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God and Goddess Glossary

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African:
Abassi - Creator god of the Efik people in Nigeria. Following his wife Atais instructions he made the first man and woman and placed them on earth with the order not to work or have any children. When, eventually, they broke the order Atai killed the man and woman and created strife and fighting between their children.
Abuk - According to Dinka mythology, Abuk is the first woman. She is the patron of women and gardens, and her symbol is a small snake.
Adroa - God of the Lugbara people. Adroa has two aspects: one good and one evil. The creator of Heaven and Earth. He appears to those about to die. Adroa is depicted as a tall, white man with only half a body - one eye, one arm, one leg, one ear.
Adroanzi - The children of Lugbara god Adroa . They dwell near large trees, rocks and streams. The Adroanzi are fond of following people at night. If the person does not look back, they will be safe. If the person does look back, the Adroanzi will kill them.
Agwe - The mother of the sea. Affectionate and nurturing to humans who honor her.
Aha Njoku - Goddess of yams and the women who care for them. Worshipped by the Ibo tribe of Nigeria.
Aja - Forest Goddess of the Yoruba people. Teaches the use of medicinal herbs.
Ajok - God of the Lotuko tribe of Sudan. Has the power to raise the dead, but due to a bad experience vowed never to do so again.
Anansi - Trickster god of the Ashanti people. Created the sun and moon, and instituted the succession of night and day. He is the intermediary for the god of the sky Nyame. He brings rain to stop the forest fires and is in charge of the extent of floods. He taught man to sow grain and till the fields. His mother is Asase Ya.
Arebati - Sky and moon god of the Pygmies of Zaire. He created the first man from clay and brought him to life. He is referred to as afa or father.
Asa - God of the Akamba people of Kenya. A strong yet merciful lord and god of sustenance and consolation. He helps when humans can't. Asa is also known as Mwatuangi, "distributor", Mulungu, "creator", and Mumbi, "fashioner".
Banga - Ngbandi people of Zaires' god of fresh waters.
Bomazi - Ancestral deity of the Congo.
Buku - West African sky god.
Bumba - Creator god of the Boshongo of Zaire, who vomited up the sun, earth, and all living creatures including man.
Cghene - Supreme god of the Isoko of Nigeria. Considered too remote from people to be worshipped.
Chiuta - Rain god of the Tumbuka, considered the supreme god of the tribe.
Chuku - Supreme god of the Ibo peoples, all good comes from him. The creator god, he also brings the rains which make the plants grow. His wife is Ala and his symbol is the sun.
Da - Great serpent god of the Fon peoples in Dahomey. He is the son of the supreme god Mawu. He supports creation with his giant coils, 3,500 above the earth and 3,500 below.
Deng - Creator, rain, fertility, and sky god of the Dinka tribe. His mother is the goddess Abuk.
Domfe - Kurumba god of rain, water and wind. He gave the first seeds for food plants to man.
Dongo - Songhai god of thunder.
Dziva - Creator Goddess of the Shona people in Zimbabwe. Generally benevolent, but also has a terrible aspect.
Edinkira - Tree Goddess.
Egungun-oya - An aspect of the Yoruban Goddess of divination.
Enekpe - Goddess of the family and guardian of destiny.
En-kai - Rain god of the Maasai of East Africa. En-kai, a remote deity, is Parsai, "the one who is worshipped", and Emayian, "the one who blesses".
Eseasar - An earth Goddess. Wife of the sky god, Ebore.
Eshu - Yoruba god of beginnings, doorways and crossroads. He rules the opportunity and potentiality of a situation, and the risks and rewards inherent in it. also known as Exu (Brazil), Eleggua (Cuba),and Esu (West Africa), is the owner of every road of life.
Faro - Sky and water god of the Bambara people. He became pregnant by the rocking of the universe, and he gave birth to various twins, the ancestors of the human race. Faro gives water to all living creatures, and taught mankind the use of words, tools, agriculture, and fishing. The omni-present spirits serve as his messengers and representatives. He is continually reorganizing the cosmos. Returns to earth every 400 years to verify that everything is still in order.
Gamab - The bushmen call him Gauna and among the Khoikhoi he is known as Gaunab. God of fate and the master of life and death. The supreme deity of the Haukoin people of southern Africa. He shoots arrows from the high heavens at Earth, and those who are hit must die.
Gbadu - Goddess of fate among the Fon people. Gbadu is the daughter of Mawu the supreme goddess of the Fon.
Gun - Fon god of iron and war. He is a son of Mawu and Lisa, and the twin of Xevioso.
Gunab - The Khoikhoi god of evil.
Gunuko - One of the principal deities of the Nupe of Northern Nigeria.
Heitsi - Khoikhoi god of the hunt. He has cycles of death and rebirth.
Huntin - A Xhosa tree spirit.
Huve - Supreme god of the Bushmen.
Imana - Creator God of the Banyarwanda people.
Jok - Creator god of the Alur tribesmen of Uganda and Zaire. He is also known as Jok Odudu, "god of birth".
Kaang - Creator god of the African Bushmen. He is the maker of all things and is responsible for all natural phenomenon. He is part of all things but especially the mantis and caterpillar.
Kaka-Guie - Protector of men and god of death and the afterlife among the Baule Negroes of the Ivory Coast. He is present at all funerals and guides the departeds soul to the afterlife. His representation is a buffalo mask which women may not see. The punishment for breaking this taboo is death.
Kalunga - Originally the ancestral god of the Lunda people of Angola, Zaire and Zambia. Later he became the supreme being, a god of the sky and of creation. He is all-knowing and all-seeing, and a righteous judge of the dead whose decisions are characterized by wisdom and compassion. He is also the god of the sea, where the dead dwell.
Khonvoum - Hunter god of the Pygmies. The creator of mankind and the jungles. He is responsible for assuring that the sun will rise each day. He carries a bow made of two snakes that appears to be a rainbow to men.
Kombu - Creator god.
Legba - He is a Yoruba god of destiny. The first to be invoked since he holds the key to the gate separating the realms of the gods from those of man. He appears as a poorly dressed old man but is very strong. He is known for his intelligence, cunning and knowledge of all the languages of man. He is a trickster.
Leza - The creator god of the Central African people. He is the supreme god and gave the people their customs. He is also a sky god, responsible for rain, thunder, and wind.
Lisa - Fon god of the sun, sky and power. Husband of Mawu.
Mami Wata - African deity of the water and of excess, she is seen as both a mermaid and a beautiful woman walking the streets of modern Africa. Mami Wata is described as having long dark hair, very fair skin and compelling eyes. She loves all things expensive, modern and beautiful. Mami Wata's colors are red and white.
Massim-Biambe - Omnipotent creator god of the Mundang people of the Congo.
Mawu - Supreme deity of the Fon people. She created the universe. Her husband is Lisa.
Mbaba Mwana Waresa - Goddess of the Zulu people, who gave mankind the gift of beer.
Mbomba - Creator god and ancestral deity of the Mongo people. He is master of life and death. The sun, moon, and man are his children. He is also known as Nzakomba.
Minga Bengale - Shongon god of hunters, who taught mankind how to make nets.
Mugasa - Sky god of the Bambusi people of Zaire. Associated with the moon.
Mugasha - Bazabi god of water. He is the son of Wamara.
Mukuru - The ancestral god and creator god of the Herero bushmen of Namibia. He shows his compassion by providing the rain, caring for the elderly, and healing the sick.
Mulungu - The creator god in eastern Africa, from Kamba people in the north to the Zambesi people in the south. Many peoples, such as the Nyamwezi of Tanzania, worship him as a sky god whose voice is thunder.
Musso Koroni - Goddess of discord and disorder among the Bambara people. She is the daughter of the Voice of the Void, and wife of Pemba.
Nana Buluku - Supreme god of the Fon tribe. He is the father of the twins Lisa and Mawu.
Neiterogob - Earth Goddess of the Masai.
Nyalitch - Supreme god of the Dinka. God of the sky and rain.
Nzame - Supreme god of the Fan people of the Congo
Obassi - Supreme deity of the Ekoi and Ibibio of the Niger Delta.
Obatala - One of the major deities of the Yoruba people. With his brother Odudua he forms the primordial pair of gods. He is the creator of the human body in which his father Olorun breathes the soul. He is the sky-god and god of the North, and the first Orisha to be created. He helped to create humans.
Odudua - Yoruba god of the South. Brother Obatala. He is a son of Olokun and Olorun.
Oromila - God of divination of the Benin people.
Oshunmare - The rainbow serpent of the Yoruba people. The counterpart of the Dahomean Aido-hwedo.
Pamba - The creator deity of the Ovambo people.
Quamta - Supreme god of the Xhosa people of South Africa, a people of the Transkei. Quamta is worshipped at stone mounds to which one stone is added by each worshipper.
Raluvumbha - Supreme god of the Baventa of Transvaal in S. Africa.
Ryangombe - Baziba god of cattle. He is the son of Wamara.
Shakpana - Angry god of the Yoruba, who inflicts man with pox and madness.
Shango - God of thunder and ancestor of the Yoruba. He is often depicted with a double axe on his head (symbol of thunder) and six eyes. His symbol is the ram and his colors are red and white. Shango (Xango) has three wives: Oya, who stole Shango's secrets of magic; Oschun, the river goddess who is Shango's favorite because of her culinary abilities; and Oba, who tried to win his love by offering her ear for him to eat. His symbolic animal is the ram.
Tore - Wood god of the Pygmies of Zaire. He is patron of the hunt and lord of the animals. He manifests as storms and hides in the rainbow.
Tsui - Khoikhoi god of rain, thunder and sorcerers.
Umvelinqangi - Creator god of the Zulu. He manifests as thunder and earthquakes.
Unumbotte - Creator god of the Basari of Togo.
Wele - Supreme god of the Kavirondo (Vugusu) in Kenya. Manifests as two personalities: Omuwanga, the gentle 'white' god and Gumali the 'black' god of misfortune. He first created the heavens, the sun and the moon, and the other celestial bodies. Finally he created the earth and mankind.
Woto - Shongo god of fire.
Xevioso - The Thunder pantheon of Dahomey. This is the So (the deity of Thunder) of Xevie, a small settlement in southern Dahomey, where the principal shrines of the Thunder gods are located.
Yangomb - African god of creation.
Yansan - Yoruba deity of the wind.
Yemaja - Mother Goddess of the Yoruba. Goddess of birth and fertility, and worshipped primarily by women. She is the daughter of Obatala, and her brother is Aganya.

