Lagash
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lagash
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lagash was an ancient city-state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, …
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Research Index
Gods on Earth
An archive of 3,493 gods, deified rulers, and mythological figures across civilizations — from living gods of Egypt to the dying gods of antiquity.
Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Lagertha
Scandinavia
Lagertha, according to legend, was a Viking ruler and shield-maiden from what is now Norway, and the onetime wife of the…
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Laguda
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Laguda
Ancient Mesopotamia
Laguda was a Mesopotamian god associated with the Persian Gulf.
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lahamu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lahamu was a minor figure in some variants of Mesopotamian cosmology, the feminine counterpart of Lahmu.
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Lahar (god)
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lahar (god)
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lahar was a Mesopotamian deity associated with flocks of animals, especially sheep. Lahar's gender is a topic of debate…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lahmu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Laḫmu is a class of apotropaic creatures from Mesopotamian mythology. While the name has its origin in a Semitic langua…
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Laʻa Maomao
Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Laʻa Maomao
Polynesia
In Hawaiian mythology, Laʻamaomao is the goddess of the wind, she carried a gourd that contains all the winds of Hawaiʻi…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Lajja Gauri
Indian subcontinent
Lajjā Gaurī is a lotus-headed Hindu goddess associated with abundance, fertility and sexuality, sometimes euphemisticall…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Lakshmana
Indian subcontinent
Lakshmana, also known as Laxmana, Lakhan, Saumitra, and Ramanuja, is the younger half-brother of Rama in the Hindu epic …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Lakshmi
Indian subcontinent
Lakshmi, also known as Shri, is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of fortune, wealth, p…
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Lakshmi Chandralamba Parameshwari
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Lakshmi Chandralamba Parameshwari
Indian subcontinent
Chandralamba Parameshwari, also known as Sri Lakshmi Chandrala Parmeshwari or Chandrala Parmeshwari, is a revered Hindu …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Lakshmi Narayan
Indian subcontinent
Lakshmi Narayana or Lakshmi Narayan is the dual representation of the Hindu deities Vishnu, also known as Narayana, and …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Lakshmi Tantra
Indian subcontinent
The Lakshmi Tantra is one of the Pancharatra texts that is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi and Narayana (Vishnu) in Hin…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lamashtu
Ancient Mesopotamia
In Mesopotamian mythology, Lamashtu is a demonic Mesopotamian deity with the "head of a lion, the teeth of a donkey, nak…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lamassu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lama, Lamma, or Lamassu is a Mesopotamian protective deity.
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Lammašaga
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lammašaga
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lammašaga was a Mesopotamian goddess who functioned as the sukkal of Bau. She belonged to a class of protective deities…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Lampetia
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Lampetia also spelled Lampetie, was a nymph or goddess and a daughter of the sun god, Helios. She a…
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Lampsace
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Lampsace
Ancient Greece
In Greek legendary history, Lampsace or Lampsake was the eponym of the city Lampsacus, honored as a heroine and later de…
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Land of Manu
Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Land of Manu
Ancient Egypt
In ancient Egyptian religion, the land of Manu is where the sun god Ra sets every evening. It is mentioned in the Book …
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Landdísir
Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Landdísir
Scandinavia
In Norse mythology and later Icelandic folklore, landdísir are beings who live in landdísasteinar, specific stones locat…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Lankini
Indian subcontinent
Lankini was a powerful demoness from the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana. Her name literally means "The woman of Lanka" as …
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Etruscan900 BCE – 100 BCE
Laran
Etruria
In Etruscan mythology and religion, Laran is the god of war. In art, he was portrayed as a naked youth wearing a helmet…
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Larenta
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Larenta
Ancient Rome
In Roman mythology, Dea Tacita also known as Dea Muta or Muta Tacita, was a goddess of the dead. Ovid's Fasti includes …
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Larentina
Ancient Rome
Larunda was a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo and mother of the Lares Compitalici, guardians of the crossroads a…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Lares
Ancient Rome
Lares were guardian deities in ancient Roman religion. Their origin is uncertain; they may have been hero-ancestors, gu…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Lares Familiares
Ancient Rome
Lares Familiares are guardian household deities and tutelary deities in ancient Roman religion. The singular form is La…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Larsa
Ancient Mesopotamia
