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A-a Babylonian-Akkadian sun goddess; consort of the sun god Samas; also known as Aya

Abnoba Celtic goddess of the forest and river in the Black Forest area and also goddess of the hunt; similar to the Roman Diana

Aditi Vedic goddess; mother of Mitra and Varuna; represents the endless sky

Agni Vedic god; god of fire, protector of the home, in charge of things relating to priests and high gods

Agrona Celtic goddess of strife and slaughter

Ah Bolom Tzacab Mayan god of agriculture; controls the rain and thunder; name means "the leaf-nosed god" and he was portrayed with a leaf in his nose; also called 'God K'

Ah Chuy Kak Mayan war god; known as the Fire Destroyer

Ah Puch Mayan god of death who ruled over Mitnal, the lowest of the 9 hells; represented with the head of an owl on a human body, a skeleton, or bloated corpse adorned with bells; referred to as "God A"; also known as Hunhau

Akua'ba African Moon goddess

Albion British Moon goddess

Albiorix "King of the world"; also known as the Gaul god Teutates

Alom Maya god of the sky; one of the seven gods who created the world and the humans

Altjira Aboriginal god for Aranda tribe; sky father and god of Alchera, the dream time; he made the Earth, then retired to the top of the sky, and is now indifferent to mankind; represented as a man with the feet of an emu, while his wives and daughters have the feet of dogs; also called Sky-Dweller or All-Father

Amon Egyptian god; king of the gods and god of fertility; shown with a crown adorned with a ram or human head; united with Re, the sun god, as Amen-Ra, he has been placed high in power; also known as Amen or Ammdn

Anansi African and Jamaican god; called the Great Spider; a trickster

Anu Babylonian head of the gods; son of Anshar and Kishar; father of Ea; reigned over the sky and had an army of stars that killed evildoers; produced the gods of the underworld and saw evil demons and created the god of monarchs who was grumpy to normal people

Anubis Egyptian god; parents were Nephthys and Osiris led the souls to the underworld; presided over funerals and embalming; acted on behalf of the deceased in the Hall of Judgement; portrayed with a jackal-head or as a jackal; also called Anpw

Aphrodite Greek goddess of love and beauty; married to Hephaestus

Apollo Greek god of truth and light; son of Zeus; twin brother of Artemis

Apsu Babylonian god of the Underworld Ocean; father to Lehamu, Anshar, Kishar, and one other; father of the skies and the earth; he could not overcome the noise of them or their children so he plotted with his vizier, Mummu, to quiet the gods and allow Tiamat to rest, but they discovered his plans and killed him

Aradia Italian goddess; daughter of Diana and Lucifer; protects against the aggression of masculine faith

Ares Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera

Artemis daughter of Zeus and Leto; Apollo's twin sister; a moon goddess and goddess of the hunt; Lady of the Beasts; mistress of magic, enchantment, and sorcery; protector of youth; known as a virgin goddess; animals are horse, elephant, dog, and guinea-fowl; sacred to her are bears; Greek name for Diana, Callistro, Delia, Phoebe, Pythia, and Parthenos

Astarte Goddess known in the Middle East and by the Hebrews; "Queen of Heaven"; a Moon goddess, goddess of love and prosperity; also known as Ashtoreth

Atargatis Weaver of the World in Babylon

Athena Greek goddess of wisdom; daughter to Zeus; leader of Athens; also known as Athene and Minerva

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Baccus Roman god of wine

Badb Irish-Celtic goddess of war; took part in battles and influenced their outcome by causing confusion among the warriors with her magic; The battlefield is often called "land of Badb"; often assumes the form of a raven or carrion-crow and is then called Badb Catha, or "battle raven"; she formed part of the triad of war-goddesses with Macha and Morrigan

Bagadjimbiri Aboriginal gods of the Karadjeri; two brothers who created the world; mother is Dilga

Baiame Aboriginal god of Kamilaroi tribe; sky god and master of life and death, and he answered all invocations for rain; wife was Birrahgnooloo

Baldur Norse god; son of Odin and Frigg; most beautiful of the gods; the troll is Baldur in disguise

Balor Irish-Celtic god of death and the king of the Fomorians; son of Buarainech; husband of Cethlenn; had only one eye, which he kept closed because anything he looked at would die