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Armenian:
Aramazd - The father of all gods and goddesses, the creator of heaven and earth. The first two letters in his name, "AR" is the Indo-European root for sun, light, and life. Aramazd was the source of earth�s fertility, making it fruitful and bountiful. The celebration in his honor was called Am'nor, or New Year, which was celebrated on March 21 in the old Armenian calendar (also the Spring equinox).
Anahit - The goddess of fertility and birth, in early period she was the goddess of war. By the 1st c. BCE she was the main deity in Armenia.
Nuneh - The goddess of wisdom, common sense, motherhood and protector of the home, keeper of the family.
Vahagan - The god of thunder, clouds and fire. Comes from "Vah" -god, "Agne" - fire. Vahagan is the constellation Orion.
Astghik - The goddess of love and beauty, symbolized by skylight. She was the wife or lover of Vahagan, the god of fire and metal. She was also the goddess of water. The celebration in her honor occurred in mid June and was called Vardevar. It is still celebrated in Armenia by pouring water on unsuspecting passersby.
Ara Geghetsik - "Ara the Beautiful�- the god of spring, flora, agriculture, sowing and water. He is associated with Isis, Vishnu and Dionysus, as the symbol of new life.
Tsovinar, Nar - The goddess of water, sea, rain. She was a fire creature, who forced the rain and hail to fall from the heavens with her fury.
Vanatur - the god of hospitality and bountiful hosts.
Tir - the god of literature, science and art, also an interpreter of dreams.
Tork Angegh - the god of power, bravery, war, the military.
Aralez - One of the oldest gods in the Armenian pantheon, Aralez was a god in the form of a dog, whose powers included the ability to resurrect the dead by licking wounds clean.

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Celtic:
Aine - (AN-yuh) Ireland; a woman of the Leanan Sidhe (Sweetheart of the Sidhe). Some said she was the daughter of Manannan, some said she was the Morrigan herself. There was a stone, Cathair Aine, belonging to her and if anyone sat on the stone, they would be in danger of losing their wits, sit three times and they would lose them forever. Aine was very revengeful, and it was not a safe thing to offend her.
Aine of Knockaine - (AN-yuh of knock-AN-yuh) Ireland; moon goddess and patroness of crops and cattle; associated with the Summer Solstice. Also Aine Cliach, and Cnoc Aine.
Amaethon - Wales; god of agriculture.
Angus Mac Og - Ireland; god of youth, love, and beauty. One of the Tuatha De Danann, name means "young son". He had a harp that made irresistible music, and his kisses turned into birds that carried messages of love. His brugh, underground fairy palace, was on the banks of the Boyne River. Variants: Angus or Oengus of the Brugh, Angus Mac Oc.
Anu - Ireland; goddess of plenty and Mother Earth. Greatest of all Irish goddesses, deity of cattle, health, fertility, prosperity, and comfort.
Aoibhell - (Evill) Ireland; another woman of the Sidhe, she made her dwelling in Craig Liath. Legend has it that she gave a golden harp to Meardha, Murchadh's son, when he was getting his schooling at the Sidhe in Connacht and learned of his father's death. Whoever heard the playing of the harp would not live long afterward. It was this harp that Cuchulain heard the time his enemies were gathering against him at Muirthemne, and he knew by the sound that his life was near its end.
Arawn - Wales; god of the dead and the underworld Annwn. Only until Christian conversion, the Welsh didn't look on the underworld as hell. God of revenge, terror, and the dead.
Arianrhod - Wales; goddess of beauty, fertility, and reincarnation. Known as Silver Wheel and the High Fruitful Mother, the palace of this sky goddess was Caer Arianrhold (Aurora Borealis). Keeper of the Silver Wheel of Stars, a symbol of time and karma. Her ship, Oar Wheel, carried dead warriors to Emania (Moon-land).
�r�n - Ireland; god of war. He was greatly admired by women, but every time he went into battle he would grow a thrid eye which repelled the women, but it eventually disapeared.
Badb - (Bibe) Ireland; goddess of enlightenment, inspiration, life, wisdom. Sister of Macha, the Morrigan, and Anu, the name of this goddess means "boiling," "battle raven," and "scald-crow". Known as Cath Bodva in Gaul. A Mother Goddess and Triple Goddess, Badb's cauldron boiled with the ever-producing mixture that produced all life. Variants: Badhbh, Badb Catha.
Banba - Ireland; one of a triad of goddesses that included Fotia and Eriu.
Bel - Ireland, Wales; god of cattle, crops, fertility, fire, healing, hot springs, prosperity, purification, science, success. A sun and fire god closely connected with the Druids and the festival of Beltaine (May 1). Variants: Belenus, Belinos, Beli Mawr (Wales).
Blodeuwedd - Wales; goddess of flowers, lunar mysteries, wisdom. Known as the Ninefold Goddess of the Western Isles of Paradise and Flower-Face, goddess was created by Math and Gwydion as a wife for the god Lleu. Her symbols were the owl and the moon. Variants: Blodwin, Blancheflor.
Boann - Ireland; goddess of the River Byone and mother of Angus Mac Og by the Dagda. She held the powers of healing. Variants: Boannan, Boyne.
Bran the Blessed - Wales; god of prophecy, the arts, war, music, writing. Associated with ravens; the brother of Manawydan ap Llyr and Branwen. His father Llyr was a sea god. Variant: Benedigeidfran.
Branwen - Wales; goddess known as Venus of the Northern Seas was the deity of love and beauty. Daughter of Llyr and one of the three matriarchs of Britain.
Brigit - Ireland; goddess of agriculture, fire, healing, inspiration, learning divination, occult knowledge, poetry, prophecy, smithcraft. Her Gaelic name of Breo-saighead means "fiery arrow" or "fiery power". Celts often referred to her as being three in one - the Triple Brigits or the Three Mothers. An ever-burning fire was kept in her honor by her nineteen priestesses who lived in a sacred temple at Kildare. She was also a daughter of the Dagda. Variants: Brid, Brig, Brigid, Brighid.
Caer Ibormeith - Ireland; goddess of sleep and dreams; and perhaps a less violent version of Mare; daughter of Ethal Anubail, a faery king of Connacht. She often took the form of a swan who lived on a lake called Dragon's Mouth, and wore a copious golden chain with 130 golden balls on a silver chain about her slender neck. She was loved by Aengus MacOg, god of young love. When he awakened from a dream of her he sought her out. After he found her, he too became a swan, and the two of them flew and sang the sweetest, most restful music ever heard upon this earth. Together they flew away to Bruigh na Boinne, his megalithic site north of Tara, where they sang so wonderfully that the whole of Ireland fell into a peaceful sleep for three days and three nights.
Caillech - Ireland, Scotland; goddess of disease and plague. A Destroyer, or Crone, goddess, she was also called "Veiled One". As the Crone, she ruled with the Maiden and the Mother. Dogs guarded the gates of her afterworld realm where she received the dead. Celtic myth has her gatekeeper dog named Dormarth "Death's Door". Irish bards who could curse with satire were often called cainte "dog".
Cernunnos - all Celtic areas in some form; god of animals, commerce, crossroads, fertility, reincarnation, virility, warriors, woodlands. Druids knew him as Hu Gadarn, the Honored God. Ancient Celtic images show him seated in a lotus position, naked, with antlers or horns on his head. Animals that were sacred to him: bull, ran, stag, and horned serpents. Variants: Cerowain, Cernenus, Herne the Hunter.
Cerridwen - Welsh; goddess of death, initiation, inspiration, magic, regeneration. Known as a moon goddess, Great Mother, and grain deity; wife of the giant Tegrid. She brewed a magical potion of wisdom in her cauldron, and forced the young Taliesin to stir it for a year and a day. When he accidentally swallowed the last three drops, he was transformed into a bard. Welsh bards once called themselves Cerddorion "sons of Cerridwen," meaning they received their initiation from Cerridwen herself. Variants: Caridwen, Ceridwen.
Creiddylad - Wales; goddess of flowers, love. A daughter of the sea god Lir, connected with the festival of Beltaine and called the May Queen. Variants: Creudylad, Cordelia.
The Dagda - Ireland; god of the arts, knowledge, magic, music, prophecy, prosperity, regeneration. Known as the "Good God" and "Lord of the Heavens," he was one of the high kings of the Tuatha De Danann and had four great palaces under hollow hills. Of his children, the most important are Brigit, Angus, Midir, Ogma and Bodb the Red. His magical cauldron had an inexhaustible supply of food and his oak harp made the seasons change.
Diancecht - Ireland; god of healing, magic, medicine, regeneration. Physician-magician of the Tuatha De Danann; his sons were Miach, Cian, Cethe, and Cu, his daughter Airmed was also a great physician. Variant: Dian Cecht.
Danu - Ireland; Mother of the Gods, she was goddess of rivers and wells, magic, plenty, wisdom. Possible aspect of Anu; ancestress of the Tuatha De Danann. Variant: Dana.
Don - Ireland, Wales; in Ireland, goddess who ruled over the Land of the Dead. In Wales, goddess of sea and air. For both, generally a goddess of the elements, communicating with the dead.
Donn - Wales; the sea goddess.
Druantia - several Celtic areas; goddess known as Queen of the Druids and Mother of the tree calendar.
Dylan - Wales; sea deity and the some of Gwydion and Arianrhod, this god was called Son of the Waves, and a silver fish was his symbol.
Eadon - Ireland; nurse of poets
Eiru - Ireland; daughter of the Dagda, her alternate name, Erin, was given to Ireland.
Elaine - Wales, Britain; a Maiden aspect of the Goddess, she was later transformed in the Arthurian sagas.
Epona - Britain, continental Gaul; goddess of horsebreeding, healing spring, prosperity. Called Divine Horse and the Great Mare, the goddess of horses was acknowledged and worshipped by Roman soldiers. Her symbols were horses and dogs.
Flidais - Ireland; goddess of forests, wild creatures. A shapeshifting goddess who rode in a deer-drawn chariot.
Goibniu - Ireland, Wales; god of blacksmiths, weapon-makers, brewing. One of a triad of Tuatha De Danann craftsmen, he was called the Great Smith. Weapons that he forged always hit their mark and made fatal wounds. The other two craftsmen were Luchtain the wright, and Creidne the brazier.
Gwethyr - Wales; King of the Upper world, this god was the opposite of Gwynn ap Nudd.
Gwydion - Wales; god of enchantment, illusion, magic. A son of Donn, the sea goddess, and brother to Govannon, Arianrhod, and Amaethon (god of agriculture). Known as a great wizard and bard in northern Wales. He was many skilled, like the Irish god Lugh, he was a shapeshifter whose symbol was a white horse.
Gwynn ap Nudd - Wales; first known as King of the Fairies and Lord of the Underworld, this god later ruled over the Plant Annwn, subterranean fairies.
Llew Llaw Gyffes - Wales; son of Arianrhod and raised by his uncle Gwydion. A curse prohibited him from having and earthly wife, so his uncles made him one out of flowers and named her Blodeuwedd. She and her lover, Gronw Pebr, plotted Llew's death, but because of Llew's divine origins, the death simply became an annual duel between the two men. His symbol is a white stag, and is celebrated on August 1, the Celtic ceremony of Lunasa.
Llud Llaw Ereint - Wales; God of harpers, healing, poets, smiths, sorcerers, and waters.
Llyr - Ireland, Wales; god of sea and water, may have also ruled the underworld. The father of Manawydan, Bran the Blessed, and Branwen.
Lugh - (Loo) Ireland, Wales; a sun god of all crafts and arts, healing, journeys, prophecy. Son of Cian, a Tuatha De Danann. Of legend, his skills were without end; in Ireland he was associated with ravens; and a white stag as his symbol in Wales. He had a magic spear and otherworldly hounds. His festival was Lughnassadh, or Lunasa - August 1. Variants: Llew, Lug, Lugus, Lugh Lamhfada (of the long arm), Lug Samildananch (much skilled).
Macha - Ireland; goddess of cunning, death, sheer physical force, war; protectoress in both battle and peace. Known as Crow, Queen of Phantoms, and the Mother of Life and Death, she was honored at Lunasa. Variants: Mania, Mana, Mene, Minne.
Manannan Mac Lir - (May-nah-naun) Ireland, Wales; a shapeshifting god of the sea, magic, navigators, commerce, storms, rebirth, weather. The chief Irish sea god whose special retreat was the Isle of Man. In Wales his name was Manawydan ap Llyr. He had several magical weapons and a suit of armor that made him invisible; and his swine kept the Tuatha De Danann from aging.
Margawse - Wales, Britain; originally a Mother Goddess, she was transformed in the later Arthurian sagas.
Math Mathonwy - Wales; legend has him as a king who was also a god of enchantment and magic.
Merlin - Wales, Britain; god of all forms of magic and prophecy, healing, illusion, the arts. Originally an ancient Welsh Druid, priest of the fair religion, and great magician. He was transformed in the later Arthurian sagas. Tradition says he learned his powerful magic from the Goddess in her forms of Morgan, Viviane, Nimue, and Lady of the Lake. Legend says he now lies sleeping in a hidden crystal cave. Variants: Merddin, Myrddin.
Morrigan - Ireland, Wales, Britain; a shapeshifting war goddess of lust, magic, prophecy, revenge, war. Known as Great Queen, Supreme War Goddess, Queen of Phantoms, and Specter Queen, she kept company with Fea (hateful), Badb (fury), and Macha (battle). Variants: Morrigu, Morrighan, Morgan.
Neit - Ireland; god of battle.
Niamh - (Nee-av) Ireland; possible form of Badb, this goddess was called Beauty and Brightness and helped heroes at death.
Nuada - (Noo-ada) Ireland, Wales; god of harpers, healing, historians, magic, poets, warfare, writing. King of the Tuatha De Danann at one time, he had to step down when he lost his hand in battle; it was replaced by a silver one. Variants: Lud, Lludd, Llaw, Ereint, Nudd, Nodens.
Ogma - God of eloquence, inspiration, language, magic, music, physical strength, poets, writers. Invented the Ogam script alphabet and carried a huge club similar to Hercules'. Variants: Oghma, Ogmios, Grianainech (sun face), Cermait (honey-mouthed).
Pwyll - Wales; god of cunning, virture. Called Pwyll pen Annwn (Pwyll, head of Annwn) because he replaced Gwynn ap Nudd as ruler of the underworld at one time.
Scathach - (Scau-ahch) Ireland, Scotland; goddess of healing, magic, martial arts, prophecy. Called the Shadowy One, She Who Strikes Fear, and the Dark Goddess, she was a warrior woman and prophetess who lived in Albion, possibly on the Isle of Skye, and taught martial arts. Variants: Scota, Scatha, Scath.
Taliesin - Wales; god of magic, music, poetry, wisdom, writing. Known as Prince of Song, Chief of the Bards of the West, and Patron of Druids, he was a great magician, bard, and shapeshifter who gained his knowledge from the goddess Cerridwen directly.
White Lady - all Celtic countries; goddess of death and destruction. Called the Dryad of Death and Queen of the Dead, this goddess was a Crone aspect of the Goddess.