Larsa, also referred to as Larancha/Laranchon by Berossos and connected with the biblical Ellasar, was an important city…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Larunda
Ancient Rome
Larunda was a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo and mother of the Lares Compitalici, guardians of the crossroads a…
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Laṣ
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Laṣ
Ancient Mesopotamia
Laṣ was a Mesopotamian goddess who was commonly regarded as the wife of Nergal, a god associated with war and the underw…
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Latarak
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Latarak
Ancient Mesopotamia
Latarak (Lātarāk) was a Mesopotamian god. He was most likely depicted as a figure clad in a lion's skin, or perhaps as …
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Lateranus
Ancient Rome
Lateranus is an ancient Roman tutelary god of hearths (foci) and a Genius of brick ovens, according to a satirical passa…
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Latis
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Latis
Iron Age Europe
In ancient Celtic polytheism, Latis is the name of two Celtic deities worshipped in Roman Britain. One is a goddess, th…
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Latobius
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Latobius
Iron Age Europe
Latobius was a sky and mountain Celtic god worshipped by the people of Noricum. During ancient Roman times he was equat…
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Laverna
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Laverna
Ancient Rome
In Roman mythology, Laverna was a goddess of gain or profit and the underworld, who became associated with the protectio…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Lectisternium
Ancient Rome
The lectisternium was an ancient Roman propitiatory ceremony, consisting of a meal offered to gods and goddesses. The w…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Leigong
China
Leigong or Leishen, is the god of thunder in Chinese folk religion, Chinese mythology and Taoism. In Taoism, when so or…
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Leikn
Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Leikn
Scandinavia
Leikn is a female jötunn in Norse mythology. The 10th-century skald Vetrliði Sumarliðason lists her among the jötnar ki…
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Leinth
Etruscan900 BCE – 100 BCE
Leinth
Etruria
Leinth is an Etruscan deity. Within Etruscan iconography, it is difficult to distinguish mortals from divine figures wi…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Leizu
China
Leizu is a deity of the Chinese pantheon.
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Lel and Polel
Early Slavs
Lel and Polel are Polish divine twins, first mentioned by Maciej Miechowita in the 16th century where he presents them a…
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Lelantos
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Lelantos
Ancient Greece
Lelantos or Lelantus is a minor mythological figure that appears in the late epic Dionysiaca by Nonnus of Panopolis, wri…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Lén
Iron Age Europe
In Irish mythology, Lén was the craftsman of Síd Buidb, the 'sídhe of Bodb'. The son of Ban Bolgach son of Bannach, he …
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Leno (god)
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Leno (god)
Iron Age Europe
Lero is an obscure Celtic god, invoked alongside the goddess Lerina as the eponymous spirit of Lérins in Provence. Noth…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Lenus
Iron Age Europe
Lenus was a Celtic god of healing, good fortune, and protection in battle, worshipped mainly in eastern Gaul, where he w…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Leopard skin (clothing in Ancient Egypt)
Ancient Egypt
The leopard skin was a ritual garment in Ancient Egypt. It has been documented with certainty since the Early Dynastic …
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Lero
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Lero
Iron Age Europe
Lero is an obscure Celtic god, invoked alongside the goddess Lerina as the eponymous spirit of Lérins in Provence. Noth…
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Leshy
Early Slavs
Leshy or Leshi is a tutelary deity of the forest in pagan Slavic mythology. As Leshy rules over the forest and hunting,…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Lethe (daughter of Eris)
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Lethe is the personification of forgetfulness and oblivion. According to Hesiod's Theogony, Lethe w…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Leto
Ancient Greece
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Leto is the mother of Apollo and Artemis. She is the daughter of the Titans Co…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Leucothea
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Leucothea, sometimes also called Leucothoe, was a sea goddess. Myths surrounding Leucothea typicall…
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Leutogi
Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Leutogi
Polynesia
Leutogi was a Polynesian goddess, originally a Samoan princess later turned goddess, and once worshiped in the Samoan ar…
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Levana
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Levana
Ancient Rome
Levana is an ancient Roman goddess involved in rituals pertaining to childbirth. Augustine says that dea Levana is invo…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Li Jing (deity)
China
Li Jing, also known as Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, is a popular figure in Chinese mythology; originated from Purani…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Li Mu
China
Li Mu, personal name Zuo (繓), courtesy name Mu (牧), was a Chinese military General of the State of Zhao during the Warri…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Li Shiji
China
Li Shiji, courtesy name Maogong, posthumously known as Duke Zhenwu of Ying, was a Chinese military general and politicia…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Li Tieguai
