This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. It is sorted alphabetically.

There are also lists of deities by type; see the articles death deity, household deity, lunar deity, and solar deity.

See also: List of fictional deities, List of people considered to be deities

Related articles include Deva, Demigod, Divinity, God, God (male deity), Goddess, Mythology, Religion, Scripture.

Abenaki

• Azeban - trickster
• Bmola - bird spirit
• Gluskab - kind protector of humanity
• Malsumis - cruel, evil god
• Tabaldak - the creator

African

• Jeebo
• Jengu
• Mami Wata
• Waaq

Anglo-Saxon

• Wóden
• Fríge
• Tiw
• Þunor
• Ingui Fréa
• Eostre
• Seaxnéat
• Wéland

• Elves
• Giants
• Dwarfs

Akamba

• Asa

Akan

• Brekyirihunuade
• Kwaku Ananse

Ashanti

• Anansi
• Asase Ya
• Bia
• Nyame

Australian Aboriginal

• Altjira
• Baiame
• Bamapana
• Banaitja
• Bobbi-bobbi
• Bunjil
• Daramulum
• Dilga
• Djanggawul
• Eingana
• Galeru
• Gnowee
• Kidili
• Kunapipi
• Julunggul
• Mangar-kunjer-kunja
• Numakulla
• Pundjel
• Ulanji
• Walo
• Wawalag
• Wuriupranili
• Yurlungur

Ayyavazhi

• Ayya Vaikundar - Triune God (see: Ayyavazhi Trinity)
• Sivan
• Nathan
• Thirumal
• Arumukan

Aztec

(see much longer list at Aztec mythology)

• Chalchiuhtlicue - goddess of lakes and streams
• Cinteotl - god of maize
• Coyolxauhqui - goddess of the moon
• Ehecatl - the god of the wind
• Huehueteotl - an ancient god of the hearth, the fire of life
• Huitzilopochtli - god of the sun, fire, and war
• Ilamatecuhtli- goddess of the earth, death, and the milky way.
• Itztlacoliuhqui-Ixquimilli - god of hard stone
• Mayahuel - goddess of maguey
• Mictlantecuhtli - god of death
• Ometeotl - god/goddess of heaven
• Quetzalcoatl - god of the breath of life
• Tepeyollotl - god of earthquakes
• Tezcatlipoca - god of discord
• Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli - god of dawn
• Tlaloc - god of rain and lightning
• Toci - goddess of earth
• Tonacatecuhtli - god of food
• Xipe Totec - god of spring
• Xochipilli - flower god
• Xochiquetzal - love goddess

Bahá'í

The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion contending that various figures from other prominent religions - for example, Moses (Judaism), Jesus (Christianity), Muhammad (Islam), Zoroaster (Zoroastrianism), and Krishna (Hinduism) were all messengers of the one God.

Bushongo

• Bomazi
• Bumba

Celtic

See much more complete lists at Celtic mythology and Celtic polytheism.

• Belenus
• Bran
• Brigit
• Ceridwen
• Cernunos
• Dagda
• Danu
• Epona
• Glanis
• Gwydion
• Lugh
• Lyr
• Manannan mac Lir
• Morrigan
• Nemain
• Nuadha
• Ogma

Chinese

• Chang'e
• Chi You
• Dragon Kings
• Eight Immortals
• Erlang Shen
• Four Heavenly Kings
• Fei Lian
• Fu Hsi
• God of North
• Gong Gong
• Great Yu
• Guanyin
• Guan Di
• Guan Gong
• Guan Yu
• Hotei
• Huang Di
• Jade Emperor
• Kua Fu
• Kuan Yin
• Lei Gong
• Long Mu
• Three Pure Ones
• Matsu
• Meng Po
• Nezha
• Nüwa
• Pangu
• Qi Yu
• Shang Ti
• Shennong
• Shing Wong
• Sun Wukong
• Wong Tai Sin
• Xi Wangmu
• Yan Luo
• Yuk Wong
• Yi the Archer
• Zao Jun

Chippewa

• Nanabozho
• Sint Holo
• Wemicus

Christian

Like Zoroastrianism, Christianity is a revealed religion with one God in the form of a trinity presiding over a heavenly hierarchy of archangels and angels. (The three Zoroastrian Magi were the first to worship Christ.)

