Hindu1500 BCE – present
Mohini
Indian subcontinent
Mohini is the Hindu goddess of enchantment. She is the only female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. She is portrayed as…
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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.
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Mohiniyattam
Indian subcontinent
Mohiniyattam is an Indian classical dance form originating from the state of Kerala. The dance gets its name from Mohin…
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Mokosh
Early Slavs
Mokosh is a Slavic goddess. No narratives about this deity have survived: Mokosh was mentioned in various sermons again…
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Molae
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Molae
Ancient Rome
The Molae are goddesses who appear in an ancient Roman prayer formula in connection with Mars. The list of invocations …
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Canaanite3000 BCE – 300 BCE
Moloch
Ancient Levant
Moloch, Molech, or Molek is a word which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the Book of Leviticus. …
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Momu (goddess)
Chinese1600 BCE – present
Momu (goddess)
China
Momu (goddess) is a deity of the Chinese pantheon.
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Momus
Ancient Greece
Momus in Greek mythology was the personification of satire and mockery, two stories about whom figure among Aesop's Fabl…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Moneta
Ancient Rome
In Roman mythology, Moneta was a title given to two separate goddesses: It was the name of the goddess of memory, and it…
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Monimos
Canaanite3000 BCE – 300 BCE
Monimos
Ancient Levant
In Near Eastern mythology, Monimos (Mun'im) is the Arab god of the evening star (Hesperos), the counterpart of Azizos, t…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Monolatrism
Ancient Egypt
Monolatry is the belief in the existence of many gods, but the insistence on the exclusive worship of only a single chos…
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Monotheistic
Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Monotheistic
Ancient Persia
Monotheism is the belief in only one deity, or God. A distinction may be made between exclusive monotheism, in which th…
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Montu
Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Montu
Ancient Egypt
Montu was a falcon-god of war in the ancient Egyptian religion, an embodiment of the conquering vitality of the pharaoh.…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Mookambika
Indian subcontinent
Mookambika is a Hindu goddess, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess of Hinduism. She is regarded to be the …
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Mór Muman
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Mór Muman
Iron Age Europe
Mór Muman or Mór Mumain is a figure from early Irish literature who is said to have been a queen of Munster and daughter…
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Morana (goddess)
Early Slavs
Morana, Morena, Mora, Mara, Morė, Marena, or Marzanna is a Slavic goddess associated with seasonal rites based on the id…
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Japanese300 CE – present
Moreya
Japan
Moreya or Moriya is a Japanese god who appears in various myths and legends of the Suwa region in Nagano Prefecture. Th…
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Moritasgus
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Moritasgus
Iron Age Europe
Moritasgus is a Celtic epithet for a healing god found in four inscriptions at Alesia. In two inscriptions, he is ident…
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Moros
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Moros
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Moros /ˈmɔːrɒs/ or Morus /ˈmɔːrəs/ is the personified spirit of impending doom, who drives mortals t…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Morpheus
Ancient Greece
Morpheus is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, he is the son of Somnus and appears in dre…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Morya Gosavi
Indian subcontinent
Morya Gosavi or Moraya Gosavi alias Moroba Gosavi was a saint of the Hindu Ganapatya sect, which considers Ganesha as th…
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Moryana
Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Moryana
Early Slavs
Moryana is a female sea spirit in Slavic folklore, possibly a goddess. Moryana was a sea vodyanitsa and daughter of the…
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Canaanite3000 BCE – 300 BCE
Mot (god)
Ancient Levant
Mot, also known as Maweth, was the Canaanite god of death and the Underworld. He was also known to the people of Ugarit…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Mother goddess
Ancient Egypt
A mother goddess is a major goddess characterized as a mother or progenitor, either as an embodiment of motherhood and f…
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Mother of the Lares
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Mother of the Lares
Ancient Rome
The Mother of the Lares has been identified with any of several minor Roman deities. She appears twice in the records o…
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Mount Ida
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Mount Ida
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, two sacred mountains are called Mount Ida, the "Mountain of the Goddess": Mount Ida in Crete, and Mo…
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Japanese300 CE – present
Mountain God
Japan
Mountain Gods are Asian tutelary deities associated with mountains. They are related to dizhu shen, tudigongs and City …
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Mu Guiying
China
Mu Guiying is a deity of the Chinese pantheon.