China
Li Tieguai is a figure in Chinese folklore and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. He is sometimes descr…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Libation
Ancient Greece
A libation is a ritual pouring of a liquid as an offering to a deity or spirit, or in memory of the dead. It was common…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Liber
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, also known as Liber Pater, was a god of viticulture and wine, male ferti…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Liber Pater
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber, also known as Liber Pater, was a god of viticulture and wine, male ferti…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Liberalitas
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman culture, liberalitas was the virtue of giving freely, hence generosity. On coins, a political leader o…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Libertas
Ancient Rome
Libertas is the Roman goddess and personification of liberty. She became a politicised figure in the late republic. Sh…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Liberty (personification)
Ancient Rome
The concept of liberty has frequently been represented by personifications, often loosely shown as a female classical go…
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Libitina
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Libitina
Ancient Rome
Libitina, also Libentina or Lubentina, is an ancient Roman goddess of funerals and burial. Her name was used as a meton…
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Likhoradka
Early Slavs
Likhoradka or tryasavitsa is a female spirit in Slavic mythology. Likhoradka was purported to be able to possess a pers…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Lim Ko Niao
China
Lim Ko Niao is a deity of the Chinese pantheon.
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Lima (deity)
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Lima (deity)
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion, the indigitamenta were lists of deities kept by the College of Pontiffs to assure that the co…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Liminal deity
Ancient Mesopotamia
A liminal deity is a god or goddess in mythology who presides over thresholds, gates, or doorways; "a crosser of boundar…
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Limos
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Limos
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Limos is the personification of famine or hunger. Of uncertain sex, Limos was, according to Hesiod'…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Linga
Indian subcontinent
A lingam, sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiv…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Lingam
Indian subcontinent
A lingam, sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiv…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Lingayats
Ancient Persia
The Lingayats are a monotheistic religious denomination of Hinduism. Lingayats are known for their unique practice of I…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Lingbao Tianzun
China
Lingbao Tianzun, translated as Divine Treasures Heavenly Lord, Spiritual Treasures Heavenly Lord or The Universally Hono…
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Lingji
Chinese1600 BCE – present
Lingji
China
Lingji is a fictional Bodhisattva from the 16th-century Chinese classic novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. Withi…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Lingodbhava
Indian subcontinent
Lingōdbhava (also called Lingobhava, the "emergence of the Linga") is an iconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva, c…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Lir
Iron Age Europe
Lir or Ler is a sea god in Irish mythology. His name suggests that he is a personification of the sea, rather than a di…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Lishan Laomu
China
Lishan Laomu is a deity of the Chinese pantheon.
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Lisin
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lisin
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lisin was a Mesopotamian deity initially regarded as a goddess and addressed as ama, "mother," who later came to be rega…
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Litae
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Litae
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Litae were personifications of prayers offered up in repentance and were ministers of the god Zeus. …
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Litany of Re
Ancient Egypt
The Litany of Re is an important ancient Egyptian funerary text of the New Kingdom. Like many funerary texts, it was wr…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Litavis
Iron Age Europe
Litavis is a Gallic deity whose cult is primarily attested in east-central Gaul during the Roman period, where she mainl…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Liturgy
Ancient Persia
Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy re…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Liu Chenxiang
China
Liu Chenxiang is a folk hero and demigod in the Chinese folktale The Magic Lotus Lantern. On the Western Peak of Mount …
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Lóðurr
Scandinavia
Lóðurr is a god in Norse mythology. In the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá, he is assigned a role in animating the first human…
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Lofn
Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Lofn
Scandinavia
In Norse mythology, Lofn is a goddess. Lofn is attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturlu…
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Loki
Scandinavia
Loki is a god in Norse mythology. He is the son of Fárbauti and Laufey, and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. Lok…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Longmu
China
Longmu is a deity of the Chinese pantheon.