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Chinese:
Ba - Daughter of Heaven. Symbol of drought.
Ba Xian - "Eight Immortals" of Taoist mythology, and among the best known deities of China. The deities of the Ba Xian represent eight conditions of human existence: youth, old age, poverty, wealth, the populace, nobility, masculine and feminine.
Bixia Yuanjin - Taoist Goddess of dawn, destiny and childbirth.
Cai-shen - God of prosperity in both Taoist and folk religion. Usually seen riding a black tiger. He has a black face and a thick mustache, and wears a helmet of iron.
Cao Guo-jiu - vOne of the Ba Xian, or eight immortals of Taoist myth. He became a hermit from shame, and became an immortal after being taught the secret of perfection. He is the patron of actors.
Cheng-huang - Deities who protect and help the cities under their care. They ward off disaster and bring rain and a bountiful harvest. The are also said to escort the souls of their citizens safely to Heaven.
Chu Jiang - King of the second Hell of Taoist belief, the hell of thieves and murderers. It is believed to be a large lake of ice.
Dha-shi-zhi - Female bodhisattva of Chinese Buddhism. She broke the cycle of rebirth for all through the power of her love. In the heavenly paradise, souls appear before her in the shape of flowers.
Di-cang - One of the four great bodhisattvas of Chinese Buddhism. He liberates souls which dwell in the various hells, and can take on six forms to help beings of the six modes of existence. Depicted as a monk with a staff in his right hand with six rings on it and a wish fulfilling jewel in his left.
Di-guan - Ruler of the Earth in religious Taoism. Forgives sins and transgressions.
Dong-yue da-di - Helper of the sky god Yu-huang. Supervises the lives of living creatures from birth to death.
Dou-mu - Goddess who supervises the register where all births and deaths are recorded. She is worshipped by those wishing a long life and personal compassion. Portrayed sitting on a lotus throne and has four heads, with three eyes in each, and eight arms.
Er-lang - Guardian god who dispels evil spirits by setting the Hounds of Heaven on them.
Fan-kui - God of butchers.
Fei Lian - God of the winds. Depicted as a dragon with the head of a stag and tail of a snake.
Feng Bo - 'Earl of the Wind'. Human form of Fei Lan.
Feng Po-po - Goddess of the Wind.
Fu-xing - God of happiness, one of the San-xing. Often seen in the blue clothes of a civil servant and in the company of children, or in his symbolic form of a bat.
Gao Yao - Ancient god of judgment. Often accompanied by a ram.
Gong De Tian - Goddess of luck. Holds a wish fulfilling pearl in her left hand.
Gong Gong - Demon responsible for the great floods. The opponent of the high ruler.
Gou Mang - Messenger of the sky-god. Associated with the East, springtime and happiness.
Guan-di - Taoist god of war. One of the most well-known of Chinese deities, he opposes all disturbers of the peace and protects the realm from all enemies, both external and internal. Pictured as a nine-foot tall giant with a two-foot long beard, red face, the eyes of a phoenix and eyebrows of silkworms. Also the patron of literature, rulers, and bean-curd sellers.
Gui Xian - A magical being, the turtle Gui Xian is the symbol of happiness.
Gun - An earth god. When he failed to stop the great flood by building dams, was degraded to an associate of the demon Gong Gong.
Han - Chinese river god of the Han river.
Han Xian-zi - One of the popular Ba Xian. Usually portrayed holding a flute, basket of flowers or a peach.
He Bo - A powerful river god. Girls were thrown into rivers in ancient China as sacrifices to him, the 'Brides of He Bo'.
He Xian-gu - The only female member of the Ba Xian.
Heng O - Chinese moon Goddess and symbol of the Yin. Often portrayed in beautiful robes with her hand on the lunar disc.
Hou Ji - God of Millet.
Hou Tu - God of earth and soil.
How-chu - God of the air.
How-too - Ancient earth god. Seen as a monster who lives in mountains and rivers.
Hu Jing-de - Guardian god.
Huang Fei-hu - Originally an earth god, became a mountain god who rules the mountain of Tai Shan in eastern China. He judges the souls of the deceased who come to his mountain.
Huang-lao - Taoist deity. Named for the founders of Taoism, Huang-di and Lao-zi, they have been combined as a single deity and worshipped since the 2nd century BC.
Huang-lao-jun - Important deity of early Taoism. He is said to have returned to earth several times as the great teachers of Taoism in order to spread the word about the Tao. One of these incarnations is believed to be Lao-Zi.
Ji Nu - Goddess of the stars.
Jian Lao - God of the earth and permanence.
Jin Jia - God of literature. He punishes wicked scholars and waves a flag before the homes of families whose descendants will achieve high honor in the Imperial Examinations.
Kui-xing - Stellar god. In charge of issuing official testimonials.
Kwan Yin - Also Guan Yin. One of the great bodhisattvas of Chinese Buddhism, Kwan Yin is seen as the patron of mercy and childless women. Often depicted as the thousand-eyed and thousand-armed, or holding a child.
Lan Cai-he - One of the Ba Xian. Depicted as dressed in rags, wearing a belt made of black wood, and wearing a boot on one foot while the other one is bare. In summer he would wear a thick overcoat but dress lightly in winter. His breath is like hot steam.
Lao-jun - Deified form of Lao-zi, one of the founders of Taoism.
Lei-gong - Chinese god of thunder. Depicted as having the beak, wings and claws of an owl, although his body is in the shape of a human. Carries a drum and hammer.
Lei-zi - Goddess of thunder. Taught the Chinese the art of breeding silkworms.
Li Tie-guai - One of the Ba Xian. Depicted as crippled in one leg and using a crutch.
Ling-bao tian-zong - Ruler of the Second Heaven of Taoist teachings. Guardian of magical writings. He calculates time and regulates the yin and yang.
Liu Bei - God of basket makers and straw shoe sellers.
Long-wang - The Dragon Kings, gods of funerals and rain.
Lu Ban - God of carpenters.
Lu Dong-bin - One of the Ba Xian of Taoism. Considered compassion to be the main way of attaining perfection.
Lu-xing - God of the imperial star. Also god of literature. As the star of Honor, he is also a member of the San-xing.
Ma Wang - God of horses.
Ma-mian - Bureaucrat of the underworld.
Men-shen - Two gods who guard the double-doorways of Chinese dwellings and public buildings.
Mo-hi-hai - God of water.
Mu Gong - Taoist god of immortality and 'Lord of the East'. The embodiment of Yang.
Mu-king - God of fire.
Niu Wang - God of cattle.
N�-gua - Goddess who created the first human beings from yellow mud. The intermediary between men and women, and the granter of children.
Pa - God of drought.
Pa-cha - God who protects crops from locusts.
Pan Jin Lian - Goddess of fornication and prostitutes.
Pan-gu - Primordial giant who created the earth.
Qi Gu-niang - Goddess venerated by girls wanting to know who they will marry.
Ru Shou - Messenger of the sky-god. Associated with Autumn, the west and misfortune.
San-qing - The three Taoist heavens and the three immortals who inhabit them.
San-xing - Three stellar gods of good fortune. Fu-xing (Lucky Star), Lu-xing (Star of Honor) and Shou-xing (Star of Longevity).
Shen Yi - Sun god. Also known as the Heavenly Archer, for shooting nine of the ten suns with arrows in order to stop the scorching of the earth. Often portrayed with a sun in his hand.
Shen-nung - God who created the plow and taught man the arts of agriculture and medicine. Patron of pharmacists.
Shou-lao - Taoist god of good luck and longevity. Popular name of Shou-xing, the Star of Longevity.
Shou-xing - Deity of the stars, considered the god of longevity. Portrayed with an enormous bald head, supporting himself on a staff, and carrying the peach of longevity. He is a member of the San-xing.
Shui-guan - God of water and overcoming of obstacles.
Si-ming - God of Fate, who determines the life span of each individual. Has two books: the Book of Death, for those who must die, and the Book of Life for the immortals.
Song Di - King of the third hell of Chinese legend. Punishes those guilty of unofficial behavior, disobedience, disloyalty, and rebellion.
Song-zi niang-niang - Goddess who bestows children.
Sun-pi - God of cobblers.
Tai-sui-xing - God of time and the planets.
Tai-yi - The supreme deity of some Chinese mythologies.
Tai-yue da-di - Ruler of earth and mankind in Taoist faith. Decides the life span, reincarnation, wealth, progeny, and status of all individuals.
Tao-de tian-zong - Heavenly ruler of the most supreme of Taoist heavens. He teaches the wisdom of the Tao to earthlings.
Tian Hou - Goddess of the sky and protector of fishermen.
Tian-guan - Ruler of Heaven and a god of good luck, wealth and good fortune.
Tian-mu - Goddess of lightning.
Tu-di - Gods of small areas, such as streets, districts and public buildings. Keeps a record of the lives and death of all inhabitants in his area.
Wang Mu niang-niang - Goddess and keeper of the Peaches of Immortality.
Wei Cheng - Guardian of the back door of homes and public buildings.
Wei-tuo - God of teaching.
Wen-chang - Taoist god of literature and writing, often called on by scholars to assist them in their labors.
Wen-shu - One of the four great bodhisattvas of China. Proclaimed the Buddhist teachings in China.
Wu Guan - King of the fourth hell, known as the Lake of Blood. Punishes counterfeiters and cheats.
Xi Shi - Goddess of merchants who sell face creams and perfumes.
Xi Wang-mu - Goddess of immortality and embodiment of the element of Yin.
Xian - Being who has attained physical immortality in religious Taoism.
Yang Jing - Goat god, protects his patrons from wild animals.
Yan-lo - God of the dead and lord of the fifth hell. Punishes those in his domain by memory of things past.
Yao-shi - Chinese Buddha who is dedicated to saving lives, healing wounds and curing disease.
Yen-lo-wang - Earth god.
Yi-Ti - God of wine.
Yuan-shi tian-zong - "Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Beginning", literally the creator of all things in Heaven and earth. Considered eternal, limitless and invisible.
Yu-huang - The Jade Emperor of Chinese mythology, he rules over all of heaven and Earth. His administrators are the Cheng-huang and Tu-di, as well as other deities in charge of wind, rain, thunder, love, war, etc. The most powerful and revered of Chinese gods.
Yu-qiang - God of the sea and the ocean winds.
Zao-jun - God of the heart, home and family in Chinese folk religion.
Zhang Fei - A god of butchers.
Zhang Xian - Bestower of male offspring on those who follow him.
Zhi Song-zi - God of rain.
Zhi-ni - Goddess of spinners, who wove the robes of all other divinities.
Zhong kui - Taoist god of the afterlife and exorcism.
Zhu Rong - God of fire and ruler of the South.
Zi-yu - God who invented war and weapons.

