Subud
Inca1200 CE – 1533 CE
Subud
Inca Empire
Subud is an international and interfaith spiritual movement that originated in Indonesia in the 1920s. It was founded b…
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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.
Šubula
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Šubula
Ancient Mesopotamia
Šubula (Shubula) was a Mesopotamian god. He was associated with the underworld, and commonly appears in association wit…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Sucellus
Ancient Rome
In Gallo-Roman religion, Sucellus or Sucellos was a god shown carrying a large mallet and an olla. Originally a Celtic …
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Suchandra
Buddhist500 BCE – present
Suchandra
Asia
According to Indian and Tibetan legend, King Suchandra of the northeastern Indian Kingdom of Shambhala was the one who r…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Sugar Land Quan Am
Asia
The Sugar Land Quan Âm is a cast concrete statue in Chùa Việt Nam in Sugar Land, Texas, just outside of Houston. The sc…
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Japanese300 CE – present
Sugawara no Michizane
Japan
Sugawara no Michizane , or Kankō , was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian period of Japan. He is regarded as …
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Japanese300 CE – present
Suijin
Japan
Suijin or Mizugami is a general name for the god of water in Japanese mythology. The term refers to the heavenly and ea…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Suiren
China
Suiren, also known as Suihuang, in Chinese mythology credited with introducing fire-making to human.
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Sukhasiddhi
Buddhist500 BCE – present
Sukhasiddhi
Asia
Sukhasiddhi was an Indian teacher of Vajrayana Buddhism, a yogini and master of meditation. She was born in west Kashmi…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Sukkal
Ancient Mesopotamia
Sukkal was a term which could denote both a type of official and a class of deities in ancient Mesopotamia. The histori…
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Japanese300 CE – present
Sukunabikona
Japan
Sukunabikona or Sukuna bikona is the Shinto kami of the onsen, agriculture, healing, magic, brewing sake and knowledge. …
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Suleviae
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Suleviae
Iron Age Europe
In ancient Celtic religion, Sulevia was a goddess worshipped in Gaul, Britain, and Gallaecia, very often in the plural f…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Sulis Minerva
Ancient Rome
In the localised Celtic polytheism practised in Great Britain, Sulis was a deity worshiped at the thermal spring of Bath…
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Šulpae
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Šulpae
Ancient Mesopotamia
Šulpae was a Mesopotamian god. Much about his role in Mesopotamian religion remains uncertain, though it is agreed he w…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Sumedha
Asia
In Buddhist texts, Sumedha is a previous life of Gotama Buddha in which he declares his intention to become a Buddha. B…
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Sumiyoshi sanjin
Japanese300 CE – present
Sumiyoshi sanjin
Japan
Sumiyoshi sanjin (住吉三神) is the generic name for the three kami (deities) in Japan: Sokotsutsu no O (底筒男命), Nakatsutsu no…
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Summanus
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Summanus
Ancient Rome
Summanus was the god of nocturnal thunder in ancient Roman religion, in some accounts as opposed to diurnal (daylight) t…
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Šumugan
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Šumugan
Ancient Mesopotamia
Šumugan, Šamagan, Šumuqan or Šakkan (𒀭𒄊) was a god worshipped in Mesopotamia and ancient Syria. He was associated wit…
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Sun and Moon (Inuit myth)
Native AmericanPre-Columbian – present
Sun and Moon (Inuit myth)
North America
The Sun and Moon is an unipkaaqtuat, a story in Inuit folklore. The traditional explanation for the movement of the Sun…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Sun Bin
China
Sun Bin was a Chinese general, military strategist, and writer who lived during the Warring States period of Chinese his…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Sun god
Ancient Egypt
A solar deity or sun deity is a deity who represents the Sun or an aspect thereof. Such deities are usually associated …
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Inca1200 CE – 1533 CE
Sun of May
Inca Empire
The Sun of May is one of the national symbols of the Río de la Plata countries of Argentina and Uruguay, featured in the…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Sun Wukong
China
Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is a literary and religious figure best known as one of the main characters i…
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Sunü
Chinese1600 BCE – present
Sunü
China
Sunü is a deity of the Chinese pantheon.