• God, (Holy) Lord, (The Holy and undivided) Trinity, the Three-in-one, the Threeness, Yahweh

• God the Father, the First Person of the Holy Trinity
• God the Son, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, Jesus, the Christ, the Saviour, the (only-begotten) Son of God, Son of the Father, the (Holy) Logos/Word, the Lord
• God the Holy Ghost/Spirit, the Third Person of the Holy Trinity

• (Satan, the Devil - not a god, but a fallen archangel)
  • A few believe that Satan never fell, or that he will ultimately be forgiven(see Origen/Apokatastasis).

Creek

• Hisagita-imisi

Dacian

• Zamolxis
• Gebeleizis
• Bendis

Dahomey

• Agé
• Ayaba
• Da
• Gbadu
• Gleti
• Gu
• Lisa
• Loko
• Mawu
• Nana Buluku
• Sakpata
• Sogbo
• Xevioso
• Zinsi
• Zinsu

Dinka

• Abuk
• Denka
• Juok
• Nyalitch

Efik

• Abassi
• Atai

Egyptian

Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the body of a human, but the head of a canine. Many gods were portrayed with different animal heads, depending upon the situation. The Egyptians did not actually believe that most of their gods had animal heads; rather, they portrayed them

• Amun, creator deity
• Anubis, God of Embalming, Friend of the Dead, originally god of the dead
• The Aten, the embodiment of the Sun's rays in a brief, monotheistic interlude
• Apep, Serpent of the Underworld, enemy of Ra
• Atum, a creator deity, and the setting sun
• Bast, Goddess of Cats
• Bes, God-Demon of Protection, Childbirth and Entertainment
• The Four sons of Horus
• Geb, God of the Earth
• Hapy God of the Nile and Fertility
• Hathor, Goddess of Love and Music
• Heget Goddess of Childbirth
• Horus the falcon-headed god
• Imhotep God of wisdom, medicine and magic
• Isis, Goddess of Magic, sister of Nephthys
• Khepry, the scarab beetle, the embodiment of the dawn
• Khnum, a creator deity
• Maahes, god of war
• Ma'at, Concept of Truth, Balance and Order, sometimes depicted as a goddess
• Menhit, Goddess of war
• Mont, god of war
• Naunet, the primal waters
• Neith, goddess of war, then great mother goddess
• Nephthys, mother of Anubis
• Nut, goddess of heaven and the sky
• Osiris, god of the underworld, fertility and agricultural, possible father of Anubis
• Ptah, a creator deity
• Ra, the sun, possible father of Anubis
• Sekhmet, goddess of war and battles
• Sobek, Crocodile God
• Set, God of Storms, possible father of Anubis, later became god of evil
• Taweret, Goddess of pregnant children and protecter at childbirth
• Tefnut, goddess of order, justice, time, Heaven and Hell and weather
• Thoth, god of the moon, drawing, writing, geometry, wisdom, medicine, music, astronomy, and magic
• Wepwawet

See for the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism's extensive information on Egyptian Deities.

Estonian

• Peko, god of fertility, crops and brewing
• Pikne (the long one), god of thunder
• Tharapita, god of war
• Vanemuine (the ancient one), god of music (possibly fake tradition)

Etruscan

• Alpan
• Aplu
• Menrva
• Nethuns
• Tinia
• Turan (goddess)
• Uni
• Voltumna

Finnish

There are very few written documents about old Finnish religions; also the names of deities and practices of worship changed from place to place. The following is a summary of the most important and most widely worshipped deities.

• Ukko, god of heaven and thunder
• Rauni, Ukko's wife, goddess of fertility
• Tapio, god of forest and wild animals
• Mielikki, Tapio's wife
• Pekko (or Peko), god or goddess (the actual gender is obscure) of fields and agriculture
• Ahti, (or Ahto) god of streams, lakes and sea
• Otso, son of a god, king of the forest whose carnal form is the bear
• Tuoni, god of the underworld
• Tuonetar, The wife of Tuoni
• Loviatar, One of Tuoni's daughters. goddess of pain.
• Perkele, a god of the Lithuanians, drafted to do duty as "the devil"
• Jumala, a physical idol, later the name of the Christian god