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Egyptian:
Amon -Primoridal creation deity; one of 8 gods of chaos; combined with the suprme solar deity, Ra, Amon-RA was the hidden power that created the gods.
Anubis - God of Embalming
Atum - One of 4 creation deities; caused the division of the sexes; as Ra-Atum, he represented the evening sun.
Bast, Bastet, Ubaste - Daughter of Ra. When depicted as a lioness, she is the goddess of vengenance, ferocity and war. When bearing the likeness of a domesticated cat, she is the goddess of the home, music and dancing
Bes - God of Music, dance, war, slaughter, protection and childbirth.
Duamutef - Protected deceased's stomach.
Geb, Keb, Seb - God of Earth and guide to heaven.
Hapi - God of the Nile. Depicted as green-skinned and with a woman's breasts he represented the fertility and life-giving resources of the river.
Hapy - Protected deceased's lungs.
Hathor, Athyr, Het Hert - Goddess of Life, depicted as a cow or a woman with a cow's head, or a woman with the horns of a cow and a solar disc on her head. Goddess of women, childbirth, happiness and anything to do with the joy of life.
Hekat - Believed to help when women were in labor. Potrayed as a little frog.
Horus - God of many guises. Falcon-head. Sky god whose left eye was the moon amd whose right eye was the sun (depicted as an eye); king of Egypt.
Imsety - Protected deceased's liver.
Isis - The Mother Goddess. Sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, considered the most important Egyptian goddess. Commonly depicted as a seated queen sukling and cradling the baby Horus. Goddess of Magic, queen of the underworld, and goddess of agriculture.
Khensu - Moon god.
Khnemu, Khnum - One of 4 creator gods; potter who sculpted man and anumals and breathed life into them; water god.
Ma'at, Mayat - The goddess of truth, justice and order of the universe. Her symbol is the feather and she is responsible for unity and order in the world. Her statue is of a woman with a single ostrich feather in her hair and with wings connected to her arms.
Min - Fertility god who bestowed sexual powers on men.
Nekhebet, Nekhbet - Goddess of Upper Egypt. Commonly pictured as a vulture holding an ankh, or with her wings spread protectively over the pharaoh. Protector Goddess of mothers and children. Also seen as a guardian of the pharaohs, fighting alongside them in battle.
Nebhut, Nebthet, Nephthys - Mistress of the Dead. Sister of Osiris, Isis and Set. Wife of Set. Depicted as a woman witha basket and a house on top of her head.
Nun - Represents chaos; the original ocean which before the creation lay the germs of all plants and animals. The Egyptians called him "Father of the Gods". Sometimes he was found represented as a figure plunged up to his waist in water, with his arms upreached to the gods.
Nut, Nuit, Neuth - The goddess of the sky and is said to be the mother of Ra. Her sign is the cow and she creates the darkness.
Osiris, Asar, Unnefer - God of the Underworld. Depicted as a mummy wearing the Atef crown with a crook and flail in his hand. God that brought civilization and agriculture to Egypt, as such he is seen as a god of agriculture. Murdered and chopped up by his brother Set, and made whole again by his wife Isis, together with Anubis and Thoth, after which he became God of the Underworld and by extension God of the Dead.
Ptah - Patron of craftsmen.
Qebehsenuef - Protected deceased's intestines.
Re, Ra - God of the Sun, lord of the sky. Apparently humans and all other creatures came from Ra's tears. Depicted as a hawk-headed man with the solar disc on his head, commonly pictured riding a boat. Combined with the creator god Amun to form Amun-Ra, the almighty creator and sun god.
Renenet- is the goddess of children. She protects every child at birth. In pictures and statues she appears as a woman with a cobra's head and is also the goddess of good fortune and riches.
Sekhmet, Sakhmet, Sekhet - Goddess of War and Destruction. Portrayed as a woman with head of a lioness. Associated with red, the color of blood.
Set, Seth, Sutekh - God of Chaos. Commonly portrayed as a man with a demonic head, resembling that of an aardvark. Originally patron god of the pharaohs of Lower Egypt. Later portrayed as a more evil and chaotic god, he became associated with the barren deserts and thunderstorms.
Shu - God of space & light between sky & earth; power over snakes; held ladder to heaven.
Sobek - Crocodile god.
Tetnut- is the goddess of moisture, rain and dew. She is the symbol of creation and has the head of a lion wearing a solar disk. She is a protector of Ra and the pharaoh.
Thoth, Djehuty, Tehuti, Zehuti - God of Wisdom, a man with the head of an ibis. Thoth records the outcome in the Final Judgement, he reports to the other gods whether the deceased is to be accepted into the underworld or not.
Thoueris - Believed to help when women were in labor. Potrayed as a hippopotamus.