Bellona Roman goddess of war

Bendis Greek Moon goddess; wife of the Sun god Sabazius

Bona Dea Roman Goddess of good

Borvo Gaul god of hot mineral springs and healing; in France he was known as Bormanus and in Portugal as Bormanious; his name means "to boil"; identified with the Greek Apollo

Brahma Hindu; sometimes depicted as a god, but mostly represents the spiritual underlying of all occurrences

Bres Irish-Celtic god of fertility and agriculture; son of Elatha, a prince of the Fomorians, and Eriu; Brigid was his wife

Brigid Celtic goddess; daughter of Dagda and wife of Bres; sons are Creidhne, Luchtaine and Giobhniu; Goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare ("church of the oak"); as Breo Saighead, "Fiery Arrow or Power," her three aspects are Fire of Inspiration as patroness of poetry, Fire of the Hearth, as patroness of healing and fertility, and Fire of the Forge, as patroness of smith-craft and martial arts; mother to the craftsmen; associated with the Lady of the Lake; also known as: Brid, Brighid (Eriu), Brigindo, Brigandu (Gaul), Brigan, Brigantia, Brigantis (Briton), Bride (Alba); often considered to be the White Maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess; was Christianized as the "foster-mother" of Jesus Christ, and called St. Brigit, daughter of the Druid Dougal the Brown; sometimes associated with the Romano-Celtic goddess Aquae-Sulis in Bathe

Brizo Greek Moon goddess

Bunbulama Aboriginal goddess of rain

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Ceres Roman goddess of grain.

Cernunnos Celtic god of fertility, life, animals, wealth, and the underworld; "The Horned One"; worshipped in Gaul and it spread into Britain; depicted with the antlers of a stag, sometimes carrying a purse filled with coin; Romans sometimes portrayed him with three cranes flying above his head; Druids called him Hu Gadarn, god of the underworld and astral planes, the consort of the great goddess; was often depicted holding a bag of money, or accompanied by a ram-headed serpent and a stag

Chalchihuitlicue Aztec goddess; name means "Jade Skirt"; husband is Tlaloc; matron of lakes and streams; personification of youthful beauty and passion; ruled over all the waters of the earth and also associated with marriage; represented as a river from which grew a prickly pear tree laden with fruit, symbolizing the human heart

Chin-hua-fu-jen Chinese goddess; an Amazon goddess

Cizin Yucatec-Mayan god of death; he burns the souls of the dead in the Yucatec underworld Metnal

Coatlicue Aztec goddess of earth and fire; mother of the gods and stars of the southern sky; daughter is Coyolxauhqui and son is Huitzilopochtli; represented the type of the devouring mother in whom were combined both the womb and the grave; serpent goddess; depicted wearing a skirt of snakes

Consus Roman god of storing of grain; mule is sacred to him; closely connected with Ops; later regarded as god of secret counsels

Coyolxauhqui Aztec earth and moon goddess; name means "Golden Bells"; mother is Coatlicue; slain by her brother Huitzilopochtli when she killed their mother; has magical powers with which she can do great harm

Cybele "Mother of the Gods"; goddess of the dead, fertility, wildlife, agriculture, law, the mystic Hunt; sacred- drums, cymbals, tambourines; goddess similar to Demeter, her son/lover was Attis

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Dagda Celtic god of the earth, treaties, and ruler of life and death; son of Danu; father to Brigid and Aengus mac Oc; wife is Morrigan; leader of Tuatha De Danann; master of magic, a great warrior, and a skilled artisan; portrayed with super-human strength and appetite; has a cauldron that never empties of food, a magical harp to summon the seasons, an enormous club with which he can kill nine men or restore them to live, two swine, one always roasting, the other always growing, and ever-laden fruit trees; also known as Ollathir; identified with the Welsh god Gwydion and the Gallic Sucellos

Danu Irish-Celtic earth goddess; matriarch of the Tuatha de Danann; mother of various Irish gods, such as Dagda, Dian Cecht, Ogma, Lugh, Lir, and others; also known as the Welsh goddess Don

Daramulum Aboriginal god of the Wiradyuri and Kamilaroi tribes; sky-god; son of Baiame; the intermediary between his father and humans; name means "One Leg"; associated with the moon, one of the sources of supernatural power accessible to medicine men

Demeter Greek goddess of agriculture; the separation from her daughter, Persephone, for 6 months is the cause of winter and fall