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Inca1200 CE – 1533 CE
Supay
Inca Empire
In the Quechua, Aymara, and Inca mythologies, Supay was originally an ambivalent spirit, both benevolent and harmful, a …
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Supratisthitacaritra
Buddhist500 BCE – present
Supratisthitacaritra
Asia
Supratiṣṭhitacāritra is one of the four great perfected bodhisattvas mentioned in the 15th chapter of the Lotus Sutra. …
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Supushpachandra
Buddhist500 BCE – present
Supushpachandra
Asia
Supushpachandra is the name of a bodhisattva mentioned by Shantideva in the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra. He was ordered by r…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Surasa
Indian subcontinent
Surasa also Siras is a Hindu goddess, who is described as the mother of the Uragas. Her most popular tale appears in th…
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Śuri
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Śuri
Ancient Rome
Śuri, Latinized as Soranus, was an ancient Etruscan infernal, volcanic and solar fire god, also venerated by other Itali…
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Suria (Celtic deity)
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Suria (Celtic deity)
Iron Age Europe
Suria, also Syria, is the female deification of supposedly good flowing water, conceived as a weaning Mother goddess, in…
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Surtr
Scandinavia
In Norse mythology, Surtr, also sometimes written Surt in English, is a jötunn; he is the greatest of the fire giants an…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Surya
Indian subcontinent
Surya is the Sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smart…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Surya Majapahit
Indian subcontinent
Surya Majapahit is the emblem commonly found in ruins dated from the Majapahit era. The emblem commonly took the form o…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Sūryaprabha
Asia
Sūryaprabha is a bodhisattva whose specialty is sunlight and good health. Sūryaprabha is often seen with Candraprabha, …
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Susanoo-no-Mikoto
Japanese300 CE – present
Susanoo-no-Mikoto
Japan
Susanoo, often referred to by the honorific title Susanoo-no-Mikoto, is a kami in Japanese mythology. The younger broth…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Suswani Mataji
Indian subcontinent
Suswani Mataji also known as Susani Mata or Susvani Mata is a regional Hindu as well Jain goddess, popular in Rajasthan …
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Sutītu
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Sutītu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Sutītu was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as a divine representation of the nomadic Suteans. She arose in the early fi…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Svaha
Indian subcontinent
Svaha is a Sanskrit term in Indian religions which refers to a goddess and also to a kind of incantation used in mantras…
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Svarog
Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Svarog
Early Slavs
Svarog is a Slavic god who may be associated with fire and blacksmithing and who was once interpreted as a sky god on th…
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Svarozhits
Early Slavs
Svarozhits, Svarozhich is a Slavic god of fire, son of Svarog. One of the few Pan-Slavic gods, he is most likely identi…
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Svetovit
Early Slavs
Svetovit, also known as Sventovit and Svantovit amongst other variants, is the god of abundance and war, and the chief g…
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Svinfylking
Scandinavia
The Svinfylking was a formation used in battle. Related to the wedge formation, it was used in Iron Age Scandinavia and…
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Inca1200 CE – 1533 CE
Swaminarayan Sampradaya
Inca Empire
The Swaminarayan Sampradaya, also known as Swaminarayan Hinduism and Swaminarayan movement, is a Hindu Vaishnava samprad…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Swasthani Barta (Fast)
Indian subcontinent
Shree Swasthani is a Hindu goddess (Parameshwari) and is responsible for the good fortune, welfare and power. She is mo…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Swastika
Indian subcontinent
The swastika is a ancient cross-cultural geometrical symbol that has been used in many cultures and religions of Eurasia…
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Syceus
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Syceus
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Syceus was a Titan son of Gaia (Earth) and eponym of the city of Sykea in Cilicia.
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Sydyk
Canaanite3000 BCE – 300 BCE
Sydyk
Ancient Levant
Sydyk was the name of a deity appearing in a theogony provided by Roman-era Phoenician writer Philo of Byblos in an acco…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Symposium (Plato)
Ancient Greece
The Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, dated c. 385 – 370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous …
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Syn (goddess)
Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Syn (goddess)
Scandinavia
In Norse mythology, Syn is a goddess associated with defensive refusal. Syn is attested in the Prose Edda, written in t…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Ta-Bitjet
Ancient Egypt
Ta-Bitjet is an ancient goddess of Egyptian mythology. She is identified as the consort of Horus. Ta-Bitjet is a scorp…
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Ta-no-Kami
Japanese300 CE – present
Ta-no-Kami
Japan
Ta-no-Kami (田の神) is a kami who is believed to observe the harvest of rice plants or to bring a good harvest, by Japanese…
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Tadmuštum
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Tadmuštum
Ancient Mesopotamia
Tadmuštum or Dadamušda was a Mesopotamian goddess associated with the underworld. She was regarded as the daughter of N…
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Taema
Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Taema
Polynesia
Taema is the name of a female figure referred to in different legends in Samoan mythology.