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Greco-Roman:
The Titans
Atlas - Atlas led the struggle between the Titans and Olympians, and for this he was punished, forced to support the sky on his shoulders.
Epimetheus - this Titan was the brother of Prometheus; his name means "afterthought"
Gaia (Tellus) - Gaia was an Earth goddess; she is also the mother of the Titans
Hyperion - god who was the father of Helios, Eos, and Selene
Iapetos - god who fathered Atlas, Prometheus, and Epimetheus
Koios - god who mated with Phoebe and together they produced Leto and Asteria
Kreios - god who sired Astraios, Pallas, and Perses
Kronos (Cronus) - it was Kronos, son of Gaia and Ouranos, who castrated his father; in turn, Kronos was the sire of many of the Olympians
Leto (Latona) - the goddess Leto bore the Olympian deities Artemis and Apollo to Zeus
Mnemosyne - the name Mnemosyne means "memory"; she and Zeus together produced the Muses
Okeanos (Oceanus) - god of the Ocean and water; father of the Oceanids ("three thousand slender-ankled daughters")
Ouranos (Uranus) - Ouranos was both the son and the consort of Gaia; he was also the father of the Titans
Phoebe - goddess who conceived Leto and Asteria by the Titan Koios
Prometheus - the name of this Titan means "forethought"; in myth, Prometheus was punished for giving fire to humans - he was bound, and daily an eagle would devour his liver
Rheia (Rhea) - Rheia was a mother goddess who bore the deities Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus to Kronos
Tethys - the goddess Tethys gave birth to daughters who personified rivers; she was the consort of Okeanos
Theia - Theia was a goddess who mated with Hyperion and consequently bore Helios, Selene, and Eos
Themis - according to Hesiod, the goddess Themis was the second wife of Zeus, and she conceived by him the Seasons (Lawfulness, Justice, and Peace), and the Fates
The Olympians
Aphrodite (Venus) - goddess of love and beauty
Apollo (Apollo) - god of the arts (esp. poetry and music), archery, and divination
Ares (Mars) - god of war
Artemis (Diana) - goddess of the hunt and protector of children
Athena (Minerva) - goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts; patron of Athens
Demeter (Ceres) - goddess of agriculture and fertility
Dionysos (Bacchus) - god of wine, mysteries, and the theatre
Hephaistos (Vulcan) - god of smiths and metal-workers
Hera (Juno) - goddess of marriage; consort of Zeus
Hermes (Mercury) - god of merchants; messenger of Zeus
Poseidon (Neptune) - god of the sea and earthquakes
Zeus (Jupiter) - god of the sky; ruler of Olympus
The Chthonians
The Chthonic deities inhabited the opposite realm from the Olympians - the Earth or the Underworld (chthon means earth in Greek).
Erinyes (Furiae) - also known as Furies, these were female spirits who exacted vengeance against those who committed specific crimes.
Keres - Keres were female spirits of death and destruction in ancient Greece
Hades (Pluto) - god of the Underworld and ruler of the dead; husband of Persephone
Hekate (Trivia) - goddess of magic; an alternate spelling of her name is Hecate
Persephone (Proserpina) - goddess of the Underworld and wife of Hades; also known as Kore (the maiden)
Thanatos - god of death
Free Spirits (Greco-Roman God/dess' that don't fit anywhere else)
Amphitrite - sea goddess; wife of Poseidon
Asklepios (Asclepius) - god of healing
Boreas - god of the north wind
Dike (Iustitia) - goddess of justice
Eileithyia (Lucina) - goddess of childbirth
Eirene (Pax) - goddess who personified peace
Enyo (Bellona) - goddess of war
Eos (Aurora) - goddess of the dawn
Erebus - personification of darkness
Eris (Discordia) - goddess whose name means "discord" or "strife"
Eros (Cupid) - god of love and desire
Eunomia - goddess who personified discipline or good government
Fates (Moirai in Greek, Parcae in Latin) - goddesses who supervised fate; the poet Hesiod names them Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Clotho selected the thread, Lachesis measured it, and Atropos cut this thread to signify the end of a person's existence.
Graces (Charites in Greek, Gratiae in Latin) - a trio of graceful goddesses associated with Aphrodite.
Aglaia | personified beauty and/or radiance

Euphrosyne | personified joy

Thalia | personified blooming or flowering
Hebe (Juventas) - goddess who was a cup-bearer for the Olympian gods
Helios (Sol) - god of the sun
Hesperus (Vesper) - the evening star
Hestia (Vesta) - goddess of the home and hearth
Himeros - god of sexual desire; companion of Aphrodite
Horae - a trio of goddesses of the Seasons
Hygeia - goddess of health
Hypnos (Somnus) - god of Sleep; brother of Thanatos
Iris - goddess of the rainbow; messenger of Hera
Morpheus - god of dreams
Muses - nine goddesses, each of whom embodied an aspect of the humanities and arts.
Calliope | Muse of Epic Poetry

Clio | Muse of History

Erato | Muse of Love Poetry

Euterpe | Muse of Lyric Poetry

Melpomene | Muse of Tragedy

Polyhymnia | Muse of Sacred Poetry

Terpsichore | Muse of Choral Dance and Song

Thalia | Muse of Comedy

Urania | Muse of Astronomy

Nemesis - goddess of retribution
Nereus - sea god who fathered 50 daughters - the Nereids (sea-nymphs)
Nike (Victoria) - goddess of victory
Nymphs - female nature spirits
Nyx - goddess who personifies night
Pan (Faunus) - god of the countryside
Peitho - goddess who personifies persuasion; Peitho often accompanies Aphrodite in myth
Selene (Luna) - goddess of the moon
Triton - water god; son of Amphitrite and Poseidon
Tyche (Fortuna) - goddess of fortune
Zephyrus - god of the west wind

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Hindu:
There are two distinct classes of gods, the Vedic and Brahmanic. Vedic gods were the gods of the primative agricultural people of ancient times, they were elmental. Brahmanic gods are from a more refined time, appearing about fifteen centuries or more before the birth of Christ.
Contrary to popular belief in the West, Hindu deities are not "individual gods", indicating a polytheistic faith. They are, rather, different representations of particular aspects of the one god, the source, known as Brahman.
According to this pantheistic belief, everything in existence, living or non-living comes from it. Therefore, Hindus regard all things as sacred. We cannot equate Brahman with God, because God is male and is describable, and this takes away from the concept of the Absolute. Brahman is formless or �nirakara�, and beyond anything that we can conceive of. However, it can manifest itself in myriad forms, including Gods and Goddesses, the �sakara� form of the Brahman.
The Brahmanic Gods formed a trinity:
Brahma - The creator god of the Trinity appears seated on a lotus (a symbol of glorious existence), He has four heads and hands. Each hand is holding a sacificial tool (sruva), the Vedas (knowledge), a water pot (kamandalu) and a rosary respectively. His vehicle is a swan (hans) which is known for its judgment between good and bad.

Vishnu - The preserver god of the Trinity has four hands. The first holds a conch shell (sankha) indicating spread of the divine sound "Om"; one holds a discus (chakra), a reminder of the wheel of time, and to lead a good life; one holds a lotus (Padma) which is an example of glorious existence and the fourth hands holds a mace (gada) indicating the power and the punishing capacity of the Lord if discipline in life is ignored. His vehicle is the swift-flying bird Garuda which can spread the Vedic knowled ge with great courage. The dark color of the Lord represents the passive and formless ether, a great quality for a pervading god. He rests on the bed of the powerful, coiled serpent, Seshanag who represents the sleeping universe. Lord Vishnu is also known as Hari, the remover.

Shiva - Lord Shiva appears in a meditating but ever-happy posture. He has matted hair which holds the flowing Ganges river and a crescent moon, a serpent coiled around his neck, a trident (trishul) in his one hand and ashes all over his body. The Lord's attri butes represent his victory over the demonic activity, and calmness of human nature. He is known as the"giver" god. His vehicle is a bull (symbol of happiness and strength) named Nandi. Shiva-Linga, a sign of the Lord, is adored instead of him. Shiva temples have Shiva-Linga as the main deity.