Diana Roman goddess, Apollo's twin sister; one of the Moon goddesses; ruler of light, mountains, and woods; Lady of beasts; Greek- Artemis

Dian Cecht Celtic god of healing and the physician of the Tuatha De Danann; grandfather of Lugh

Dilga Aboriginal goddess of the Karadjeri tribe; earth goddess

Dionysus Greek goddess; daughter of Zeus; sister of Athena, Ares, Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus

Don Welsh mother-goddess; wife of Beliand; mother of Gwydion; known to Irish-Celtic as Danu

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Ea Babylonian god; son of Anu and Anshar; god of water who was in charge of a bolted gate that guards the sea; lord of wisdom and incantations and knew everything; if he talked about a thing, it would be created

Ehecatl Aztec god of the winds; begins the movement of the sun and sweeps the high roads of the rain god with his breath; as another form of Quetzalcoatl he brings life to all that is lifeless

Eingana Aboriginal goddess; called Mother Eingana; the world-creator, the birth mother, maker of all water, land, animals, and kangaroos; a snake goddess; also the death mother

Ekchuah Mayan violent god of war; associated with fallen warriors; patron of merchants; portrayed carrying a sack of merchandise on his back and as a black man with a black-rimmed eye, a hanging lower lip and a scorpion tail

Enlil Babylonian god of wind and storms; he was responsible for the great flood, creation of mankind, and helped all in need; he watched over the "tablets of destiny" and determined people’s future; he was also god of the earth and all other land and was a "King of the Anunnaki"; he lives in the temple of Duranki

Epona Celtic horse goddess, who accompanied the soul on its final journey; worshipped throughout Gaul; among the Gaulish Celts, she was worshipped as goddess of horses, asses, mules, oxen, and, to an extent, springs and rivers; depicted sitting side saddle, lying on a horse, or standing with multiple horses around her; symbol is the Cornucopia ("horn of plenty"), which suggests that she could originally have been a fertility goddess; identified with the Celtic goddess Edain

Eostre German goddess of rebirth and the Spring Equinox; symbols- rabbit, coloured eggs; named Easter by the Christians

Esus Celtic agricultural deity of the Gauls; wife is Rosmerta; some think he was a bloodthirsty god, while other regard him as a god of commerce; shown cutting branches from trees with an axe

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Fama Personified Roman goddess of fame and popular rumor; what she heard she repeated first in a whisper to few, then louder and louder until she communicated it to all heaven and earth; a daughter of Tellus; more a literary conceit; had as many eyes, ears, and tongues as she had feathers; Greek version is Pheme

Fand Minor Celtic sea goddess; sister is Liban; they were the twin goddesses of health and earthly pleasures; also known as "Pearl of Beauty"; also considered a faery queen who married the sea god Manannan mac Lir

Fauna Roman Earth-mother and fertility goddess; wife, sister or daughter of Faunus; also known as Bona Dea, Terra, Tellus, or Ops

Faunus Roman god of fields, woods, shepherds, and prophecy; was part goat part man; also known as Lupercus, Greek version is Pan

Flora Roman goddess of flowers and springtime

Freyja Norse goddess; mistress of Odin, gods, and men; twin sister of Freyr; goddess of fertility, love, magic, war and death; guardian of homes; travels in her wagon pulled by 2 cats; also known as Freo, Frau, Freia, Frowe

Freyr Norse god; son of sea god Njord and the giantess Skadi; twin brother of Freyja; god of fertility, love, weather, prosperity, magic, kingship, and wisdom; his symbols are the boar and ship

Frigg Norse goddess; wife of Odin and mother of Baldur; supreme goddess of Asatru; knows all fates; patron goddess of love and marriage; called upon to protect children; also known as Frige, Frija, Frigga, Fricka, Frea

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Gaia Greek goddess; the Great Mother, Mother Earth; mother to Zeus

Geb Egyptian god; son of Shu and Tefnut; brother to Nuit; god of the Earth; his colours are green and black; also known as Keb or Seb

Ghanan Mayan god of agriculture

Gnowee Aboriginal sun goddess

Gucumatz Quiché-Mayan serpent god; brought mankind civilization and taught them the art of agriculture

Gukumatz Mayan sky god; one of the seven gods who created the world and the humans

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Hades Greek god; wife was Persephone; lord of the dead and ruler of the Underworld (Hades)

