreus or Argeus and his brother Nomios are two of the Pans, creatures multiplied from the god Pan.

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Agronā

Buddhist500 BCE – present

Agronā

Iron Age Europe

*Agronā was a hypothetical reconstructed Proto-Celtic name for the River Ayr in Scotland, later applied to the River Aer…

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Agusan image

Asia

The Agusan image is a 2 kg (4. 4 lb), 21-karat gold statuette, found in 1917 on the banks of the Wawa River near Esperan…

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Ah Peku

Ah Peku

Maya civilization

In Maya mythology, Ah Peku (pek-ku) was a god of thunder.

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Ah-Muzen-Cab

Maya civilization

Ah Muzen Cab is the Maya god of bees and honey. He is possibly the same figure as "the Descending God" or "the Diving G…

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Ahmuvan

Ahmuvan

Indian subcontinent

Ahmuvan has been suggested as the name of an Indus Valley Civilization deity. The deity is pictured on Indus Valley tab…

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Ahriman

Ancient Persia

Angra Mainyu is the Avestan name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive/evil spirit". Angra Mainyu function…

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Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE

Ahuiateteo

Aztec Empire

Āhuiatēteoh or Mācuīltōnalequeh were a group of five Aztec gods of excess and pleasure. They also represented the dange…

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Ahura

Ancient Persia

Ahura is an Avestan language designation of a type of deity inherited by Zoroastrianism from the prehistoric Indo-Irania…

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Ahura Mazda

Ancient Mesopotamia

Ahura Mazda, also known as Ormazd and Horomazes, is the principal God and sky deity in Zoroastrianism. He is the first …

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Ahuramazda

Ancient Persia

Ahura Mazda, also known as Ormazd and Horomazes, is the principal God and sky deity in Zoroastrianism. He is the first …

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Aibell

Aibell

Iron Age Europe

In Irish legend, Aibell, also anglicised as Aeval or Eevill) was a Pre-Christian goddess from the Irish mythology of Mun…

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Aidos

Ancient Greece

Aidos or Aedos was the Greek personification of either shame or modesty. Aidos, as a quality, was that feeling of rever…

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Aimend

Aimend

Iron Age Europe

In Irish mythology and genealogy, Aimend is the daughter of Óengus Bolg, king of the Dáirine or Corcu Loígde. She marri…

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Aion (deity)

Ancient Greece

Aion is a Hellenistic deity associated with time, the orb or circle encompassing the universe, and the zodiac. The "tim…

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Airmed

Airmed

Iron Age Europe

In Irish mythology, the goddess Airmed was one of the Tuatha Dé Danann. With her father Dian Cecht and brother Miach, s…

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Airyaman

Ancient Persia

In the Avesta, airyaman is both an Avestan language common noun and the proper name of a Zoroastrian divinity.

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Aisling

Iron Age Europe

The aisling, or vision poem, is a mythopoeic poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries in Iris…

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