| Celtic |
| Lug - A sun god and hero. Young,
strong, Master of skills, craft and arts.Was identified
with mercury by the Romans. |
| Brighid - Goddes of healing and
craftsmanship. Patron of learning and Poetry. Knowledge
and inspiration. |
| Egyptian |
| Anubis - Jackal-headed god. Magic
and divination. Supervises judgement in the hall of the
dead. |
| Bast - Cat-headed goddess. Joy,
music and dancing. Symbol of animal passion. |
| Thoth - God of wisdom, music,
magic, medicine, astronomy, geometry, surveying, art
& writing. Judge & scribe. |
| Sobek - Crocodile headed god,
controlled the water. |
| Seth - God of desert and storms. |
| Re - Sun god, and creator. |
| Horus - falcon headed god, looked
after the pharaoh. |
| Sekhmet - lioness goddess of war. |
| Hathor - Cow horned goddess of
love, beauty and pleasure. |
| Isis - Care of women and children. |
| Bes - Dwarf god, protector of
happiness and the family. |
| Nut - Goddess of the sky. |
| Geb - The earth god. |
| Roman |
| Vesta - Goddess of fire and
hearth. |
| Janus - House god, two headed to
see people leaving and entering a household. |
| Diana - Goddess of fertility and
hunting. She is often used in craft rituals. |
| Jupiter - Sky god and king of the
gods. |
| Mars - God of war. |
| Mercury - God of communication,
thought and travel. |
| Neptune - God of water and the
seas. |
| Pluto - God of the underworld and
wealth. |
| Venus - Goddess of love, sexuality
and beauty. |
| Ceres - Goddess of the harvest. |
| Some of these look familar to you?
Roman and Greek gods are very similar in meaning. The
following are some which are described in much the same
way as each, (name order: roman then greek) Ceres -
Demeter. Jupiter - Zeus. Mercury - Hermes. Neptune -
Poseidon. Pluto - Hades. Venus - Aphrodite. |
| Greek |
| Apollo - God of healing and the
arts. Young and Handsome. |
| Athena - Goddess of wisdom.
Serious and beautiful. |
| Demeter - Goddess of the harvest. |
| Aphrodite - Goddess of fertility,
love and beauty. Water. |
| Artemis - Fertility goddess,
maidens, childbirth, moon. |
| Hermes - messenger. God of luck,
travelers, merchants and athletes. Helpful. |
| Eros - God of sexual attraction. |
| Gaia - Mother earth. |
| Hecate - Goddess of magic and the
moon. |
| Poseidon - God of water and the
seas. |
| Zeus - God of the sky and king of
gods. |
| Dionysus - God of wine and natural
instinct. |
| Pan - God of wild places. |
| Persephone - Goddess of the
harvest and spring. |
| Norse |
| Freyr - God of fertility, peace,
joy and contentment. |
| Freyja - Goddess of magic and
death, sex. |
| Thor - God of thunderstorms and
the life force. |
| |
| Deities
of love/passion |
| Aphrodite, Artemis, Freyja, Venus |
| Deities
for power |
| Apollo, Aine, Ama-terasu Omikami,
Helios, Horus, Lugh |
| Deities
of moon |
| Arianrhod, Diana, Myesyats, Selene |
| Mother
Deities |
| Astarte, Cerridwen, Ceres,
Demeter, Innana, Ishta, Isis, |
| Deities
of Marriage |
| Frigg, Hera, Hestia, Juno,
Parvati, Vesta |
| Father
Deities |
| Dagda, Odin |
| Deities
of Change |
| Oya, Lakshmi |
| Deities
of power |
| Beliona, Kali, Persephone,
Sekhmet, Shiva, Shakti |
| Deities
of environment |
| Gaia, Tellus Mater, Wophe |
| Deities
of healing |
| Aesculapius, Ganga, Iduna,
Panacea, Sulis |
| Deities
of wisdom |
| Athena, Hathor, Ma'at, Hermes,
Minerva, Thoth, Cailleach, Hecate |
| I learnt this information from: 'A
practical guide to Witchcraft and Magick Spells' by
Cassandra Eason |