Hathor Egyptian goddess; a mother goddess, a Moon goddess, Queen of the West and dead, protector of women and motherhood; goddess of joy and love; also known as Het-Hert, Het-Heru, Hat-Hor, and Athor; shown as cow-headed

Hecate Greek goddess; Agriope ("savage face"), "Goddess of Night", "Most lovely One", "Hag of the Dead", "the Distant One", "Queen of the world of spirits", Goddess of Witches and Witchcraft, of crossways, of transformations; Hebrew name- Sheol, Egyptian- Nephthys; the third Aspect of the Moon- Carrier of Wisdom; huntress, knows way into spirit world, controller of birth, life, and death, patroness of priestesses, connected with midwives, teacher of sorcery; symbols- key, cauldron, toad, weasel, owl, willow tree, hemlock and the yew; her emblems are knife, lotus, rope, and sword; Thracians- Goddess of Moon, dark hours, underworld; her three faces symbolize her powers over the underworld, earth, and air; more on Hecate

Hel Norse goddess; daughter of Loki; goddess of underworld; depicted with one side of her face as human and the other blank

Hephaestus Greek god of blacksmiths and fire; a son of Zeus and Hera; married to Aphrodite; gentle and enjoyed peace; his legs were said to be weak and he walked with a limp

Hera Greek goddess; sister and wife of Zeus; mother to Hephaestus and Ares; goddess of fertility, marriage, and childbirth; often portrayed as a jealous woman with ruthless wrath; symbol was the peacock

Hermes Greek god of thievery, trickery, and travelers; mother was Maia; father was Zeus; usually seen wearing a golden hat with attached wings and winged sandals; Roman version is Mercury

Hestia Greek goddess; eldest sister of Zeus; goddess of the hearth; tended a sacred fire in the halls of Mount Olympus

Horus Egyptian god; son of Osiris and Isis; the god of day; portrayed with a falcon-head; also called "The Avenger" because he avenged the death of his father by his uncle; also known as Heru

Huitzilopochtli Aztec god of war and the sun; chief god of the great city Tenochtitlan; son of Coatlicue; slew his sister Coyolxauhqui when she killed their mother and tossed her head into the sky where it became the moon; represented as a humming bird; name means Humming-bird of the South or He of the South

Hunab Ku Mayan supreme god and creator; called 'god of the gods'; his son is Itzamna; similar to the Aztec Ometeotl

Hurakan Mayan god of wind and storm; the gods’ anger is brought down upon humanity by the Flood

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Indra Vedic main god and god of war; portrayed as a drunken warrior with a thunderbolt that brings rain; he rides in a chariot

Ishtar Babylonian goddess of love and war; daughter of Sin; had many lovers, most of which had tragic and terrible fates; Weaver of the World, she was one of the most popular gods

Isis Egyptian goddess; daughter of Geb and Nut; twin sister of Nephthys; sister and wife to Osiris; mother of Horus; "the Great Mother" of Earth and life; goddess of motherhood, fertility, marriage, protection, and medicine; a sorceress; shown with a throne on her head; also known as Aset

Itzamna Mayan state-god; son of Hunab Ku; consort of Ixchel and they bore the Bacabs; founder of the Maya culture, brought them maize and cacao and taught them script, healing, and the use of calendars; as a moon-god he rules over the night; attributes are the snake and the mussel; called "lord of knowledge" and 'God D'

Ix Chebel Yax Mayan goddess of weaving; wife of Itzamna

Ixchel Mayan earth and moon goddess and patroness of pregnant women; consort of Itzamna and with him she is the mother of the Bacabs; Voltan was her husband; portrayed with a snake as a head-band and her skirt is embroidered with crossbones; similar to the Aztec goddess Chalchihuitlicue

Ixtab Mayan goddess of the noose and the gallows; protector of those who committed suicide; she brought them and others to eternal paradise; depicted as hanging from a tree with a noose around her neck, her eyes closed in death and her body partly decomposed

Ixzaluoh Mayan water goddess; invented the art of weaving

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Janus Roman god of doorways, entrances, and exits; ruled beginnings, endings, past, and future; had two faces

Julana Aboriginal god of the Jumu tribe; father is Nijrana; loves to chase women, whom he surprises by traveling under the sand

Juno Roman goddess; Jupiter’s wife; protector of women, children, and family

Jupiter Roman god of justice and ruler of all the other gods; his wife was Juno; Greek version is Zeus

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Karora Aboriginal god of Bandicoot tribe; the creator

