Di nixi
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Di nixi
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion, the di nixi, also Nixae, were birth deities. They were depicted kneeling or squatting, a mor…
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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.
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Di Penates
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion, the Di Penates or Penates were among the dii familiares, or household deities, invoked most o…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Di Xin
China
Di Xin of Shang or Shou, King of Shang, was the last king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China. He is also known by a …
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Dian Cecht
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Dian Cecht
Iron Age Europe
In Irish mythology, Dian Cécht was the god of healing, the healer for the Tuatha Dé Danann, and son of the Dagda accordi…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Diana (goddess)
Ancient Rome
Diana is a goddess in Roman religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside and nature, hunters, wildlife,…
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Diana L. Eck
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Diana L. Eck
Indian subcontinent
Diana Louise Eck is a scholar of religious studies who is the Fredric Wertham professor of law and psychiatry in society…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Diana Nemorensis
Ancient Rome
Diana Nemorensis, also known as "Diana of the Wood", was an Italic form of the goddess who became Hellenised during the …
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Dianmu
China
Dianmu, also known as Leizi, is the Chinese goddess of lightning, who is said to have used flashing mirrors to send bolt…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne
Iron Age Europe
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, also known as Diarmuid of the Love Spot, is a hero and demigod in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mytholo…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Dies (deity)
Ancient Rome
In Roman mythology, Dies was the personification of day. She was the daughter of Chaos and Caligo (mist), and the count…
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Yoruba500 BCE – present
Diffused monotheism
West Africa
Diffused monotheism is a term primarily used by scholars in the philosophy of religion and theology to refer to the beli…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Dii Consentes
Ancient Rome
The Dii Consentes, also known as Di or Dei Consentes, or The Harmonious Gods, is an ancient list of twelve major deities…
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Dii involuti
Etruscan900 BCE – 100 BCE
Dii involuti
Etruria
In Etruscan religion, the dii involuti were a group of gods, or possibly a principle, superior to the ordinary pantheon …
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Dikaiosyne
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Dike or Dice, sometimes also called Dicaeosyne, is the goddess of justice and the spirit of moral or…
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Dimmeku
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Dimmeku
Ancient Mesopotamia
Dimmeku, Dimku or Ḫedimku was a Mesopotamian goddess or demon associated with the underworld. From the Old Babylonian p…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Dingir
Ancient Mesopotamia
Dingir ⟨𒀭⟩, usually transliterated DIĜIR, is a Sumerian word for 'god' or 'goddess'. Its cuneiform sign is most common…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Dingirma
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ninḫursaĝ, sometimes transcribed Ninursag, Ninḫarsag, or Ninḫursaĝa, also known as Damgalnuna or Ninmah, was the ancient…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Dione (Titaness)
Ancient Mesopotamia
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Dione is an oracular goddess and Titaness. She is primarily known from Book V …
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Dionysus
Ancient Egypt
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus is the god of wine-making, orchards, fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivit…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Dionysus-Osiris
Ancient Egypt
Dionysus-Osiris, alternatively Osiris-Dionysus, is a deity arising from the syncretism of the Egyptian god Osiris and th…
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Dís
Scandinavia
In Norse mythology, a dís is a female deity, ghost, or spirit associated with Fate who can be either benevolent or antag…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Dis Pater
Ancient Rome
Dis Pater, otherwise known as Rex Infernus or Pluto, is a Roman god of the underworld. Dis was originally associated wi…
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Etruscan900 BCE – 100 BCE
Dīs Pater
Etruria
Dis Pater, otherwise known as Rex Infernus or Pluto, is a Roman god of the underworld. Dis was originally associated wi…
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Dísablót
Scandinavia
The Dísablót was the blót which was held in honour of the female spirits or deities called dísir, from pre-historic time…
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Disciplina
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Disciplina
Ancient Rome
In Roman mythology, Disciplina was a minor deity and the personification of discipline. The word disciplina itself, a L…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Discordia
Ancient Rome
In Roman mythology, Discordia is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Eris, goddess of strife and discord. She was the dau…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Discordianism
Ancient Persia
Discordianism is a belief system based around Eris, the Greek goddess of strife and discord, and variously defined as a …
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Disir
Scandinavia
In Norse mythology, a dís is a female deity, ghost, or spirit associated with Fate who can be either benevolent or antag…
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Diti
Hindu1500 BCE – present
Diti
Indian subcontinent
Diti is a daughter of the Prajapati Daksha in Hinduism. She is a wife of the sage Kashyapa and the mother of the demoni…
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Dius Fidius
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Dius Fidius
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion, Dius Fidius was a god of oaths associated with Jupiter. His name was thought to be related t…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Divination
Ancient Mesopotamia
Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of a magic ritual or practice. Using vari…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Divine judgement
Ancient Mesopotamia
Divine judgment means the judgment of God or other supreme beings and deities within a religion or a spiritual belief.