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Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Lono
Polynesia
In Hawaiian religion, the god Lono is associated with fertility, agriculture, rainfall, music and peace. In one of the …
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Lords of the Day
Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE
Lords of the Day
Aztec Empire
In Aztec mythology the Lords of the Day are a set of thirteen gods who ruled over a particular day corresponding to one …
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Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE
Lords of the Night
Aztec Empire
In Mesoamerican mythology the Lords of the Night are a set of nine deities who each ruled over every ninth night forming…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Lords of the Three Mountains
China
The Lords of the Three Mountains originate as guardian deities from the Jieyang region of Guangdong. They do not refer …
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Loucetios
Iron Age Europe
In Gallo-Roman religion, Loucetios was a Gallic god known from the Rhine-Moselle region, where he was identified with th…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Lu Ban
China
Lu Ban was an ancient Chinese master carpenter, architect, structural engineer and inventor during the Spring and Autumn…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Lu Xiong
China
Lu Xiong is a minor character featured within the classic Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi.
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Lua (goddess)
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Lua (goddess)
Ancient Rome
Lua was a minor goddess in Roman religion, associated with the god Saturn and the burning of enemy weapons. Little is k…
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Luchta
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Luchta
Iron Age Europe
In Irish mythology, Luchtaine was the carpenter or wright of the Tuatha Dé Danann; elsewhere he is described as the son …
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Luchtaine
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Luchtaine
Iron Age Europe
In Irish mythology, Luchtaine was the carpenter or wright of the Tuatha Dé Danann; elsewhere he is described as the son …
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Lucifer
Ancient Greece
Lucifer is believed to be a fallen angel and the Devil in Christian theology. Lucifer is associated with the sin of pri…
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Lucina (goddess)
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Lucina (goddess)
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion, Lucina was a title or epithet given to the goddess Juno, and sometimes to Diana, in their rol…
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Lugaid
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Lugaid
Iron Age Europe
Lughaidh is an Irish-language name, from Old Irish Lugaid which is thought to be derived from the name of the god Lug, g…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lugal-e
Ancient Mesopotamia
The ancient Mesopotamian myth beginning Lugal-e ud me-lám-bi nir-ğál, also known as Ninurta's Exploits is a great epic t…
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Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lugal-irra (𒀭𒈗𒄊𒊏) and Meslamta-ea (𒀭𒈩𒇴𒋫𒌓𒁺𒀀) were a pair of Mesopotamian gods who typically appear together in…
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Lugal-Marada
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lugal-Marada
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lugal-Marada was a Mesopotamian god who served as the tutelary deity of the city of Marad. His wife was Imzuanna. He w…
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Lugala'abba
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lugala'abba
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lugala'abba or Lugalabba was a Mesopotamian god associated with the sea, as well as with the underworld. It has been pr…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lugalbanda
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lugalbanda was a deified Sumerian king of Uruk who, according to various sources of Mesopotamian literature, was the fat…
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Lugaldukuga
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lugaldukuga
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lugaldukuga was a Mesopotamian god primarily understood as a theogonic figure. He is best attested as the father of Enl…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Lugh
Iron Age Europe
Lugh or Lug is a figure in Irish mythology. A member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a group of supernatural beings, Lugh is p…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Lugus
Iron Age Europe
Lugus is a Celtic god whose worship is attested in the epigraphic record. No depictions of the god are known. Lugus pe…
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Lulal
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Lulal
Ancient Mesopotamia
Lulal, inscribed dlú. làl in cuneiform(𒀭𒇽𒋭), was a Mesopotamian god associated with Inanna, usually as a servant deit…
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