Karttikeya Hindu god of war, leader of the divine armies, and god of male virility; uncertain who his parents were, either Agni and Ganga or Shiva and Parvati; usually shown as youthful with six heads and sometimes 12 arms and legs; rides a peacock into battle carrying bows and arrows; connected to the number 6; also known as Skanda

Khepri Egyptian god of the rising son, symbolizing all ideas of eternal life and rebirth; shown as the scarab beetle; also known as Khepera

Kinich Ahau Mayan sun god; father of Itzamna; appears in the shape of a firebird; similar to the Aztec Quetzalcoatl

Kuan Yin "the Compassionate", goddess who aided women and girls, guide to lost travelers, protector from attacks of humans and animals, blessed families with children, healer

Kukulcan Mayan supreme god, god of the four elements, a creator god, and the god of resurrection and reincarnation; name means "Feathered Serpent"; originated from the Toltec; attributes each represent one element- a maize-ear (earth), a fish (water), lizard (fire), and vulture (air); Aztecs merged him with their Quetzalcoatl; called "God B"

Kupala & Kupalo Slavic deities

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Loki Norse god; father of Midgardsormur, Fenrisulfur and Hel; enemy of the gods; also called Laufeyjarson, vinur Hrafnasar

Lugh Celtic lord of every skill; wife was Rosmerta; called Lamfhada or 'of the long arm' in Gaelic because of his great spear and sling; animal attributes were the raven and the lynx; called Lugos by the Gauls; similar to Hindu Karttikeya and Roman Mercury

Lugos Gaulish version of Lugh; similar to Roman Mercury

Luonnotar Finnish Moon goddess

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Maat Egyptian goddess of truth; shown sitting on her heels or standing

Macha Celtic goddess; one of the three aspects of Morrigan; feeds on the heads of slain enemies

Maia Greek goddess; one of the Pleiades, mother of Hermes; a goddess of the Full Moon; Roman- Maius, Celtic- Mai

Maius Roman goddess of Summer; Greek- Maia

Manannan mac Lir Irish god of the sea and fertility, who forecasts the weather; son of Lir; wife is Fand and he is the foster-father of many gods, including Lugh; guardian of the Blessed Isles; has a ship that follows his command without sails, his cloak makes him invisible, his helmet is made of flames, and his sword can’t be turned from its mark; described as riding over the sea in a chariot; also called Barinthus by the Welsh

Mangar-kunjer-kunja Aboriginal god of Aranda tribe; lizard creator god; regulated the marriage system

Mardoll Scandinavian Moon goddess

Marduk Babylonian fertility god; son of Ea and Dumkina; the head deity of Babylon; he was the king of Igigi; when he spoke, fire shot from his mouth; he had four ears and four eyes

Mars Roman god of war and agriculture; Greek- Ares, European- Tiu or Tiwaz, Celtic- Teutates, Norse- Tyr

Maya Hindu goddess; she represents illusion

Mercury Roman god of messages and merchants; Greek version is Hermes

Mictecaciuarl Aztec Moon goddess

Mictlantecutli Aztec god of the underworld, Mictlan; "lord of the realm of the dead"; Mictecacihuatl is his wife; portrayed as a skeleton or as a figure wearing a skull with protruding teeth; symbolic animals are the spider, the owl, and the bat

Minerva Greek warrior goddess of wisdom; also known as Athene

Mitra Vedic deity; paired with Varuna; she is the sun; presides over contracts and friendship

Morrigan Celtic goddess of battle, strife, and fertility; name means either "Great Queen" or "Phantom Queen”; she appears as a single goddess and a trio of goddesses; other deities who form the trio are Badb ("Crow"), and either Macha (also "Crow") or Nemain ("Frenzy"); often appears in the guise of a hooded crow

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Nacon Mayan god of war

Nantosuetta Celtic goddess worshipped in Gaul; married to Sucellos; an aspect of the fertility goddess; sometimes represented with a cottage on her hand, which could indicate that she was patroness of the family; also a goddess of the realm of the dead

Neith Weaver of the World in Egypt

Nephthys Egyptian goddess; sister and wife to Set; she tricked Osiris and bore Anubis; goddess of the dead, life, and renewal; also known as Nebt-het

Neptune Roman god of the sea; shown with a trident; Greek version is Poseidon

Nohochacyum Mayan god of creation

Nuada Celtic chieftain-god of healing, the Sun, childbirth, youth, beauty, ocean, dogs, poetry, writing, sorcery, magic, weapons, and warfare; brother is Dian Cecht; has an invincible sword used to slice his enemies in half; also known as Nudd, Ludd, "Silver Hand"; similar to the Roman god Neptune

Nuit Egyptian goddess of the heavens and sky; daughter of Shu and Tefnut; portrayed as a woman or a cow; her Egyptian name is Nut

Nut Egyptian goddess; wife of Geb and mother of Set; also known as Nuit

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Odin Norse god; father of all gods and men, husband to Frigg and father to Thor and Tyr; usually seen as a tall, old gray-bearded man wearing an eye patch; forever seeks knowledge; great sorcerer; his ravens, Huginn and Muninn, tell him what is happening in the world; a god of war, poetry, wisdom, death, warriors, and kings; his symbol is his magical spear named Grungir; also known as Allfather, Ygg, Bolverk, and Grimnir

Ogma Irish-Celtic god of eloquence and learning; son of Danu and Dagda; invented the ancient Ogham alphabet, which is used in the earliest Irish writings; Celtic equivalent is Ogmios

Ogmios Celtic patron god of scholars and personification of eloquence and persuasiveness; escorts souls on their journey to the after-life; invented the runic language of the Druids; represented as a bald old man dressed in a lion skin; attributes are a bow and stick; worshipped in Gaul; Irish equivalent is Ogma

Ometeotl Aztec god

Ops Roman goddess of the earth as a source of fertility; goddess of abundance and wealth; name means "Plenty"; sister and wife of Saturn; as a goddess of harvest she’s closely associated with the god Consus

Osiris Egyptian god; son of Shu and Tefnut; brother of Set, who murdered him, and Nephthys who bore their child Anubis; Horus; Isis was his sister and wife; god of nature and vegetation; the judge of the dead who were to enter the Underworld; also known as Asar

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Pan Roman god of shepherds, flocks, fertility, male sexuality, and carnal desire; son of Hermes; shown as a satyr with a reed pipe, a shepherd’s crook and a branch of pine or a crown of pine needles; body was hairy and he had two horns upon his brow; similar to Roman Silvanus

Parvati Hindu mountain goddess; consort of Shiva

Pasht Egyptian goddess of the Dark Moon; dark aspect of Bast

Persephone Greek goddess; daughter of Demeter; tricked into staying in the Underworld by and with Hades by eating from a pomegrante; also known as Prosymna

Pheme Greek goddess of fame and report; said to be the daughter of Gaia; always prying and announced whatever she heard, first to only a few, then louder until everyone knew; represented as a winged, gentle figure holding a trumpet; Roman version is Fama

Picus Roman god of agriculture; had the powers of prophecy

Pluto Roman god of the underworld and hidden wealth; also known as Greek Hades

Poseidon Greek god of the sea; brother of Zeus; carried a trident, with which he would strike the ground and cause earthquakes; Romans called him Neptune

Prajapati Vedic father of gods and demons

Priapus Roman god of fertility.

Proserpina Roman goddess; ruled over the resting place of seouls

Prosymna a Greek goddess of the New Moon; also known as Persephone

Puchan Vedic god; blessed marriages and an assistant to all

Pundjel Aboriginal god of creation who made all things

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Quetzalcoatl Aztec, Toltec, Middle American god; "Feathered Serpent"; son of Coatlicue; twin brother of Xolotl; creator sky-god and wise legislator; organized the original cosmos and participated in the creation and destruction of world periods; ruled the fifth world cycle and created the humans of that cycle; as Ehecatl he is a god of the wind; also a god of water and fertility; bringer of culture he introduced agriculture (maize) and the calendar and is the patron of the arts and the crafts

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Ra Egyptian Sun god; see Re

Re Egyptian Sun god; father to Shu and Tefnut; name means "Creative Power" or "Creator"; he was a child in the morning, a grown man at noon, an elderly man at night, at night he also traveled trough the underworld, and would therefore be reborn upon the dawn of each day; shown as traveling through the Underworld in a boat; shown as a hawk-headed man or as a hawk; also known as Ra

Rhiannon Celtic goddess; mistress of the Singing Birds; her son was Pryderi; also called "Maid of Annwn" or "Great Queen"; may be a version of the horse-goddess Epona

Rosmerta Celtic goddess of fertility and wealth; wife of Esus; attributes are a cornucopia and a stick with two snakes; Gaulish-Celtic goddess of fire, warmth, and abundance; a flower queen and hater of marriage; the queen of death

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Sarasvati Indian goddess; Queen of Heaven

Saturn Roman god; husband of Ops

Savitar Vedic god of motion; causes the sun to shine and the winds and waters to move; has golden eyes, tongue, and hands

Selene a Greek Moon goddess; daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia; sister to Helios (Sun) and Eos (Dawn); also known as Mene and Luna

Set Egyptian god; son of Geb and Nut; brother to Osiris, who he killed, Isis; husband to Nephthys; also known as Sutekh

Shamash Babylonian god of the sun; son to Sin and Ningal; he went into the underworld through gates in a mountain guarded by scorpions and he rose from a mountain with rays out of his shoulders; pulled by fairy mules

Shashti Indian god; a Forest God; similar to Pan

Sheila Na Gig Celtic goddess; protector of poor; British-Celtic goddess of fertility; shown displaying her genitals to allay the power of death

Shiva Vedic god of destruction; he has four arms and three eyes; third deity of the Hindu Triad; god of creation and destruction; called the Destroyer; his consort is Parvati; as the destroyer he is dark, naked, followed by demons; as a creator he is the form of a phallus; he has four arms and three eyes and carries a trident and rides a white bull

Shu Egyptian god; son of Re and brother to Tefnut; he and Tefnut bore Geb and Nuit; god of air; depicted as the god who held up the sky; shown with an ostrich feather on his head

Silvanus Roman god of forests, groves, and wild fields; presides over boundaries; as a fertility god he is the protector of herds and cattle and is associated with Faunus; attributes are a pruning knife and pine tree bough; similar to the Greek Pan

Sin Babylonian god of the moon; son of Enlil; his children were Shamash and Ishtar; he was against the wicked

Skanda Hindu god of war; alternative name of Karttikeya; probably a name version of Alexander the Great

Soma Vedic god; source of inspiration; represents the principle of life; can take the shape of a plant, a bull, and a bird

Sucellos continental Celtic god whose aspects are not too clear; frequently appearing attribute is the hammer, which earned him the title of 'hammer-god' and which reminds us of a god of the dead; often he holds a cup and a purse in his hand, which denotes a fertility god; one of his consorts is Nantosuetta; often confused with the Roman Silvanus

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Tefnut Egyptian goddess of dew and rain; father was Ra and brother was Shu; she and Shu bore Geb and Nuit; shown as a woman with the head of a lion or as a lioness.

Tellus Roman goddess of the earth; Fama thought to be her daughter; equated with the Greek Gaia and Ceres

Terminus Roman god of land boundaries

Terra personified Roman goddess of the earth and a fertility goddess; name means "Earth"; also known as Bona Dea

Teutates Celtic god worshipped especially in Gaul; god of war, fertility, and wealth; name means "That god of the tribe"; also known as the Gaul Albiorix and Caturix and as the Roman god Mars

Tezcatlipoca Aztec god of night and all material things; called "god of smoking mirror"; god of the north; carried a magic mirror that gave off smoke and killed enemies; as lord of the world and the natural forces, he was the opponent of Quetzalcoatl; god of beauty and war, the lord of heroes and lovely girls; appeared most frequently as a magician, a shape shifter and a god of mysterious powers; symbol was the jaguar

Thor Norse god; son of Odin and Earth (also named Hlodgyn or Fjorgyn), his wife is Sif and his children are Modi and Magni; he appears as a muscular man with red hair and beard and huge eyes; strongest of the gods and his weapon is the hammer Mjollnir; god of the common man, rains, wind, and fertility; the English Thursday was named after him; protector of living men; he sometimes travels in his wagon which is drawn by the two goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngjostur; also known as Thonar, Donar, Thunor, Thunrar

Thoth Egyptian god of wisdom, magic, and education; called the scribe of the gods; also known as Tehuti; shown with the head of an ibis

Tlahuizcalpantecutli Aztec god of Venus as the morning star; called "Lord of the Dawn"; considered to be an incarnation of Quetzalcoatl

Tlaloc Aztec god

Tohil Quiché-Mayan fire god

Tsai Shen Chinese god of wealth, ruled over money and wealth; symbols- bat, frog, number 3

