Gods

The supreme creator deity, representing light, truth, and order.

The sun goddess and the most important deity in Shinto, ancestor of the Japanese Imperial family.

The sky god and original supreme deity of the Mesopotamian pantheon.

The god of mummification and the afterlife, often depicted as a jackal.

The goddess of love, beauty, and desire. (Roman equivalent: Venus).

One of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more. One of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, he is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. He is considered to be the most beautiful god and is represented as the ideal of the kouros (ephebe, or a beardless, athletic youth). Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as Apulu.

The god of war and violence. (Roman equivalent: Mars).

The goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, transitions, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. In later times, she was identified with Selene, the personification of the Moon. She was often said to roam the forests and mountains, attended by her entourage of nymphs. The goddess Diana is her Roman equivalent.

An ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name.[4] The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens is dedicated to her. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the Gorgoneion. In art, she is generally depicted wearing a helmet and holding a spear.

The creator god who rose from the primeval waters of Nu.

The goddess of home, domesticity, women's secrets, cats, and fertility.

The creator god, part of the Trimurti.

The "Good God," a father figure and provider in Irish mythology.

The god of wine, festivities, madness, and theater. (Roman equivalent: Bacchus).

The warrior goddess, protector of the innocent and destroyer of evil.

The god of water, knowledge, crafts, and creation.

The god of air, wind, and storms; known for his temper.

The goddess of strife and discord.

The god of love and attraction. (Roman equivalent: Cupid).

The goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and war.

The god of peace, prosperity, and sunlight.

A primordial deity and culture hero, credited with creating fishing and hunting.

The personification of Earth and the mother of all life.

The elephant-headed god of beginnings, wisdom, and the remover of obstacles.

The God of the dead and riches and the King of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although this also made him the last son to be regurgitated by his father. He and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, defeated, overthrew, and replaced their father's generation of gods, the Titans, and claimed joint sovereignty over the cosmos. Hades received the underworld, Zeus the sky, and Poseidon the sea, with the solid earth, which was long the domain of Gaia, available to all three concurrently. In artistic depictions, Hades is typically portrayed holding a bident and wearing his helm with Cerberus, the three-headed guard-dog of the underworld, standing at his side.

The monkey god, a devotee of Rama and a symbol of strength and devotion.

The god of fire, forge, and craftsmanship. (Roman equivalent: Vulcan).

The goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus, and daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. One of her defining characteristics in myth is her jealous and vengeful nature in dealing with any who offended her, especially Zeus's numerous adulterous lovers and illegitimate offspring.

The messenger of the gods, god of trade, thieves, and travel. (Roman equivalent: Mercury).

The goddess of the hearth and domesticity. (Roman equivalent: Vesta).

The sky god and protector of the pharaoh.

The god of war, the sun, and human sacrifice.

The king of the gods and god of thunder and rain.

The goddess of love, war, and political power.

The goddess of magic, motherhood, and healing.

The god of creation, writing, and knowledge.

The ruler of Heaven and the cosmic bureaucracy.

The god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, and endings.

A 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians consider Jesus to be the incarnation of God the Son and awaited messiah, or Christ, a descendant from the Davidic line that is prophesied in the Old Testament

The queen of the gods and goddess of marriage. (Greek equivalent: Hera).

The king of the gods and god of sky and thunder. (Greek equivalent: Zeus).

The goddess of death, time, and destruction, often seen as a fierce protector.

A major deity in Hinduism, an avatar of Vishnu, symbolizing love and divine joy.

The trickster god, known for his cunning and causing trouble for the Aesir.

The god of skills, crafts, and war.

The patron god of Babylon and slayer of Tiamat.

A god of light and oaths, central to the Mithraic mysteries.

The goddess of women's work, fate, and moisture.

The goddess of war, fate, and death, often appearing as a crow.

An Arab religious, military and political leader and the founder of Islam.[ According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed by Muslims to be the Seal of the Prophets, and along with the Quran, his teachings and normative examples form the basis for Islamic religious belief.

The god of the sea. (Greek equivalent: Poseidon).

The goddess who repaired the pillars of heaven and created humanity from clay.

The deity of creation and purity, who shaped human bodies.

The Allfather, god of wisdom, poetry, war, and runes.

The supreme creator deity.

The god of the afterlife, death, life, and regeneration.

The god of the wild, shepherds, and nature.

The god of thunder and lightning, the highest god in the Slavic pantheon.

The god of the underworld. (Greek equivalent: Hades).

One of the twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cities and colonies. In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, Poseidon was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes, with the cult title "earth shaker"; in the myths of isolated Arcadia, he is related to Demeter and Persephone and was venerated as a horse, and as a god of the waters. Poseidon maintained both associations among most Greeks: he was regarded as the tamer or father of horses, who, with a strike of his trident, created springs (the terms for horses and springs are related in the Greek language). His Roman equivalent is Neptune.

The "Feathered Serpent," god of wind, air, and learning.

The sun god, often depicted with a falcon's head.

An avatar of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana.

The lion-headed goddess of war and healing.

The god of chaos, storms, and the desert.

The god of thunder, lightning, and justice.

The destroyer and transformer, part of the Trimurti.

The solar deity.

The god of storms and the sea.

The god of thunder and strength, wielder of Mjölnir.

The god of rain, water, and earthly fertility.

The god of the moon.

The goddess of chance, luck, and fortune. (Roman equivalent: Fortuna).

The god of war and justice, known for sacrificing his hand to bind Fenrir.

The personification of the sky.

The god of the sun and justice.

The god of the underworld, earth, waters, and magic.

The goddess of love and beauty. (Greek equivalent: Aphrodite).

The preserver god, part of the Trimurti.

The supreme, omnipotent creator god of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (also known as Allah in Islam).

The goddess of the ocean and motherhood.

The chief deity of the Greek pantheon. He is a sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach