Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bahuchara Mata
Indian subcontinent
Bahuchara Mata is a Hindu goddess of chastity and fertility in her maiden aspect, of the incarnation of the Hinglaj. Th…
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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.
Chinese1600 BCE – present
Bai Qi
China
Bai Qi, also known as Bo Qi and Gongsun Qi (公孫起), was a Chinese military general of the Qin state during the Warring Sta…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Bai Suzhen
China
Bai Suzhen, also known as Lady Bai, is a one-thousand-year-old white snake spirit and the title character of the Legend …
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Baimei Shen
Chinese1600 BCE – present
Baimei Shen
China
Baimei Shen is a Chinese god for prostitution and brothels. On her first assignment with a client, a prostitute was sup…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bala Bodhisattva
Asia
The Bala Bodhisattva is an ancient Indian statue of a bodhisattva, found in 1904–1905 by German archaeologist F. O. Oer…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bala Tripurasundari
Indian subcontinent
Bala Tripurasundari, also known as Balambika, is variously described as the younger aspect and daughter of the Hindu god…
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Balambika
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Balambika
Indian subcontinent
Balambika (Deity) (also known as "Bala") is a goddess of the Hindu religion, usually found in South India. Her name mea…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero
Asia
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thera was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who was one of the most distinguished scholars and exposi…
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Maya2000 BCE – 1500 CE
Balankanche
Maya civilization
Balankanche is an ancient Maya cave site lying at short distance from the archaeological Maya-Toltec city of Chichen Itz…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Balarama
Indian subcontinent
Balarama is a Hindu god, and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannath tradition, a…
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Balder
Scandinavia
Baldr in Old Norse, Bældæġ in Old English, Balder or Palter in Old High German, is a god in Germanic mythology. In Nors…
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Baldr
Scandinavia
Baldr in Old Norse, Bældæġ in Old English, Balder or Palter in Old High German, is a god in Germanic mythology. In Nors…
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Balor
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Balor
Iron Age Europe
In Irish mythology, Balor or Balar was a leader of the Fomorians, a group of malevolent supernatural beings, and conside…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bambar Baini
Indian subcontinent
Bambar Baini is the regional incarnation of the Devi closely identified with Amba: Her name means "powerful goddess of s…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Banalinga
Indian subcontinent
A Banalinga is a stone of a type found in the riverbed of parts of the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh state, India, for…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Banba
Iron Age Europe
In Irish mythology, Banba, daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, is a matron goddess of Ireland. She…
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Bandua
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Bandua
Iron Age Europe
Bandue was a theonym used to refer to a god or goddess worshipped in Iberia by Callaeci and Lusitanians. Whether the na…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Banebdjedet
Ancient Egypt
Banebdjedet also spelled Banebdjed or Banebdjetet is an Ancient Egyptian ram god with a cult centre at Mendes. Khnum wa…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Banjari (deity)
Indian subcontinent
Banjari is one of the popular Hindu deity in Odisha, India. There are many Banjari temples present in the western and s…
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Banka-Mundi
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Banka-Mundi
Indian subcontinent
Banka-Mundi is the goddess of the hunt and fertility of the Khond people of India. The Khonds worship Banka-Mundi for p…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bankei Yōtaku
Asia
Bankei Yōtaku was a Japanese Rinzai Zen master, and the abbot of the Ryōmon-ji and Nyohō-ji. He was a major Zen figure …
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Bannik
Early Slavs
The Bannik is a bathhouse (banya) spirit in Slavic mythology. He is usually described as a small, naked old man with a …
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Bantu spirituality
Yoruba500 BCE – present
Bantu spirituality
West Africa
Bantu religion is a system of various spiritual beliefs and practices that relate to the Bantu people of Central, East, …
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bardo
Asia
In some schools of Buddhism, bardo or antarābhava is an intermediate, transitional, or liminal state between death and r…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Bastet
Ancient Egypt
Bastet or Bast (Ancient Egyptian: bꜣstt), also known as Ubasti or Bubastis, is a goddess of ancient Egyptian religion, p…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Bat (goddess)
Ancient Egypt
Bat is a cow goddess in Egyptian mythology who was depicted as a human face with cow ears and horns or as a woman. Evid…
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Bata (god)
Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Bata (god)
Ancient Egypt
Bata from Saka is an Egyptian bull-god of the New Kingdom, who represents together with his brother Anubis the 17th Uppe…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Batara Guru
Indian subcontinent
Batara Guru is the name of a supreme god in Indonesian Hinduism. His name is derived from Sanskrit Bhattaraka which mea…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Bathouism
Ancient Persia
Bathouism is the folk religion of the Boro people of Assam in Northeast India. The name Bathou in Boro means five princ…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Battabara
Asia
Bhadrapāla is a lay bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. He is recognized as one of the eight prominent bodhisattvas who p…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Batuka Bhairava
Indian subcontinent
Batuka Bhairava is a fierce form of Shiva in Hindu iconography, associated with his manifestation of Bhairava. This for…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Bau (goddess)
Ancient Mesopotamia
Bau (cuneiform: 𒀭𒁀𒌑 dBa-U2; also romanized as Baba or Babu) is a Mesopotamian goddess. The reading of her name is a …
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Bazhovism
Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Bazhovism
Early Slavs
Bazhovism is a Rodnover movement focused in the Ural region of Russia, founded by Vladimir Viktorovich Sobolev in the ea…
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Bean-nighe
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Bean-nighe
Iron Age Europe
The bean-nighe is a female spirit in Scottish folklore, regarded as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld…
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Inca1200 CE – 1533 CE
Bear worship
Inca Empire
Bear worship is the religious practice of the worshipping of bears. This variety of animal worship is found in many Nor…
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Bébinn
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Bébinn
Iron Age Europe
Béḃinn or Bé Binn, in modern orthography Béibhinn, is an early Irish personal and mythological name. In some sources Bé…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Bēl-ṣarbi
Ancient Mesopotamia
Bel-ṣarbi or Šar-ṣarbati was a Mesopotamian god associated with poplars. He was also known under the Sumerian name Luga…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Belatucadros
Iron Age Europe
Belatucadros or Belatucadrus, was a deity worshipped in Celtic northern Britain, particularly in Cumberland and Westmorl…
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Belenus
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Belenus
Iron Age Europe
Belenus is an ancient Celtic healing god whose cult is attested across much of the Celtic-speaking world. While his pri…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Belet Nagar
Ancient Mesopotamia
Belet Nagar was the tutelary goddess of the ancient Syrian city Nagar. She was also worshiped by the Hurrians and in Me…
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Belet-Seri
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Belet-Seri
Ancient Mesopotamia
Belet-Seri was a Mesopotamian goddess who served as a scribe in the court of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal. She cou…
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Belet-Šuḫnir and Belet-Terraban
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Belet-Šuḫnir and Belet-Terraban
Ancient Mesopotamia
Belet-Šuḫnir and Belet-Terraban were a pair of Mesopotamian goddesses best known from the archives of the Third Dynasty …
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Beli (jötunn)
Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Beli (jötunn)
Scandinavia
Beli is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is said in eddic poetry to have been killed by the god Freyr.
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Belili
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Belili
Ancient Mesopotamia
Belili, was a Mesopotamian goddess. This name refers both to a sister of Dumuzi known from some of the texts pertaining…
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Belisama
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Belisama
Iron Age Europe
Belisama is a Celtic goddess. She was equated by Roman commentators with Minerva by interpretatio romana.
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Belit Ilani
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Belit Ilani
Ancient Mesopotamia
In Babylonian religion, Belit Ilani or Belet Ilani was a title described as meaning "mistress of the gods" and the name …
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Bellerophon
Ancient Greece
Bellerophon or Bellerophontes or Hipponous, was a divine Corinthian hero of Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Eur…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Bellona (goddess)
Ancient Greece
Bellona is an ancient Roman goddess of war. She is generally characterized as embodying the destructive and brutal side…
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Belobog
Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Belobog
Early Slavs
Chernobog and Belobog are a pair of disputed Polabian deities. Chernobog appears in Helmold's Chronicle as a god of mis…
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Bēltu-ša-Rēš
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Bēltu-ša-Rēš
Ancient Mesopotamia
Bēltu-ša-Rēš was a Mesopotamian goddess associated with a temple, or temples, bearing the name Rēš. She is only atteste…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Benben
Ancient Egypt
In the creation myth of the Heliopolitan form of ancient Egyptian religion, Benben was the mound that arose from the pri…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Bendis
Ancient Greece
Bendis was a Thracian goddess associated with hunting and the moon. Worship of the goddess seems to have been introduce…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Bennu
Ancient Egypt
Bennu is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. He may have been the original inspiratio…
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Benthesikyme
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Benthesikyme
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Benthesikyme or Benthesicyme was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a daughter of Poseidon …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Benzaiten
Indian subcontinent
Benzaiten , or simply Benten, is an East Asian Buddhist dharmapāla who originated from the Hindu goddess Saraswati, the …
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Berehynia
Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Berehynia
Early Slavs
The pagan Slavs were polytheistic, which means that they worshipped many gods and goddesses. The gods of the Slavs are …
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Bergusia
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Bergusia
Iron Age Europe
Bergusia is a Celtic goddess, consort of the god Ucuetis, and worshipped with him at Alesia in Burgundy. The divine cou…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Bes
Ancient Mesopotamia
Bes, together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity, of Nubian or C-Group culture origin wor…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Beset
Ancient Egypt
Bes, together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity, of Nubian or C-Group culture origin wor…
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Bhadra
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhadra
Indian subcontinent
Bhadra is a Sanskrit word meaning 'good', 'fortune' or 'auspicious'. It is also the name of many men, women and objects…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhadrakali
Indian subcontinent
Bhadrakali is a fierce form of the Hindu supreme goddess Adi Shakti. She is worshipped predominantly in the South India…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bhadrapāla
Asia
Bhadrapāla is a lay bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. He is recognized as one of the eight prominent bodhisattvas who p…
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Bhaga
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhaga
Indian subcontinent
Bhaga, is the Vedic god of wealth, as well as a term for "lord, patron" and "wealth, prosperity". He is an Āditya, a gr…
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Bhagamalini
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhagamalini
Indian subcontinent
Bhagamalini is one of the sixteen Nitya goddesses venerated in the Srividya tradition of Shakta Tantrism.
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhagavan
Indian subcontinent
The word Bhagavan, also spelt as Bhagwan, is an epithet within Indian religions used to denote figures of religious wors…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhagavathi
Indian subcontinent
Bhagavatī is an Indian epithet of Sanskrit origin, used as an honorific title for goddesses in Hinduism and Buddhism. I…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhagavati
Indian subcontinent
Bhagavatī is an Indian epithet of Sanskrit origin, used as an honorific title for goddesses in Hinduism and Buddhism. I…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhairava
Indian subcontinent
Bhairava, or Kāla Bhairava, is a Shaivite and Vajrayāna deity worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists. In Shaivism, he is a …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhairavi
Indian subcontinent
Bhairavi is a Hindu goddess, described as one of the Mahāvidyas, the ten avatars of the mother goddess. She is the cons…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bhaiṣajyarāja
Asia
Bhaiṣajyarāja, commonly known as the Medicine King Bodhisattva, is a prominent bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism associat…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bhaiṣajyasamudgata
Asia
Bhaiṣajyasamudgata is a bodhisattva mentioned within the Lotus Sutra and the Bhaiṣajyarāja-bhaiṣajyasamudgata-sūtra. In…
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Bhakti
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhakti
Indian subcontinent
Bhakti is a concept common in Indian religions which means attachment, fondness for, devotion to, trust, homage, worship…
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Bhakti yoga
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhakti yoga
Indian subcontinent
Bhakti yoga, also called Bhakti marga, is a spiritual path or spiritual practice within Hinduism focused on loving devot…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bharat Mata
Indian subcontinent
Bharat Mata is a national personification of India as a mother goddess. She is commonly depicted dressed in a red or sa…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bhavacakra
Asia
The bhavachakra or wheel of life is a visual teaching aid and meditation tool symbolically representing saṃsāra. It is …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhavani
Indian subcontinent
Bhavānī is an epithet associated with Durga. Bhavani translates to "giver of life", meaning the power of nature or the …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhikshatana
Indian subcontinent
Bhikshatana or Bhikshatana-murti is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as the "Supreme mendicant" or the "Supreme Beggar".…
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Bhog
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhog
Indian subcontinent
Bhoga is a Sanskrit term meaning "enjoyment; pleasure; experience". Etymologically, bhoga is derived from the root bhuj…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bholenath
Indian subcontinent
Bholanatha, also popularly rendered Bholenath due to Hindi influence, is an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva. The epithet…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhramari
Indian subcontinent
Bhramari is the Hindu goddess of bees. She is an incarnation of the goddess Mahadevi in Shaktism.
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Bhumi (Buddhism)
Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bhumi (Buddhism)
Asia
In Mahayana Buddhism, bhūmi or bodhisattva-bhūmi refers to the progressive levels of spiritual development that a bodhis…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhumi (goddess)
Indian subcontinent
Bhumi, also known as Bhudevi, Dharani, and Vasundhara, is a significant goddess in Hinduism, personifying the Earth. He…
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Bhutamata
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhutamata
Indian subcontinent
Bhutamata is a frighful form of the Hindu goddess Parvati, sometimes also regarded to be the shakti of the deity Kartike…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bhuvaneshvari
Indian subcontinent
Bhuvaneshvari is a Hindu goddess. She is the fourth amongst the ten Mahavidya goddesses in Shaktism, and one of the hig…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Bi Gan
China
Prince Bigan, surnamed "Zi" (子), was a prominent Chinese figure during the Shang dynasty. He was a son of King Wen Ding…
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Bies
Early Slavs
Bies (Polish), bes or bijes is an evil spirit or demon in Slavic mythology. Under the influence of Christianity the wor…
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Bile (Irish legend)
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Bile (Irish legend)
Iron Age Europe
Bilé is a character in the Lebor Gabála Érenn, a medieval Christian history of Ireland and the Irish, and in the genealo…
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Native AmericanPre-Columbian – present
Billiken
North America
The Billiken is a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri…
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Bilskirnir
Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Bilskirnir
Scandinavia
Bilskirnir is the hall of the god Thor in Norse mythology. Here he lives with his wife Sif and their children. Accordi…
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Bilulu
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Bilulu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Bilulu was a Mesopotamian goddess who most likely functioned as the deification of rain clouds. She might be related to…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Bipodtarini Devi
Indian subcontinent
Bipattarini (Bipottarini), also termed as Bipodtarini or Bipadtarini, is a Hindu goddess (Devi), worshipped in Banglades…
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Biróg
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Biróg
Iron Age Europe
Biróg, in Irish folklore is the leanan sídhe or the female familiar spirit of Cian who aids him in the folktale about hi…
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Birtum
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Birtum
Ancient Mesopotamia
Birtum was a Mesopotamian god who was the husband of Nungal. He was regarded as a deity associated with the underworld.
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Biruda
Indian subcontinent
Biruda is a mixture of five seeds of crops used for worshipping and blessing during the Gaura festival. The mixture is …
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Bitu (god)
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Bitu (god)
Ancient Mesopotamia
Bitu or Bidu was a minor Mesopotamian god who served as the doorkeeper of the underworld. His name is Akkadian in origi…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Bixia Yuanjun
China
Bixia Yuanjun, also known as Taishan Niangniang, is the goddess of Mount Tai, childbirth and destiny in Chinese traditio…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Bixiao Niangniang
China
Bixiao Niangniang, also known as Zhao Bixiao or Bixiao Xianzi, is a character in the classic 16th-century Chinese novel …
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Bizilla
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Bizilla
Ancient Mesopotamia
Bizilla was a Mesopotamian goddess closely associated with Nanaya and like her sometimes listed alongside courtiers of I…
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Błędnica (Slavic demoness)
Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Błędnica (Slavic demoness)
Early Slavs
Błędnica [bwɛndˈnit͡sa] – a forest demoness, which is said to have led people astray, leaving its victims alone in the d…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Blessing
Indian subcontinent
In religion, a blessing is the impartation of something with grace, holiness, spiritual redemption, or divine will.
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Blud
Early Slavs
Blud, one of the Slavic fairies in Slavic mythology, is an evil-deity that causes disorientation and leads a person aiml…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Boann
Iron Age Europe
Boann or Boand is the Irish goddess of the River Boyne (Bóinn), an important river in Ireland's historical province of M…
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Bodb Derg
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Bodb Derg
Iron Age Europe
In Irish mythology, Bodb Derg or Bodhbh Dearg was a son of Eochaid Garb or the Dagda, and the Dagda's successor as King …
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Bodhi
Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bodhi
Asia
The English term enlightenment is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably bodhi and vimutti. Th…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bodhi Tree
Asia
The Bodhi Tree is the specific Bo tree —a sacred fig —located within the Buddhist Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Herit…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bodhimaṇḍa
Asia
Bodhimaṇḍa or daochang is a term used in Buddhism meaning the "seat of awakening" or "platform of enlightenment". Accor…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bodhisattva
Asia
In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is a person who has attained, or is striving towards, bodhi or Buddhahood. Often, the term s…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Bodhisattva (film)
Asia
Bodhisattva or "Interrogation of a Husband" is a 2010 independent film directed by San Banarje and written by Trisha Ray…
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