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Divine twins
Early Slavs
The divine twins are youthful horsemen, either gods or demigods, who serve as rescuers and healers in Proto-Indo-Europea…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Divinity
Ancient Persia
Divinity refers to the quality, presence, or nature of that which is divine—a term that, before the rise of monotheism, …
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Divona
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Divona
Iron Age Europe
Divona is a Gallo-Roman goddess of springs and rivers.
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Dizhu shen
Chinese1600 BCE – present
Dizhu shen
China
Dizhu shen are deities worshipped in Chinese folk beliefs who are analogous but not to be confused with Tudigong. In Ch…
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Djed
Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Djed
Ancient Egypt
The djed, also djt is one of the more ancient and commonly found symbols in ancient Egyptian religion. It is a pillar-l…
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Domovoy
Early Slavs
In the Slavic religious tradition, Domovoy is the household spirit of a given kin. According to the Russian folklorist …
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Donbettyr
Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Donbettyr
Early Slavs
Donbettyr is the god of all waters, and the protector of fish and fishermen in Ossetian mythology. He is related to a S…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Dongyue Dadi
China
Emperor Dongyue is a Daoist deity of the sacred mountain Mount Tai. He is also believed to be the leader of a large bur…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Donn
Iron Age Europe
In Irish mythology, Donn is an ancestor of the Gaels and believed to be a god of the dead. Donn is said to dwell in Tec…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Doris (Oceanid)
Ancient Greece
Doris, in Greek mythology, was a sea goddess. She was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Te…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Doumu
China
Dǒumǔ, also known as Dǒumǔ Yuánjūn, Dòulǎo Yuánjūn and Tàiyī Yuánjūn, is a goddess in Chinese religion and Taoism. She …
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Dragon (Ninurta)
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Dragon (Ninurta)
Ancient Mesopotamia
The Dragon was one of the warriors slain by Ninurta, patron god of Lagash, in Sumerian religion. Its body was hung on t…
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Dragon King
China
The Dragon King, also known as the Dragon God, is a celestial creature, water and weather god in Asian mythology. They …
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Dream interpretation
Ancient Mesopotamia
Dream interpretation is the process of assigning meaning to dreams. In many ancient societies, such as those of Egypt a…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Druidry (modern)
Ancient Persia
Druidry, sometimes termed Druidism, is a modern movement of spirituality or religion that promotes the cultivation of ho…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Druze
Ancient Persia
The Druze, who call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn, are an esoteric religious group of Arabs who adhere to Druzism or the Druz…
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Zoroastrian1500 BCE – present
Drvaspa
Ancient Persia
Drvaspa is the Avestan language name of an "enigmatic" and "strangely discreet" Zoroastrian divinity, whose name literal…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Dryad
Ancient Greece
A dryad is an oak tree nymph or oak tree spirit in Greek mythology; Drys (δρῦς) means "tree", and more specifically "oak…
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Duamutef
Ancient Egypt
The four sons of Horus were a group of four deities in ancient Egyptian religion who were believed to protect the dead i…
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Duau (god)
Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Duau (god)
Ancient Egypt
Duau, the name of this ancient Egyptian moon god, also known as Dauau, is seen in the inscriptions found in the middle o…
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Duberdicus
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Duberdicus
Iron Age Europe
Duberdicus or Duberdico, is a Lusitanian theonym, in the cultural area of Lusitania. It has historically been assumed t…
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Duellona
Ancient Rome
Bellona is an ancient Roman goddess of war. She is generally characterized as embodying the destructive and brutal side…
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Dukljan
Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Dukljan
Early Slavs
Dukljan or Dukljanin is a figure in Serbian mythology that is a reflection of the Roman emperor Diocletian. He is prese…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Dumuzi
Ancient Mesopotamia
Dumuzid, Dumuzi, or Tammuz, known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd and to the Canaanites as Adon, is an ancient …
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Dumuzi-abzu
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Dumuzi-abzu
Ancient Mesopotamia
Dumuzi-abzu, sometimes spelled Dumuziabzu, was a Mesopotamian goddess worshiped in the state of Lagash. She was the tut…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Dumuzid
Ancient Mesopotamia
Dumuzid, Dumuzi, or Tammuz, known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd and to the Canaanites as Adon, is an ancient …
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Durga
Indian subcontinent