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Muati
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Muati
Ancient Mesopotamia
Muati was a Mesopotamian god. His character is poorly known. He was regarded as the spouse of Nanaya in Old Babylonian…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Muchilot Bhagavathi
Indian subcontinent
Muchilot Bhagavathi Is The Tutelary Deity Of Vaniyar Community In North Malabar.
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Mug Ruith
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Mug Ruith
Iron Age Europe
Mug Ruith is a figure in Irish mythology, a powerful blind druid of Munster who lived on Valentia Island, County Kerry. …
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Muhammad
Ancient Persia
Muhammad was an Arab religious, military, and political leader, and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was th…
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Mullissu
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Mullissu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Mullissu is a goddess who is the consort of the Assyrian god Asshur. Mullissu may be identical with the Sumerian goddes…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Mullo (god)
Iron Age Europe
Mullo is a Celtic god. He is known from inscriptions and is associated with the god Mars in the form of Mars Mullo.
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Mummu
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Mummu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Mummu was a Mesopotamian god. His name is presumed to be derived from the Akkadian word mummu, "creative force". In ad…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Murcia (deity)
Ancient Rome
Murcia was a little-known goddess in ancient Rome. Her name occurs as an epithet of Venus.
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Murti
Indian subcontinent
In the Hindu tradition, a murti is a devotional image, such as a statue or icon, of a deity or saint used during puja an…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Muses
Ancient Greece
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses were the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts…
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Mushdamma
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Mushdamma
Ancient Mesopotamia
Mušdam(m)a, inscribed dmuš-dam-ma, and titled šidim gal den-líl-lá-ke4, "the great builder of Enlil,” was an ancient Mes…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Mut
Ancient Egypt
Mut was a mother goddess worshipped in ancient Egypt. Her name means mother in the ancient Egyptian language. Mut had …
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Muthyalamma
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Muthyalamma
Indian subcontinent
Muthyalamma is a Hindu goddess who is a form of Durga / Kali Matha. There are hundreds of temples to her in Hyderabad.
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Mutunus Tutunus
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion, Mutunus Tutunus or Mutinus Titinus was a phallic marriage deity, in some respects equated wit…
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Myiagros
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Myiagros
Ancient Greece
In ancient Greek religion, Myiagros or Myacoris was a cult title for a divine figure who warded off flies. It could be …
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Myōken
Asia
Myōken, also known as Sonjō-Ō, is a Buddhist deification of the North Star worshiped mainly in the Shingon, Tendai and N…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Mysteries of Isis
Ancient Egypt
The mysteries of Isis were religious initiation rites performed in the cult of the Egyptian goddess Isis in the Greco-Ro…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Mysteries of Osiris
Ancient Egypt
The Mysteries of Osiris, also known as Osirism, were religious festivities celebrated in ancient Egypt to commemorate th…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Mysticism
Ancient Persia
Mysticism encompasses religious traditions of human transformation aided by various practices and religious experiences.…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Mythological Cycle
Iron Age Europe
The Mythological Cycle is a conventional grouping within Irish mythology. It consists of tales and poems about the god-…
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Native AmericanPre-Columbian – present
Mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
North America
The Indigenous peoples of the Americas comprise numerous different cultures. Each has its own mythologies, many of whic…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Na Tuk Kong
China
Na Tuk Gong are local guardian spirits worshipped by overseas Chinese communities in Malaysia and Singapore. An alterna…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Nabarbi
Ancient Mesopotamia
Nabarbi or Nawarni was a Hurrian goddess possibly associated with pastures. She was one of the major deities in Hurrian…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Nabia
Iron Age Europe
Nabia was a goddess of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula, although she also had an extended cult during the…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Nabu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Nabu is the Babylonian patron god of literacy, scribes, wisdom, and the rational arts. He is associated with the classi…
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Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Nafanua
Polynesia
Nafanua was a historical aliʻi and toa (warrior) of Samoa from the Sā Tonumaipeʻa clan, who secured the four pāpā (distr…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Nāga
Indian subcontinent
In various Asian religious traditions, the Nāgas are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings t…
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Nagalakshmi
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Nagalakshmi
Indian subcontinent
Nagalakshmi is a serpent goddess and the wife of Shesha, a nagaraja and one of the two mounts of Vishnu featured in Hind…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Nagarjuna
Asia
Nāgārjuna was a philosopher and Mahāyāna Buddhist monk from South India, considered the founder of the Madhyamaka school…
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Naglfari
Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Naglfari
Scandinavia
In Nordic mythology, Naglfari is the father of Auðr by the personified night, Nótt. Naglfari is attested in a single me…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Nagnechiya Mata
Indian subcontinent
Nagnechiya Mata or Naganechi Mata is an aspect of Devi, a Hindu goddess. She is the Kuldevi of the Rathore Rajputs of t…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Naigamesha
Indian subcontinent
Naigamesha, also known as Harinegameshi, is a goat-headed or deer-headed deity, associated with children. He also appea…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Naivedhya
Indian subcontinent
Prasāda, prasad or prasadam is a religious offering in Hinduism. Most often prasada is vegetarian food especially cooke…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Nalakuvara
Indian subcontinent
Nalakuvara, also known as Nalakubara, appears in Hindu and Buddhist mythology as the brother of Manigriva, the son of th…
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Japanese300 CE – present
Namazu
Japan
In Japanese mythology, the Namazu or Ōnamazu is a giant underground catfish who causes earthquakes.