Ancient Greek

• Aphrodite - goddess of beauty, one of the twelve Olympians
• Apollo - god of poetry, music, the sun, an Olympian
• Ares - god of war, an Olympian
• Artemis - goddess of the hunt, later also goddess of moon, an Olympian
• Athena - goddess of wisdom, defensive war, Athens, an Olympian
• Kronos - (Cronus/Cronos) god of time, father of the first six Olympians, a Titan
• Demeter - goddess of the harvest, nature, often considered an Olympian
• Dionysus - god of wine, took Hestia's place as an Olympian
• Eris - goddess of discord
• Eros - god of love (Cupid)
• Eos - goddess of the dawn
• Gaia - primordial goddess of earth, mother of the Titans
• Hades - god of the underworld, often considered an Olympian
• Hebe - wife of Heracles
• Hekate - goddess of witchcraft, crossroads
• Helios - god who drives of the sun
• Hephaestus - god of smiths, an Olympian
• Hera - chief goddess, goddess of marriage, an Olympian
• Hermes - messenger of the gods, an Olympian
• Hestia - goddess of the hearth, gave up seat at Olympus to Dionysus
• Pan - god of shepherds
• Persephone - daughter of Demeter, queen of the dead
• Poseidon - god of the sea, an Olympian
• Rhea - mother of the first six Olympians, a Titan
• Selene - goddess who drives the moon
• Uranus - primordial god of the heavens, father of the Titans
• Zeus - god of sky and air, chief Olympian

See also Demigods, the Dryads, the Fates, the Erinyes, the Graces, the Horae, the Muses, the Nymphs, the Pleiades, the Titans

Gnostic

• Sophia
• Christ
• Yaldabaoth, Yao, Saklas, Samael, the Demiurge
• Aeons
• Archons

Guarani

• Abaangui
• Jurupari
• Tupa

Haida

• Gyhldeptis
• Lagua
• Nankil'slas
• Sin
• Ta'axet
• Tia

Hindu

• Brahman, the one and only (formless) supreme aspect of God. The Universe in Potential Static Energy
• Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Superior to God's formless aspect.
• Adi - Shakti, the Female aspcet of Supreme Divine in Kinetic Dynamic Form.
• The Three Maha Shaktis (Super Powers) of the Universe or the Super Goddesses In Hinduism
  • MahaSaraswati (Great Saraswati) - Universal Force of Creation
  • MahaLakshmi (Great Lakshmi) - Universal Force of Preservation
  • MahaKali (Great Kali) - Universal Force of Disolussion
• Saguna Brahman, or
  
  
  
  God with attributes, symbolized as The Ishvars (known collectively as the Trimurti):
  • Brahmâ, the creator
  • Vishnu, the sustainer
    • Avatats(Incarnations) of Vinshnu
      • Matsya Avatar - Fish Incarnation
      • Kurma Avatrar - Tortoise Incarnation
      • Varah Avatar - Boar Incarnation
      • Vaman Avatar - Dwarf Incarnation
      • Narashima Avatar - Man-Lion Incarnation
      • Rama Avatar - Incarnation as the Epic King in Ramayana
      • Krishna Avatar - Incarnation as the Epic Prince in Maha Bharata
      • Budha Avatar - Incarnation as Gautam Buddha - Founder of Buddhism
      • Kalki Avatar - The Avatar yet to come on the onset of Apocalpse
  • Shiva, the destroyer
• The Adityas
  • Indra - god of weather and war
  • Mitra - god of honesty, friendship and contracts
  • Ravi, Surya - the Sun gods
  • Varuna - god of the oceans and rivers
  • Yama - god of death

Some of the most important Devas:

• Agni - god of fire
• The Asura
• The Aswini - gods of sunrise and sunset
• Dyaus-pitar - ('Heaven-father') cognate of the Roman god Jupiter
• Ganesh - god of wisdom, intelligence, education and prudence
• Hanuman
• Kali, the fearsome dark goddess
• Khatushyamji - Kaliyuga avatar of Krishna
• Krishna - eighth avatar of Vishnu. Krishna is seen as the original form of God by Gaudiya Vaishnavas.
• Lakshmi - goddess of fortune, luck, beauty and fertility
• Parjanya
• Parvati or Parvathi, wife of Shiva
• Prithivi mata - the Earth goddess
• Purusha - the Cosmic-Man
• The Rudras - the storm deities
• Saraswati - goddess of intelligence, consciousness and cosmic knowledge
• Soma - the lunar deity
• Ushas
• Vasus, the
• Vayu - god of wind
• The Visvedevas
  • Ishvara - One who gives prosperity.
  • Hari - One who destroys sins (obstacles on the way to Moksha (liberation from the cycles of birth-death-birth)).
  • Narayana - The final destination towards which all individual souls are travelling.