Other Gods of the Brahmanic Pantheon:
Krishna - Because of his great godly power, Lord Krishna is another of the most commonly worshipped deities in the Hindu faith. He, like Lord Rama, is also known for his bravery in destroying evil powers throughout his life. The Lord is usually depictted as play ing the flute (murali), indicating spread of the melody of love to people. He is also shown with his childhood devotee and girl-companion Radha. The Lord is usually remembered and worshipped as Radha-Krishna. The pair symbolizes the etern al love between people and god. Lord Krishna is also shown with his pet cow, his childhood favorite. Lord Krishna performed many divine sports (leela) as a child.
Hanuman - Hanumana is a monkey god. He is a noble hero and great devotee of Lord Rama of the Ramayana. This deity is a provider of courage, hope, knowledge, intellect and devotion. He is pictured as a robust monkey holding a mace (gada) which is a sign of b ravery and having a picture of Lord Rama tatooed on his chest which is a sign of his devotion to Lord Rama. He is also called Mahaveera.(the great hero ) or Pavan-suta (son of air).
Ganpati (Ganesha) - This god of knowlededge and the remover of obstacles is also the older son of Lord Shiva. Lord Ganesha is also called Vinayak (kowledeable) or Vighneshwer (god to remove obstacles). He is worshipped, or at least remembered, in the beginning of any au spicious performance for blessings and auspiciousness. He has four hands, elephant's head and a big belly. His vehicle is a tiny mouse. In his hands he carries a rope (to carry devotees to the truth), an axe (to cut devotees' attachments), and a sweet d essert ball -laddoo- (to reward devotees for spiritual activity). His fourth hand's palm is always extended to bless people. A unique combination of his elephant-like head and a quick moving tiny mouse vehicle represents tremendous wisdom, intellege nce, and presence of mind.
Lakshmi - She is the wife of Lord Vishnu and is the goddess of prosperity, purity, chastity and generosity. Her four hands represent four spiritual virtues. She sits on a fully blossomed lotus, a seat of divine truth. Her personal charm is considered par excellence. An aura of divine happiness, mental and spiritual satisfaction, and prosperity always exist around her. Her palm is always extended to bless people. She is adored by Lord Ganesha.
Durga - She is the wife of Lord Shiva and exists in various divine (both friendly and fearful) forms. Two of her fierce but very powerful forms are Durga (goddess beyond reach) and Kali (goddess of destruction). Both have eight hands and great power and ener gy (Shakti). Durga rides on a lion and Kali rides on a corpse of a demon. Parvati was called Sati in her previous divine incarnation. The family of Lord Shiva, Parvati and their sons Ganesha and Kartikeya is an ideal example of family unity a nd love. She has a charming personality. She is adored by married women for a happy married life.
Saraswati - She is the wife of Lord Brahma and possesses the powesr of speech, wisdom and learning. She has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning; mind, intellect, alertness and ego. She has sacred scriptures in one hand and a lot us (a symbol of true knowledge) in the second. With her other two hands she plays the music of love and life on the violin (veena). She is dressed in white (sign of purity) and rides on a white goose (swan).
The Vedic Gods:
Prithvi and Dyaus - Prithvi, the earth, and Dyaus, the sky or heaven, were symbolized as cow and bull. They were early deities, worshipped as fertility gods and considered to have engendered all the other gods and men. Their importance diminished however and, though they survived into later pantheons, their progeny was much reduced. Usha, the dawn, was their daughter and Agni, the fire, their son. But their greatest claim to fame is through Indra, another son. Prithvi was the heroic female and Dyaus, the vigorous god.
Varuna - Varuna is also a sky-god: according to another account, a water-god. Varuna is considered a thousand-eyed god who sees all that happens in the world. The name is derived from Var, to cover, or to overarch: and so far Varna means the vault of heaven.
Indra - Indra is the sky god and the son of Prithvi and Dyaus. He is depicted as a four-armed man on a white elephant carrying a thunderbolt. It is he who slashes the clouds with his thunderbolt to release the rain.He is the chief god and king of heaven. At the time of Indra's birth the heavens, the earth and the mountains began to shake and all the gods were afraid. Prithvi, herself, was fearful and hid her son and gave him no attention. None of the gods came to the infant's aid for they all felt, as was indeed the case, that this child was the herald of great changes in the divine order and, possibly, of their own doom.
Surya - The chief sun god and in time Savitri and Vivasat were absorbed to become mere aspects of him. Surya has golden hair and arms, and rides a golden chariot drawn by seven mares or alternatively by a mare with seven heads. He became an honorary Aditya for he was reffered to as the eye of Varuna and Mitrs. He's considered to be the son of Dyaus. He was the father of the Aswins by a nymph who disguised herself as a mare and was therefore called Aswini. Soma is sometimes said to be another son of Surya.
Savitar - Savitar is an all powerful Sun god. His name means the "Inspirer," and is derived from the root sa, to drive or stimulate. As the sun-god he is spoken of as the golden-eyed, golden-tongued, and golden-handed. The golden handed referes to when he cut off one hand at a sacrifice, and priests gave him a golden hand to replace it.
Soma - Soma in some respects the myth of Soma is the most curious of any. Soma, as the intoxicating juice of the Soma platn, corresponds to the mixture of honey and blood of the Qoasir, which, in the Norse mythology, inparts prolonged life to the gods. In the Rigveda the Soma is similarly described; as also the process by which it is converted into an intoxication liquied. Buy in the same hymns Soma is also described as an all-powerful god. It is he who gives strenght to Indra, and enable him to conquer his enemy Vritra, the snake of darkness. He is further, like Vishnu, Indra, and Varuna, at the supp0orter of heaven and earth, and gods and men; thus it would seem as if the myth of the god Soma is but an instance of that retishistic stage in the history of the human kind during which men attributed consious life and energy to whatever hurt or benefited them.
Agni - Agni is the god of fire, the guardian of homes, and the protector of humans against evil.
Vayu - Vayu is the god or the winds, or of the aur. Allied to him are the Maruts,--the storm-gods, or "crushers," whose name is derived from a root meaning to grind.
Ushas - Ushas is the Goddess of Wisdom. The name ushas is derived from a root us, to burn. She is also the same as the Sanscrit Ahoma. The language in which the physical ushas was spoken of was expecially capable or easy transformation into a purely spiritual meaning.

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Japanese:
Aizen-Myoo - God of love, especially worshipped by prostitutes, landlords, singers and musicians. He has a third eye above his other eyes on his forehead and a lion's head in his hair.
Aji-Suki-Taka-Hi-Kone - God of thunder. To quiet him as a child, the gods carried him up and down a ladder, explaining the approaching and receding sound of thunder.
Ama-No-Minaka-Nushi - 'Divine Lord of the Middle Heavens' and god of the Pole Star.
Amaterasu - Shinto goddess of the sun and the leader of the Shinto pantheon. She was known as 'shining heaven' and the Japanese Emperors claimed to be descended from her.
Amatsu Mikaboshi - God of evil, his name means "August Star of Heaven".
Amatsu-Kami - Gods of heaven who live 'above' the earthly plain. They are heavenly and eternal.
Ama-Tsu-Mara - Shinto god of smiths. He is pictured as a cyclops.
Ame-No-Mi-Kumari - Shinto water goddess.
Ame-No-Wakahiko - God sent to rule the earth. Killed by the sky god Takami-Musubi.
Amida - God of death, to whom the devout turned at the moment of their death. His realm was beautiful, full of ambrosia trees, gentle breezes and lovely birds.
Am-No-Tanabata-Hime - Goddess of weavers.
Baku - A good spirit, known as the 'eater of dreams'. He brings good fortune by eating the nightmares of those who call on him. Seen as a creature with a lion's head, tiger's feet and a horse's body.
Benten - Goddess of love, the arts, wisdom, poetry, good fortune and water. Originally a sea deity, he became the patroness of the rich and the arts. She is seen as a beautiful woman riding a dragon. In her eight hands she holds a sword, a jewel, a bow, an arrow, a wheel and a key. Her other two arms are folded in prayer.
Bimbogami - God of poverty. Rituals are performed to get rid of him.
Binzuru-Sonja - God of curing illness and good vision.
Bishamon - God of war, justice and protector of the law. He is one of the Shichi Fukujin and is portrayed in full armor, standing on demons and holding a spear in his hand.
Bosatsu - Manifestation of the Buddha in the past, present or future.
Chien-shin - A kami which is related to particular geographical area, and protects those living in the area.
Chimata-no-kami - God of crossroads, highways and footpaths. He was originally a phallic god, and phallic symbols are often associated with him and with crossroads.
Chup-Kamui - Sun goddess of the Ainu. She was originally the moon goddess, but after one night of watching the adulterous behaivors of the people below, she begged the sun god to trade places with her.
Daibosatsu - The Great bodhisattva or the Buddah in his last incarnation.
Daikoku - God of wealth, the soil and patron of farmers. He is seen as a large, happy man seated on two bags of rice with a bag of jewels over his shoulder.
Dainichi - Buddhist personification of purity and wisdom.
Dosojin - God of roads.
Dozoku-shin - Ancestral kami of a dozoku, or clan. The worship of the Dozoku-shin is carried out by the main family of the clan.
Ebisu - God of the wealth of the sea, he is the patron god of fishermen and fishing. He is pictured holding a fish and a fishing pole. Anything washed up on the shore could be Ebisu, including a corpse.
Ekibiogami - God of plagues and epidemics.
Emma-o - Japanese Buddhist god of the underworld. He is the judge of the dead, and decides on the punishment of evildoers based on Buddha's Law.
Fudo - God of fire and wisdom, he is the patron protector of the people and the god of Astrology. Seen as an ugly old man surrounded by fire, with a sword in one hand and a rope in the other.
Fujin - Shinto god of the wind. Seen as a terrifying dark demon in a leopard skin, with a bag of winds over his shoulder.
Fukurokuju - Shinto god of wisdom, luck and prosperity.
Funadama - The boat-spirit, she is a goddess who protects and helps mariners and fishermen.
Futsu-Nushi-no-Kami - God of fire and lightning, later became a war god and general of Ameratsu.
Gama - God of longevity. Seen as a cheerful old man riding a stag and holding a scroll full of secret wisdom.
Gekka-o - God of marriage. He binds the feet of lovers with a red silken cord.
Hachiman - God of war and agriculture, and the divine protector of the Japanese people.
Haniyasu-hiko - God of the earth.
Haniyasu-hime - Goddess of the earth.
Haya-Ji - God of the whirlwind.
Hiruko - God of the morning sun. Guards the health of little children.
Hoso-no-Kami - God of smallpox.
Hotei - God of happiness, laughter and the wisdom of being content. Seen as a jolly fat man carrying a linen bag full of precious things, including children. He is the protector of the weak and small children.
Ida-Ten - Buddhist god of the law and of monasteries. Seen as a handsome young man.
Ika-Zuchi-no-Kami - Group of even Shinto demons who reside in the Underworld. Their rumblings can be heard during volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
Iki-Ryo - The spirit of anger and envy which harms.
Inari - Both a male and female deity, Inari is the god/goddess of rice and agriculture.
Isora - God of the seashore.
Izanagi - Primordial god of the sky and the creator of everything good and right. With his wife Izanami he created the first of the Japanese islands.
Izanami - Primordial goddess of the earth and darkness. With her husband Izangi she helped create the first of the Japanese islands. Died in childbirth and became goddess of the Underworld and the dead.
Jinushigami - Minor deity who watches over a town or plot of land.
Jizo - Japanese Buddha of great compassion. He is the protector of pregnant women, children, and travelers. Identical to the Indian god Kshitigarbha.
Juichimen - Buddhist god of mercy.
Jurojin - Shinto god of longevity and a happy old age. He is one of the Shichi Fukujin, the seven gods of luck.
Kagutsuchi - Japanese god of fire.
Kamado-gami - Gods of the hearth.
Kami-kaze - God of wind, storms and viscous cold weather.
Kaminari - Goddess of thunder, known as the Thunder Queen and the Heavenly Noise.
Kanayama-hiko - God of metals.
Kanayama-hime - Goddess of metals.
Kawa-no-Kami - God of rivers. Although many rivers had their own god, he was the ruler of all rivers.
Kenro-Ji-Jin - God of earth.
Kishi-Bojin - Goddess of children and childbirth, it is to Kishi-Bojin that women pray for children.
Kishijoten - Goddess of luck and beauty, she is the patron of song and dance and protector of the Geishas.
Kishimo-jin - Buddhist goddess of compassion and protectoress of children.
Kojin - Ancient tree deity and goddess of the kitchen. She lives in an enoki tree.
Ko-no-Hana - The Blossom Princess, she is the goddess of spring and the one who makes the flowers blossom.
Koshin - God of the roads.
Koya-no-Myoin - God of the sacred Mount Koya. Seen as a hunter with a red face and two hounds.
Kukunochi-no-Kami - Shinto god of the trees.
Kuni-Toko-tachi - Earth deity who lives in Mt. Fuji.
Kura-Okami - God of rain and snow.
Marisha-Ten - Queen of heaven, goddess of the light, sun and moon.
Mawaya-no-kami - Kami, or deity of the toilet. Occasionally invoked to help with gynecological diseases or ailments of the eyes and teeth.
Miyazu-Hime - Goddess of royalty.
Monju-Bosatsu - Japanese Buddhist bosatsu of wisdom and knowledge.
Musubi-no-Kami - God of love and marriage. Appears as a handsome (and ardent) young lover.
Nai-no-Kami - God of earthquakes.
Naka-Yama-Tsu-Mi - God of mountain slopes.
Nikko-Bosatsu - Buddhist god of sunshine and good health.
Ninigi-no-mikoto - Rice god and ancestral god of the Japanese imperial family.
Nominosukune - God of wrestling.
Nyorai - Japanese name for all of the Buddha's appearances.
Oanomochi - God of the crater of Mt. Fuji.
Ohonamochi - A god of the earth.
Oho-Yama - The great mountain god.
Okuni-Nushi - God of magic and medicine, he is the ruler of the unseen things and the spirit world.
Owatatsumi - God of the sea.
Oyamatsumi - A god of the mountains.
Raiden - God of thunder and lightning. He is pictured as a red demon with sharp claws and carrying a large drum.
Ryo-Wo - God of the sea. known as the Dragon King.
Sae-no-Kami - A group of kami, or deities, who guard the roads of Japan.
Sambo-kojin - God of the kitchen. He is pictured with three faces and two pairs of hands.
Sarutahiko Ohkami - God of crossroads, paths and overcoming obstacles. He is pictured as a huge man with a large beard and a jeweled spear, with holy light shining from his eyes, mouth and posterior. He is the chief of the kami on earth.
Shaka - The silent sage, the wisest and first appearance of Buddha on earth. Shaka corresponds with the Hindu Shakyamuni
Shichi Fujukin - The Seven Gods of Luck, they are: Benten, Bishamon, Daikoku, Ebisu, Fukurokuju, Hotei and Jurojin.
Shinda - Ainu fertility god of the island of Hokkaido.
Shine-Tsu-Hiko - God of the wind, he fills the space between heaven and earth.
Shoki - God of the afterlife and exorcism.
Suijin - Deity of the water.
Suitengu - Child god of the sea.
Sukuna-Biko - Dwarf god of healing, agriculture and hot springs.
Susanowa - God of the winds, storms, ocean and snakes in Shinto mythology. He is the brother and consort of Ameratsu.
Takami-Musubi - Primordial sky god and creator of living things in Shinto belief.
Takemikadzuchi - A thunder god.
Taki-Tsu-Hiko - God of rain.
Tatsuta-hime - Goddess of autumn.
Tenjin - God of learning, language and calligraphy. He taught humans to write.
Toyo-Uke-Bime - Goddess of earth, food and agriculture.
Toyouke-Omikami - Goddess of grain.
Tsuki-Yumi - God of the moon and brother of the sun goddess Ameratsu.
Uba - Spirit of the pine tree. Means 'old woman' or 'wet nurse'.
Uga-Jin - Serpent god of the waters and fertility of the earth.
Uga-no-Mitama - Goddess of agriculture.
Ukemochi - Goddess of fertility and food.
Uzume - Shinto goddess of joy and happiness.
Wakahiru-me - Goddess of the rising sun.
Wata-tsu-mi - God of the sea.
Yabune - Japanese house god.
Yama-no-kami - Goddess of the hunt, forest, agriculture and vegetation.
Yamato - The soul or spirit of Japan.
Yuki-Onna - The Snow Queen or goddess of winter.

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Norse:
Aegir - "Alebrewer"; Vana-God of the sea; can be good or evil. He and Ran have nine daughters, or undines. Gold, prosperity, sailors, sunken treasure, brewing, control of wind and waves.
Aesir - Warrior-gods; Keepers of the Dead; one of the races of Gods in Asgard.
Alaisiagae - War goddesses. See Valkyries.
Asa-Gods - The Aesir; also used to refer to the Aesir and Vanir together.
The Asynjor - The Goddesses; feminine version of Aesir; also female attendants of Frigg in Vingolf. One of them, a healer, was called Eir. Others were named Fjorgyn, Frimia, Fimila, Hnossa the beautiful.
Audhumla - "Nourisher"; "Rich Hornless Cow"; Mother Earth: the great cow who produced Bun and nourished the Giant Yrnir. Motherhood, child-rearing, home crafts.
Balder/Baldr/Baldur - "The Bright One"; Aesir Sun god; Shining God; the Bleeding God; son of Odhinn and Frigg. Sacred wells sprang up from the hoof marks of his horse. Light, advice, reconciliation, beauty, gentleness, reincarnation, wisdom, harmony, happiness.
Bragi - Son of Odhinn and Frigg; married to Idhunn. God of poetry and eloquence, he greets new arrivals to Valhalla with songs of their deeds. Wit, cunning, wisdom, music, writing, the arts; patron of skalds and minstrels.
Forseti - Son of Balder and Nanna. Justice, good laws, arbitration, peace, fairness, good judgment.
Freyja/Freya - Syr (seer); "Lady"; Great Goddess; "She who shines over the sea"; sister of Freyr and daughter of Njord; VanaGoddess. She was married to the god Od, perhaps identical to Odhinn, who mysteriously disappeared. She weeps tears of gold, but the tears which fall into the sea become amber. Her cats, Bygul and Trjegul, pull her chariot. She owns the necklace Brisingamen and keeps half of the slain warriors in her hall. She is the mistress of cats, leader of the Valkyries, a shape-shifter, the Sage or "sayer" who inspires all sacred poetry. Thirteen is her number and Friday her day. Love, beauty, animals, sex, cats, childbirth, fire, horses, enchantments, witchcraft, gold, wealth, trance, jewelry, wisdom, foresight, magic, luck, long life, fertility, the Moon, the sea, death, music, flowers, poetry, protection.
Freyr/Frey/Fro - "Lord"; Vanir Sun god; "the Lover"; son of Njord; god of Yule. He owns the boar Gullinbursti, the ship Skidbladnir, and a magic sword that moves by itself through the air. Gerda or Gerd, a Giantess, is his wife. Sensual love, fertility, growth, abundance, wealth, bravery, horses, boars, protector of ships and sailors, peace, joy, happiness, rain, beauty, weather, guarantor of oaths, groves, sunshine, plant growth, sex.
Frig/Frigga/Frija - "Well-Beloved Spouse or Lady"; Aesir Mother Goddess; wife of Odhinn; queen of the goddesses; a shape-shifter; knower of all things. Daughter of Nott or Nat and sister of Njord; mother of Balder. Independence, childbirth, cunning, cleverness, physical love, wisdom, foresight, marriage, children, fertility, destiny, magic, enchantments.
Gefion/Gefjun - "The Giver"; Fertility goddess; a shape-shifter. May have been one of the Asynjor. Although she is not a virgin, she is the goddess to whom virgins go at death. Magical arts, prosperity, luck, plowing, crops, land, fortunate turn of events.
Gullveig - Vana-Goddess and sorceress; "Gold-Thirst"; Mistress of Magic. Perhaps identical to Freyja. Magic, seeress, prophecy, healing.
Heid - "Gleaming One". See Gullveig.
Heimdall - Asa-God of Light and the rainbow; "The White God"; guardian of Bifrost bridge. He has super sight and hearing. His horse's name is Golden Forelock. He is called "the Son of the Wave" because he was born from nine waves by Odhinn's enchantment. Nine is a magic Moon number. Guardian, beginnings and endings, morning light, seriousness, defense against evil.
Hel/Hela - Queen of the Dead and Ruler of Nifiheim; her home is called Sleet-Den or Sleetcold. Dark magic, revenge.
Hermod - Asa-God and son of Odhinn; rode to Niflheim to try to get Balder back. Honor, bravery.
Hodur/Hoth/Hothr/Bjornohoder - "The blind god"; Aesir god of winter; son of Odhinn and Frigg. Passiveness. Famous archer before he became blind.
Hoenir/Honir - Asa-God; a great warrior but not clever. Aggressiveness, bravery.
Holda/Holde/Holle/Hulda/Bertha(Benign)/Berchta(White Lady) - North Germanic name for Hel. "White Lady"; "Black Earth Mother"; Goddess of winter and witchcraft; the Crone aspect of the Moon; rides on the Wild Hunt. She is sometimes seen riding a goat with a pack of 24 spotted hounds (her daughters) running beside her. Wyrd, fate, karma, the arts, dark magic, revenge.
Idhunn/Idun/Iduna - Asa-Goddess of immortality; wife of Bragi; keeper of the golden apples. Youth, responsibility, beauty, long life.
Ing - Another name for Freyr. Vana-God of Earth and fertility. The Swedish royal line called themselves Ynglings, as did the Anglo-Saxon line of Berenicia.
Loki - "Father of lies"; the Trickster; Sky-Traveler; Shape-Changer; Giant who is the blood-brother of Odhinn; son of the Giant Farbauti (Cruel Smiter); married Sigyn. He is handsome, attractive, and free with the ladies. A dangerous god to invoke as one can never be certain how he will answer. Earthquakes, fire, forest fires, cunning, wit, stealth, deceit, mischief, daring, agility, trickery, thieves, revenge, destruction, lecherousness, death, lies, evil, dark magic.
Mimir/mimr/mimi - Very wise Aesir god; his head kept at the Fountain of Mimir after his death. Wisdom, knowledge, springs, pools, inland lakes, peace, teaching, the arts.
Nanna/Nana/Anna/Inanna - Asa-Goddess; "The Moon"; Great Mother; Earth Goddess; wife of Balder. Love, gentleness.
Nehallennia - Goddess of plenty, seafaring, fishing, fruitfulness. Her symbol is a cornucopia.
Nerthus/Erce - Earth Mother; Fertility goddess. Peace, spring, fertility, witchcraft, wealth, groves, the sea, purification.
Njord - Vana-God of the sea; father of Freyr and Freyja. Lives in Noatun (Boat-Town). His Giantess wife Skadi picked him for his beautiful feet. Rules fire, winds and seas. Fishing, sailors, prosperity, success, livestock, lands, journey-luck, guarantor of oaths, wisdom, stubbornness.
The Norns - The Fates; the Wyrd Sisters; three women usually found near the World Tree at the Well of Urd in Asgard.
Urd/Urthiwyrd/Erthajwurd/Weird - past, destiny.