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Namdev
Indian subcontinent
Namdev, also transliterated as Namdeo was a Marathi Vaishnava saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, Medieval India wit…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Names of God
Ancient Persia
There are various names of God and many titles that refer to God, many of which enumerate the various qualities of a Sup…
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Nammu
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Nammu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Nammu was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as a creator deity in the local theology of Eridu. It is assumed that she was…
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Namtar
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Namtar
Ancient Mesopotamia
Namtar was a figure in ancient Mesopotamian religion who, depending on the context, could be regarded both as a minor go…
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Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE
Nanāhuātzin
Aztec Empire
In Aztec mythology, the god Nanāhuātzin or Nanāhuātl, the most humble of the gods, sacrificed himself in fire so that he…
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Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE
Nanauatzin
Aztec Empire
In Aztec mythology, the god Nanāhuātzin or Nanāhuātl, the most humble of the gods, sacrificed himself in fire so that he…
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Nanaue
Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Nanaue
Polynesia
Nanaue is a demigod from Hawaiian mythology. He is described as a man with the mouth of a shark on his back who can sha…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Nanaya
Ancient Mesopotamia
Nanaya was a Mesopotamian goddess of love closely associated with Inanna.
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Nandi (Hinduism)
Indian subcontinent
Nandi, also known as Nandhiyamperuman நந்தி Nandikeshvara or Nandideva, is the bull vahana (mount) of the Hindu god Shiv…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Nandipada
Indian subcontinent
The Nandipada is an ancient Indian symbol, also called a taurine symbol, representing a bull's hoof or the mark left by …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Nandni Mata
Indian subcontinent
Nandni Mata is a Hindu goddess. The name Nandni is another name for Durga, which means "daughter".
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Nang Kwak
Indian subcontinent
Nang Kwak is a Bodhisattva, household goddess or Spirit of Thai folklore. She is deemed to bring good fortune, prosperi…
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Nanna (Norse deity)
Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Nanna (Norse deity)
Scandinavia
In Norse mythology, Nanna or Nána is a goddess associated with devotion, peace and harmony. Accounts of Nanna vary grea…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Nanna (Sumerian deity)
Ancient Mesopotamia
Sin or Suen (Akkadian: 𒀭𒂗𒍪, dEN. ZU) also known as Nanna (Sumerian: 𒀭𒋀𒆠 DŠEŠ. KI, DNANNA) is the Mesopotamian god …
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Nanshe
Ancient Mesopotamia
Nanshe was a Mesopotamian goddess in various contexts associated with the sea, marshlands, the animals inhabiting these …
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Nantosuelta
Iron Age Europe
In Celtic mythology, Nantosuelta is the goddess of nature, the earth, fire, and fertility.
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Nanyuedadi
China
Chinese gods and immortals are beings in various Chinese religions seen in a variety of ways and mythological contexts.
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Napirisha
Ancient Mesopotamia
Napirisha was a major Elamite deity. He likely originated from Anshan.