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Etruscan900 BCE – 100 BCE
Tages
Etruria
Tages was claimed as a founding prophet of Etruscan religion who is known from reports by Latin authors of the late Roma…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Taibai Jinxing
China
Taibai Jinxing is a deity in Chinese folk religion and Taoism. He is the son of Bai Di, the White Emperor, and his name…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Taiyi Zhenren
China
Taiyi Zhenren is a Daoist deity in Chinese religion and Taoism. Taiyi means "primordial unity of yin and yang" and Zhen…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Taiyin Xingjun
China
Taiyin Xingjun is a deity of the Chinese pantheon.
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Taizi Changqin
China
Taizi Changqin is a deity in Chinese mythology, regarded as the mythological ancestor of Chinese music and melody. His …
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Takamen
Japanese300 CE – present
Takamen
Japan
Takamen is a supernatural deity with a strange appearance that appears during the traditional Saku-odori or Toyomatsuri-…
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Japanese300 CE – present
Takeminakata
Japan
Takeminakata (タケミナカタ), also known as Minakatatomi or Takeminakatatomi, is a kami in Japanese mythology. Also known as S…
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Japanese300 CE – present
Takenouchi no Sukune
Japan
Takenouchi no Sukune (武内宿禰) or Takeshiuchi no Sukune was a legendary hero and statesman of the 1st century. He was ensh…
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Takitsuhiko
Japanese300 CE – present
Takitsuhiko
Japan
In Japanese mythology, Takitsuhiko is a god of waterfalls. He is known also as 'Prince Cataract', and is the son of Aji…
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Tākultu
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Tākultu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Tākultu was a type of religious ceremony in ancient Mesopotamia. It took the form of a ritual banquet during which a ki…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Talaria
Ancient Greece
The Talaria of Mercury or The Winged Sandals of Hermes are winged sandals, a symbol of the Greek messenger god Hermes. …
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Talasius
Ancient Rome
Talasius is also known as Thalasius, Talassus and Talassio is a god of marriage in Roman mythology. His equivalent in G…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Taleju Bhawani
Indian subcontinent
Taleju also venerated as Taleju Bhavani and Taleju Maju, is a goddess worshipped in Nepal as the revered form of the Hin…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Tam Kung
China
Tam Kung or Tam Tai Sin (譚大仙) is a sea deity worshiped in Hong Kong and Macau.
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Tamanuiterā
Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Tamanuiterā
Polynesia
In Māori mythology, Tama-nui-te-rā (Tamanuiterā) is the personification of the sun.
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Japanese300 CE – present
Tamayori-hime (mother of Jimmu)
Japan
Tamayori-hime is a goddess in Japanese mythology. Her name is spelled as 玉依毘売命 in the Kojiki and 玉依姫 in the Nihon Shoki…
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Tamfana
Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Tamfana
Scandinavia
In Germanic paganism, Tamfana is a goddess. The destruction of a temple dedicated to the goddess is recorded by Roman s…
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Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Tāne
Polynesia
In Māori mythology, Tāne is the god of forests and of birds, and the son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku, the sky father and…
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Tane-rore
Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Tane-rore
Polynesia
In Māori mythology, Tane-Rore is the personification of shimmering air as it performs a haka for his mother Hine-raumati…
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Tangaroa
Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Tangaroa
Polynesia
Tangaroa is the great atua of the sea, lakes, rivers, and creatures that live within them, especially fish, in Māori myt…
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Tangotango
Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Tangotango
Polynesia
In Māori mythology, Tangotango was a celestial woman who fell in love with the great hero Tāwhaki and came to earth to b…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Tanit
Ancient Rome
Tanit or Tinnit was a chief deity of Ancient Carthage. She is the consort of Baal Hammon. As Ammon is a local Libyan d…
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr
Scandinavia
Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr are the goats who pull the chariot of the god Thor in Norse mythology. They are attested in…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Tapati
Indian subcontinent
Tapati is a goddess in Hinduism. She is known also as the goddess of the river Tapati and mother-goddess of the south w…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Tara (Buddhism)
Asia
Tara, Ārya Tārā, also known as Jetsün Dölma, is an important female Buddha in Buddhism, especially revered in Vajrayana …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Tara (Hindu goddess)
Indian subcontinent
Tārā is the Hindu goddess of felicity and sanguineness. She is also known as the "Wisdom Goddess" in Nepal and Tibet. …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Tara (Mahavidya)
Indian subcontinent
In the Shaivism and Shaktism tradition of Hinduism, the goddess Tara is the second of the ten Mahavidyas. She is consid…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Taranis
Iron Age Europe
Taranis is a Celtic thunder god attested in literary and epigraphic sources.