Tsao-Wang Chinese kitchen god for the hearth and home, family protector

Tyr Norse god; son of Odin; the most courageous and boldest and very smart; some say he was a war god and others the god of justice

Tzakol Mayan sky god

U

Ungud Aboriginal hermaphrodite snake god, who is sometimes clearly male and at other times clearly female; associated with the rainbow and erections of the medicine men

Ushas Vedic goddess of dawn; every morning she is reborn; rides in a chariot

V

Varuna Vedic deity; paired with Mitra; is the moon; watches over oaths

Venus Roman goddess of love

Vesta Roman goddess of the hearth

Vishnu major Hindu god; shown with four arms, his arms hold a lotus, a conch, a discus, and a mace; ability to take different forms

Voltan Mayan god of the earth; husband to Ixchel; also called Votan

Votan deified Mayan hero; husband of Ixchel; patron god of the drum; also called Voltan

Vulcan Roman god of fire and blacksmiths

W

Walo Aboriginal sun goddess; daughter is Bara; each day she journeyed across the sky with Bara, until one day the sun goddess realized that the reason the earth was so parched was their combined heat; she sent her daughter back to the east so that the earth could become fertile and bloom

X

Xaman Ek Mayan god of the North Star; protector and guide of merchants and traders

Xolotl Aztec and Toltec god of lightning who guides the dead to Mictlan; Aztecs regard him as the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl; as lord of the evening star and personification of Venus, he pushes the sun at sunset towards the ocean and guards her during the night on her dangerous journey through the underworld; shown as a skeleton or as a man with the head of a dog

Y

Yaluk Mayan chief of the lightning gods

Yhi Aboriginal goddess of the Karraur tribe; goddess of light and creator

Yum Caax Mayan god of maize and agriculture; name means "lord of the woods"; called "God E"

Z

Zeus Greek chieftain of all the gods; god of the skies; son of Rhea and Cronus; brother of Hera, Demeter, Hestia, Poseidon, and Hades; father of Athena, Ares, Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Dionysus, Heracles, and more; he led a rebellion against his father who had become a tyrant and was proclaimed leader of the gods; lightning bolts were given to him by Cyclops and is his trademark; had affairs with mortals; portrayed as an older gentleman with white/silver hair

Zotz Mayan bat-god of caves and patron of the Zotzil Indians in Chiapas

 

Hecate

Called: Agriope ("savage face"), Goddess of night, Most lovely One, the Distant One, Queen of the world of spirits, goddess of witchcraft and Witches, goddess of crossways, goddess of transformations, is third Aspect of the Moon- Carrier of Wisdom, Amazon goddess, Hag of the Dead; by Thracians- goddess of Moon, dark hours, and underworld; Hebrew name- Sheol; Egyptian- Nephthys

Is: huntress, knows way into spirit realm, controls birth, life, death, patroness of priestesses, connected with midwives, teacher of sorcery and witchcraft

Myths:
Said to be a snake goddess, with three heads: a dog's, a horse's, and a lion's; portrayed with her three bodies,
back to back, carrying a spear, a sacrificial cup, and a torch
Her three faces symbolize her powers over the underworld, earth, and air
Daughter of Titans Tartaros and Night
Daughter of Perseus and Asteria (Starry Night) who became deity of lower world after searching for Persephone
Daughter of Zeus and Hera
An ally of Zeus, accompanied by hounds
As Amazon goddess had a chariot pulled by dragons
Only one to retain her power under Zeus' rule
After seeing the rape of Persephone, Hecate was sent by Zeus to help Demeter find her. When they found Persephone in Hades, Hecate remained there as her companion.
Mother of Circe
Was Hucuba, the wife of Priam, King of Troy, and mother of Cassandra, Hector, Helenus, and Paris.
Said to roam the earth with her hounds, her voice was that of a howling dog
Origin may have perhaps been in Egypt where her name was Nephthys

Associations: healing, prophecies, visions, magick, Dark Moon, charms and spells, vengeance, averting evil, riches, victory, wisdom, transformation, purification, choices, renewal, regeneration, darkness

Symbols: key, cauldron, knife, lotus, rope, and sword

Animals: weasel, owl- was her scout in the night, toad- conception

Trees/Plants: willow, yew, hemlock, cypress, opium poppy, almond, mugwort, hazel, and moonwort

Gemstones: star sapphire, pearl, moonstone, and crystal