Verthand/Verdnadi - present.

Skuld - the future.

Od - The mysterious husband of Freyja for whom she mourned with tears of gold. Perhaps another form of the name Odhinn. No reason is ever given for his disappearance.
Odhinn/Odin/Wodan/Woden/Othinn - Aesir King of the gods; "All-father"; Sky God; Great Father; All-Seeing; "frenzied, mad"; god of the hanged and the Wild Hunt; god of storm, rain and harvest. A shape-shifter, he makes men mad or possessed with a blind raging fury. He produces the battle panic called "battle-fetter." Three different frenzies or madnesses are his gifts to humankind: the warrior in battle, the seer in trance, and the poet in creativity. Subtle, wily, mysterious and dangerous, he often ignores pacts made in honor with humans. Attended by his two ravens, two wolves, and the Valkyries. Feared by ordinary people and worshipped only by princes, poets, the berserkers, and sorcerers. Unpredictable when invoked. Runes, poetry, words of power, sacred poetry, magic, divination, storms, wind, death, rebirth, knowledge, weather, justice, reincarnation, wisdom, the arts, initiation, law, light, music, prophecy, patron of priests, war, inspiration, weapons, horses, deceit, medicine, fate, civilization; patron of poets, sages, and writers.
Ran - "The Ravager"; Vana-Goddess; wife of Aegir. She is unpredictable, and malicious. Drowning, the sea, sailors, storms, great terror.
Sif - Asa-Goddess; Earth Mother; wife of Thorr. She is noted for her beautiful hair. Harvest, fruitfulness, plenty, generosity.
Sigyn/Siguna/Signy - Goddess wife of Loki; two sons Vali and Narfi. Love, faithfulness, loyalty.
Sjofna - Goddess of love. One of the Asynjor.
Skadi - "Harm"; daughter of the Giant Thjatsi; wife of Njord. Mountains, winter, hunting, revenge, dark magic.
Thorr/Thor/Thunar/Thunor/Donar - Asa-God; "The Thunderer"; "High Thunderer" champion of the Gods and enemy of the Giants and Trolls; protector of the common man; son of Odhinn and Jord. His symbol is his magic hammer Mjollnir (Destroyer). He has a magic belt (Megingjardar or Strength-Increaser). He drives a chariot pulled by two giant male goats; his wife is Sif. Although he is sometimes over hasty in judgment, he is a totally reliable friend and battle-companion. He has wild red hair and beard; always in battle dress. Strength, law and order, defense, oaks, goats, thunder, lightning, storms, weather, crops, trading voyages, water, courage, trust, revenge, protection, war, battle.
Tyr/Tiu/Tiwaz/Tiw/Ziu - Asa-God; "The One-Handed"; patron of the Thing or Assembly; called the bravest of the gods. Giver of victory in battle against odds; he is never deceitful. He presides over law, legal contracts, assemblies of the people for judicial matters, awarded victory in combat. The sky, war, athletics, victory in battle, justice, meaningful self-sacrifice, order, bravery, honor, integrity, law and the binding of solemn oaths, courage.
Ull/Ullr - "The Magnificent"; "the Bow God"; sometimes known as the Death God; son of Orvandel-Egil by the beautiful Sith. God of archery, skiing, winter sports; powerful enchanter. Thrown out of Asgard by Odhinn because the Alifather was jealous. Beauty, hunting, sports, nobility, magic, single combats or contests.
Valkyries/Waelcyrie/Valykbja/Idici - "Choosers of the Slain"; female warrior-attendants of Odhinn, they direct the course of battles, choosing the valiant warriors for Valhalla. In Old English they were called waelceasig. Tradition says there are thirteen of them. Brynhild as Sigrdrifa (Victory-Giver) was a valkyrie. She initiated Sigurd into runic wisdom. They are helmeted goddesses with spears crowned with flames and mounted on flying horses whose manes drop dew or hail. They can also turn themselves into swan-maidens. They are death angels, mare-women. Associated with horses and wolves. Fearlessness, war, death.
Vanir - Fertility Gods of Asgard; second race of deities. Magic powers, witchcraft, also called Vana-Gods.
Weland/Wayland/Wieland/Volund/Volundr - North Germanic god of smiths; Wonder Smith; prince of the fairies; supreme craftsman. A Shape-shifter associated with horses. Mentioned in the tales of Siegfried (Sigurd) and Dietrich of Bern. Strength, cunning, skill, healing, horses, magic, metal-working.
Ymir - First Frost Giant. Brutal, evil, violent.

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Other:
Baba Jaga - (Slavic) "Grandmother Bony-shanks". A terrifying Witch who flew through the air in a mortar using the pestle as a rudder and sweeping away her tracks with a broom. She lived in a revolving house which stood on chicken legs. Her fence was made of human bones and was topped with skulls. The keyhole was a mouth filled with sharp teeth. She would aid those who were strong and pure of heart and eat those who were not. I see her as a Goddess of death and initiation.
Elohim/Annakim - (Hebrew/Sumerian) The Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses of the earliest Hebrews. Also the plural form of El, the supreme god of the Ugaritic pantheon.
Ungud - (Aboriginal) A snake god who is sometimes male and sometimes female. He is associated with rainbows and the fertility and erections of the tribe's shamans.
Dilga - (Aboriginal) A goddess of fertility and growth, and the mother of the Bagadjimbiri. She avenged their deaths at the hands of Ngariman by drowning him in her milk.
Baal/Ba'al/Haddu/Adad - (Ugaritic) Storm and Rain god. Lord of the sky, who governs the rain and thus the germination of plants. He is the protector of life and growth. The absence of Ba'al causes dry spells, strvation, death and chaos. Son of the god Dagon. Father to three goddess named Pidray 'Shining', Tallay 'Rainy'. and Arsay 'Earthy', no mother named, but may be Athtart. Brother of the goddess Anat.
Astarte/Astoreth/Ishtar - (Phoenecian/Syrian/Mesopotamian) Fertility goddess. Love and War goddess, usually depicted as wearing a horned headdress.
Akna - (Inuit/Mayan) Goddess of fertility and childbirth, motherhood.
Saule - (Lithuanian) The Sun. Goddess of life and prolificacy. Saule provides the warmth of nature and fertility. Patroness of all misfortunates, especially orphans. Universal mother. Souls of the dead go with Saule to the underworld. Wife of Menulis (the Moon), mother of Zeme, the Earth. The two were divorced because the Moon could not stay faithful to his wife, which is why the Sun shines during the day, and the Moon at night.
Quetzalcoatl - (Aztec) The Feathered-Sperpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations. The worship of Quetzalcoatl sometimes included animal sacrifices, and in other traditions Quetzalcoatl was said to oppose human sacrifice.

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Sumerian:
Nammu - Goddess of the Primeval Sea, "the mother who gave birth to heaven and earth."
An - God of the Heavens, leading Sumerian deity from Fourth Millennium B.C. until the city of Erech began to lose its power (c. 2500 B.C.).
Ki - Goddess of the Earth
Enlil - God of Air and Storms, son of An and Ki: Enlil is credited with separating the heavens from earth and, therefore, described as the "father of the gods," "king of the universe," "king of all lands." For about a thousand years after 2500 B.C., Enlil is supreme ruler of Sumerian pantheon of gods and guardian of the city of Nippur; he is credited with raising up the "seed of the land" and with bringing "whatever is needful" into existence. Enlil is said to have been responsible for the me, a set of universal laws governing all existence.
Utu - sun god who lights the world with rays issuing from his shoulders: Utu was also the god of justice and carved out justice with the many-toothed saw he carried with him.
Ninhursag - Mother Earth, the source of all life: from Ninhursag came the birth of the planets; she is usually seen wearing a leafy crown and holding a branch to indicate fertility.
Enki - Lord of Water and Wisdom: Enki emits streams from his shoulders; he is the god who gave rulers their intelligence and who provided craftsmen with their skills.
Inanna - Goddess of Love and War: Inanna stands beside her insignia, gateposts hung with streamers, and is present whenever life is conceived through love or ended in battle.
Ereshkigal - Goddess of Darkness, Gloom, and Death, sister of Inanna.

This list was the result of lots of hard work. Most refrences come from other internet resources, including Wikipedia, as well as some books and periodicals.

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