Durga is one of the most important deities in Hinduism. She is widely worshipped by the followers of the goddess-centri…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Durvasa
Indian subcontinent
In Hindu scriptures, Durvasa, also known as Durvasas, is a legendary rishi (sage). He is the son of Anasuya and Atri. …
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Dusios
Iron Age Europe
In the Gaulish language, Dusios was a divine being among the continental Celts who was identified with the god Pan of an…
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Duttur
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Duttur
Ancient Mesopotamia
Duttur was a Mesopotamian goddess best known as the mother of Dumuzid. She frequently appears in texts mourning his dea…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Dvaita
Indian subcontinent
Dvaita Vedanta, is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "argu…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Dvaita Vedanta
Indian subcontinent
Dvaita Vedanta, is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "argu…
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Dvorovoy
Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Dvorovoy
Early Slavs
The Dvorovoy is a Slavic spirit of the courtyard. It was associated with a farmstead's grounds, cattle shed, and stable…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Dyaus
Indian subcontinent
Dyaus or Dyauspitr is the Rigvedic sky deity. His consort is Prithvi, the earth goddess, and together they are the arch…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Dyaus Pita
Indian subcontinent
Dyaus or Dyauspitr is the Rigvedic sky deity. His consort is Prithvi, the earth goddess, and together they are the arch…
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Dyeus
Polynesian1000 BCE – present
Dyeus
Polynesia
*Dyḗus, also *Dyḗus ph₂tḗr, is the reconstructed name of the daylight-sky god in Proto-Indo-European mythology. *Dyēus …
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Inca1200 CE – 1533 CE
Dying and rising deity
Inca Empire
A dying-and-rising god, life–death–rebirth deity, or resurrection deity is a religious motif in which a god or goddess d…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Dying-and-rising deity
Ancient Mesopotamia
A dying-and-rising god, life–death–rebirth deity, or resurrection deity is a religious motif in which a god or goddess d…
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Dysis
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Dysis
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Dysis was the eleventh Hora (Hour) who presided over the hour of sunset. She was the reputed nursem…
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Dysnomia (deity)
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Dysnomia (deity)
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Dysnomia is the personification of lawlessness. According to Hesiod's Theogony, Dysnomia was the of…
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Dyssebeia
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Dyssebeia
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Dyssebeia was the caco-daimon and personification of impiety and ungodliness, as opposed to Eusebeia…
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Dzidzileyla
Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Dzidzileyla
Early Slavs
Dzidzilela, Dzidzileyla, Dzidzilelya is an alleged Polish goddess. First mentioned by Jan Długosz as the Polish equival…
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Slavic500 CE – 1100 CE
Dziwożona
Early Slavs
Dziwożona is a female swamp demon in Slavic mythology known for being malicious and dangerous. Most at risk of becoming…
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Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Each-uisge
Iron Age Europe
The each-uisge is a water spirit in Irish and Scottish folklore, spelled as the each-uisce in Ireland and cabbyl-ushtey …
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Chinese1600 BCE – present
Earl of Mei
China
The Earl of Mei ruled the State of Mei during the Late Shang period, acting as a vassal for Di Xin. He was allegedly ki…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Ebiḫ
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ebiḫ (Ebih) was a Mesopotamian god presumed to represent the Hamrin Mountains. It has been suggested that while such an…
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Ecne
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Ecne
Iron Age Europe
In Celtic mythology, Ecne was one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and was the god or goddess of wisdom.
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Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Edesia
Ancient Rome
In ancient Roman religion, birth and childhood deities were thought to care for every aspect of conception, pregnancy, c…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Edimmu
Ancient Mesopotamia
The edimmu, read incorrectly sometimes as ekimmu, were a type of utukku in the Mesopotamian religion of Sumer, Akkad, As…
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Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE
Ehecatl
Aztec Empire
Ehecatl is a pre-Columbian deity associated with the wind, who features in Aztec mythology and the mythologies of other …
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Ehecatotontli
Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE
Ehecatotontli
Aztec Empire
Ehecatotontli is an Aztec group of gods that are forms of Ehecatl. The Ehecatotontli are Mictlanpachecatl, Cihuatecayot…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Eileithyia
Ancient Greece
Eileithyia or Ilithyia was the Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery, and the daughter of Zeus and Hera.