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Tarpana
Indian subcontinent
Tarpana or Tarpaṇa is a term in the Vedic practice that refers to an offering made to divine entities. It refers to the…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Tartarus
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Tartarus is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as …
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Tashmetu
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Tashmetu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Tashmetum was a Mesopotamian goddess. Her character is poorly understood, and she is best attested as the spouse of Nab…
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Tashmetum
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Tashmetum
Ancient Mesopotamia
Tashmetum was a Mesopotamian goddess. Her character is poorly understood, and she is best attested as the spouse of Nab…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Tatenen
Ancient Egypt
Tatenen was the deity of the primordial mound in ancient Egyptian religion. His name means "risen land" or "exalted ear…
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Tattva
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Tattva
Indian subcontinent
According to various Indian schools of philosophy, tattvas are the elements or aspects of reality that constitute human …
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Taweret
Ancient Egypt
In Ancient Egyptian religion, Taweret is the protective goddess of childbirth and fertility. The name "Taweret" means "…
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Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Tāwhaki
Polynesia
In Māori mythology, Tāwhaki is a semi-supernatural being associated with lightning and thunder.
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Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Tāwhirimātea
Polynesia
In Māori mythology, Tāwhirimātea is the god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms. He is…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Tayt
Ancient Egypt
Tayt was an Egyptian goddess. Some attest her husband was Neper while others state she was possibly the consort of Hedj…
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Te Uira
Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Te Uira
Polynesia
Te Uira is an atua who personifies lightning in Māori mythology. Te Uira's child Te Kanapu, grandparent of Whaitiri, is…
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Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE
Tēcciztēcatl
Aztec Empire
In Aztec mythology, Tecciztecatl was a lunar deity, representing the Man in the Moon.
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Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE
Tecuciztecatl
Aztec Empire
In Aztec mythology, Tecciztecatl was a lunar deity, representing the Man in the Moon.
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Teej
Indian subcontinent
Teej is a collective term for three Hindu festivals dedicated to the goddess Parvati and her consort Shiva. It is mainl…
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Tefnut
Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Tefnut
Ancient Egypt
Tefnut is a deity in Ancient Egyptian religion, the feminine counterpart of the air god Shu. Her mythological function …
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Teka-her
Ancient Egypt
Teka-her, literally "He with the enlightened face", is a monstrous serpent from Egyptian mythology. His existence is me…
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Telegonus
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Telegonus
Ancient Greece
Telegonus is the name shared by three different characters in Greek mythology. Telegonus, a king of Egypt who was someti…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Telete
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Telete is the daughter of the wine-god Dionysus and Nicaea, a Naiad daughter of the river-god Sangar…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Tellumo
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Tellus or Terra is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Tellus Mater
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Tellus or Terra is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra…
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Temazcalteci
Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE
Temazcalteci
Aztec Empire
In the Aztec mythology, Temazcalteci was the goddess of steam baths. According to Sahagún, she was the goddess of medic…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Temblai
Indian subcontinent
Temblai Devi or Tryamboli is form of Renuka devi, an incarnation of Goddess Durga and the presiding deity of temple loca…
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Temenos
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Temenos
Ancient Greece
A temenos is a piece of land cut off and assigned as an official domain, especially to kings and chiefs, or a piece of l…
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Tempestas
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Tempestas
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion, Tempestas is a goddess of storms or sudden weather. As with certain other nature and weather…
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Ten Bodhisattas
Buddhist500 BCE – present
Ten Bodhisattas
Asia
Ten Bodhisattas refer to ten future Buddhas during their lives as bodhisattvas. They have also been referred to as succ…
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Inca1200 CE – 1533 CE
Tengrism
Inca Empire
Tengrism is a belief system originating in the Eurasian steppes, based on shamanism and animism. It generally involves …
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Japanese300 CE – present
Tengu
Japan
Tengu are a type of legendary creature found in Shinto belief. They are considered a type of yōkai or kami. The Tengu …
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