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Nara-Narayana
Indian subcontinent
Naranarayana, also rendered Nara-Narayana, are a pair of sage-brothers in Hinduism. They are generally regarded as part…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Narasimha
Indian subcontinent
Narasimha, is a deity in Hinduism, revered as the fourth of the ten principal avatars (Dashavatara) of the god Vishnu. …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Narasimha Saraswati
Indian subcontinent
Shree Narasimha Saraswati Swami or Shree Nrusimha Saraswati Swami was an Indian guru of Dattatreya tradition(sampradaya)…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Narasimhi
Indian subcontinent
Pratyangira, also called Atharvana Bhadrakali, Narasimhi and Nikumbhala, is a Hindu goddess associated with Shaktism. S…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Narayana
Indian subcontinent
Narayana is one of the forms and epithets of Vishnu. In this form, the deity is depicted in yogic slumber under the cel…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Narayana Guru
Indian subcontinent
Sree Narayana Guru was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against t…
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Narfi (son of Loki)
Scandinavia
In Norse mythology, Narfi is a son of Loki, referred to in a number of sources. He was the God of balance, loyalty, and…
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Naria
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Naria
Iron Age Europe
Naria was a goddess in Gallo-Roman religion who appears to have been venerated only in what is now the western part of S…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Narundi
Ancient Mesopotamia
Narundi or Narunde was an Elamite goddess worshiped in Susa. She is attested there roughly between 2250 BCE and 1800 BC…
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Nascio
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Nascio
Ancient Rome
In Roman mythology, Nascio or Natio was one of many goddesses of birth, and a protector of women in labor. According to…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Nat (deity)
Ancient Mesopotamia
The nats are god-like spirits venerated in Myanmar and neighbouring countries in conjunction with Buddhism. They are di…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Nataraja
Indian subcontinent
Nataraja, also known as Adalvallan, is a depiction of Shiva, one of the main deities in Hinduism, as the divine cosmic d…
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Nation of Yahweh
Yoruba500 BCE – present
Nation of Yahweh
West Africa
The Nation of Yahweh is a Black Hebrew Israelite religious movement which was founded in 1979 in Miami by Hulon Mitchell…
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National god
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
National god
Ancient Mesopotamia
A national god or tribal god is a guardian deity whose special concern is supposed to be the safety and well-being of an…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Nature worship
Ancient Persia
Nature worship, also called naturism or physiolatry, is any of a variety of religious, spiritual and devotional practice…
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Navadurga
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Navadurga
Indian subcontinent
Navadurga, also spelled Navdurga and Navadurgas, are nine manifestations and forms of Durga in Hinduism, especially wors…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Navagraha
Indian subcontinent
The navagraha are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to Hinduism and Hindu my…
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Neaera (consort of Helios)
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Neaera (consort of Helios)
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Neaera, also Neaira, is the name of a minor goddess, a lover of Helios the god of the sun and the mo…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Nebethetepet
Ancient Egypt
Nebethetepet (nb. t-ḥtp. t) is an ancient Egyptian goddess.
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Nebnerou
Ancient Egypt
Nebnerou also spelled Neb-nerou or Nebneru is an ancient Egyptian deity associated with guarding tombs and the afterlife…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Nebtuwi
Ancient Egypt
Nebtuwi is an ancient Egyptian goddess personifying fertility, wife of Khnum. Her name translates as "the lady of the f…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Neela (goddess)
Indian subcontinent
Shani, or Shanaishchara, is the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism, and is one of the nine heavenly…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Nefertem
Ancient Egypt
In Egyptian mythology, Nefertem was a lotus flower at the creation of the world, who had arisen from the primal waters. …
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Nefertum
Ancient Egypt
In Egyptian mythology, Nefertem was a lotus flower at the creation of the world, who had arisen from the primal waters. …
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Nehalennia
Scandinavia
Nehalennia is a tutelary goddess who was worshipped in 2nd- and 3rd-century Gallia Belgica by travelers, especially sail…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Nehebkau
Ancient Egypt
Nehebkau was the primordial snake god in ancient Egyptian mythology. Although originally considered an evil spirit, he …
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Nehmetawy
Ancient Egypt
Nehmetawy (nḥm. t-ˁw3ỉ; "she who embraces those in need") is a goddess in the ancient Egyptian religion. She is not ver…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Neikea
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Eris is the goddess and personification of strife and discord, particularly in war, and in the Iliad…
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