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Eir
Scandinavia
In Norse mythology, Eir is a goddess or valkyrie associated with medical skill. Eir is attested in the Poetic Edda, com…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Eirene (goddess)
Ancient Greece
Eirene, more commonly known in English as Peace, is one of the Horae, the personification and goddess of peace in Greek …
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Eirene (Greek goddess)
Ancient Greece
Eirene, more commonly known in English as Peace, is one of the Horae, the personification and goddess of peace in Greek …
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Eiresione
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Eiresione
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Eiresione or Iresione was the personification of an object very important in many Greek rituals and …
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Maya2000 BCE – 1500 CE
Ek Chuah
Maya civilization
Ek Chuah, also transliterated as Ek Chuaj and known as God M in the Schellhas-Zimmermann-Taube classification of codical…
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Maya2000 BCE – 1500 CE
Ek Chuaj
Maya civilization
Ek Chuah, also transliterated as Ek Chuaj and known as God M in the Schellhas-Zimmermann-Taube classification of codical…
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Buddhist500 BCE – present
Ekādaśamukha
Asia
In Buddhism, Ekādaśamukha is a bodhisattva and a manifestation of Avalokiteśvara, counted as one of six forms of the bod…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Ekanamsha
Indian subcontinent
Ekanamsha is a Hindu goddess. She is primarily identified with the illusory power of Vishnu as Yogamaya.
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Ekecheiria
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Ekecheiria
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Ekecheiria, Ekekheiria, or Ecechiria is a personification associated with Zeus. A statue depicting …
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Inca1200 CE – 1533 CE
Ekeko
Inca Empire
The Ekeko is the Tiwanakan god of abundance and prosperity in the mythology and folklore of the people from the Altiplan…
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Hindu1500 BCE – present
Eknath
Indian subcontinent
Eknath, was an Indian Hindu Vaishnava saint, philosopher and poet. He was a devotee of Vitthal, a Hindu deity. He is a…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
El (deity)
Ancient Mesopotamia
El is a Northwest Semitic word meaning 'god' or 'deity', or referring to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern …
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El Shaddai
Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
El Shaddai
Ancient Mesopotamia
El Shaddai or just Shaddai is one of the names of God in Judaism. El Shaddai is conventionally translated into English …
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Elagabalus (deity)
Roman750 BCE – 400 CE
Elagabalus (deity)
Ancient Rome
Elagabalus, Aelagabalus, Heliogabalus or simply Elagabal was an Arab-Roman sun god, initially venerated in Emesa, Syria.…
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Elatha
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Elatha
Iron Age Europe
In Irish mythology, Elatha, Elotha, Elier or Elada was a king of the Fomorians and the father of Bres by Ériu of the Tua…
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Elcmar
Celtic800 BCE – 500 CE
Elcmar
Iron Age Europe
In Irish mythology, Elcmar or Ecmar is the husband of Boann and belongs to the divine Tuatha Dé Danann. It has been sug…
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Yoruba500 BCE – present
Elegua
West Africa
Elegua, Eshu / Elegba in North America, in Cuba spelled Elegguá; also known as Eleguá in Latin America Spanish-speaking …
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Eleos
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Eleos
Ancient Greece
In ancient Athens, Eleos was the personification of compassion. Pausanias described her as "among all the gods the most…
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Elete
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Elete
Ancient Greece
In Greek mythology, Elete was the eight Hora (Hour) who presided over the hour of prayer, the first of the afternoon wor…
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Greek800 BCE – 400 CE
Eleutheria
Ancient Greece
The Greek word "ἐλευθερία", transliterated as eleutheria or eleftheria, is a Greek term for, and personification of, the…
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Norse800 CE – 1100 CE
Elli
Scandinavia
In Norse mythology, Elli is a personification of old age who, in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, defeats Thor in a wre…
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Mesopotamian3500 BCE – 500 BCE
Elohim
Ancient Mesopotamia
Elohim is a Hebrew word meaning "gods" or "godhood". Although the word is plural in form, in the Hebrew Bible it most o…
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Elyon
Canaanite3000 BCE – 300 BCE
Elyon
Ancient Levant
Elyon or El Elyon, is an epithet that appears in the Hebrew Bible and in other ancient writings. ʾĒl ʿElyōn is usually …
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Egyptian3100 BCE – 400 CE
Emanationism
Ancient Egypt
Emanationism is a theory in the cosmology or cosmogony of certain religious and philosophical systems, that posits the c…
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