Ho-Chunk

• Kokopelli

Hopi

• Aholi
• Angwusnasomtaka
• Kokopelli
• Koyangwuti
• Muyingwa
• Taiowa
• Toho

See also kachina

Huron

• Iosheka
• Airesekui
• Heng

Ibo

• Aha Njoku
• Ala
• Chuku

Incan

• Inti/Punchau
• Kon
• Mama Cocha
• Mama Quilla
• Manco Capac
• Pacha Camac
• Viracocha
• Zaramama

Inuit

• Igaluk
• Nanook
• Nerrivik
• Pinga
• Sedna
• Torngasoak

Iroquois

• Adekagagwaa
• Gaol
• Gendenwitha
• Gohone
• Hahgwehdaetgan
• Hahgwehdiyu
• Onatha

Islamic

• Allah

Isoko

• Cghene

Japanese

• Aji-Suki-Taka-Hiko-Ne - god of thunder
• Amaterasu - sun goddess
• Amatsu Mikaboshi - god of evil
• Ama-no-Uzume - fertility goddess
• Chimata-No-Kami - god of crossroads, highways and footpaths
• Ho-Musubi - god of fire
• Inari (mythology) - god of rice
• Izanagi - creator god
• Izanami - creator goddess
• Kagu-tsuchi - god of fire
• Kura-Okami - god of rain
• Nai-No-Kami - god of earthquakes
• O-Kuni-Nushi - god of sorcery and medicine
• O-Wata-Tsu-Mi - god of the sea
• Sengen-Sama - goddess of the Mt. Fujiyama
• Seven Gods of Fortune
  • Benzai-ten or Benten - goddess of money, eloquent persuasion, and knowledge
  • Bishamon-ten - god of happiness and war
  • Daikoku-ten
  • Fukurokuju
  • Hotei-osho
  • Jurojin
  • Yebisu or Ebisu
• Shina-Tsu-Hiko - god of wind
• Shina-To-Be - goddess of wind
• Sojobo - king of the tengu
• Susanoo - god of storms and thunder, snakes and farming.
• Taka-Okami - god of rain
• Take-Mikazuchi - god of thunder
• Tengu - minor trickster deities
• Tsuku-Yomi - god of the moon
• Uke-Mochi - goddess of food
• Wakahiru-Me - goddess of the dawn sun

see also Kami, List of divinities in Japanese mythology

Judaic

• Adonai/Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh/El/Elohim/Shaddai/Shalom/Yah/YHWH/YHWH Tzevaot (God)
• Shekinah (the Presence of God; not an independent deity, but sometimes treated as if it were by the mystically inclined)

Khoikhoi

• Gamab
• Heitsi-eibib
• Tsui'goab

Modern Western mythology

In addition to the gods listed elsewhere, there are several mythological beings spoken of in current Western culture.

• The Grim Reaper - A common anthropomorphism of Death
• Eris, adopted deity of Discordianism
• Father Time
• Gremlins - mythical beings that damage aircraft and cause other mechanical mayhem
• Hotei - A Laughing Buddha
• Invisible Pink Unicorn - From alt.atheism, a fictional deity said to be the bane of theists everywhere.
• J. R. "Bob" Dobbs from the Church of the SubGenius
• Lady Luck - Invoked by gamblers
• Mother Nature
• Santa Claus - In most parts of the world, originally Nicholas of Myra, but in the UK originally the Green Man, later turned into Father Christmas.
• The Tooth Fairy
• The Easter Bunny
• The Man on the Moon
• The Acne Monster
• The Flying Spaghetti Monster

See also Kitchen Gods.

!Xũ

• Prishiboro
• Mantis

Kwakiutl

• Kewkwaxa'we

Lakota

• Canopus
• Haokah
• Whope
• Wi

Lotuko

• Ajok

Latvian

• Auseklis
• Dēkla
• Dievs
• Jumis
• Kārta
• Laima
• Māra
• Pērkons
• Saule
• Ūsiņš

etc.

Lugbara

• Adroa
• Adroanzi

Lusitani

Lusitanian (or Ancient Portuguese) Gods were later related with the Celtic and Roman invaders. The Lusitani people adopted the Celt and Roman cults and influenced them with theirs. Many Lusitani gods were adopted by the Romans.

• Atégina
• Ares Lusitani
• Bandonga
• Bormanico
• Cariocecus
• Duberdicus
• Endovelicus
• Mars Cariocecus
• Nabia
• Nantosvelta
• Runesocesius
• Sucellus
• Tongoenabiagus
• Trebaruna
• Turiacus

Mayan

• Ahaw Kin - Sun God
• Chaac - Rain God
• Yum Kaax - Corn God
• Kukulcan - Feathered Serpent God
• Xbalanque - God of the Jaguar
• Hunah Ku - Creator God
• Xi Balba - God of the Death
• Ix Chel - Moon Goddess
• Itzamna - Reptile Creator God
• Bolon tza cab - Ruling God of All
• Balac - War God
• Bacabs - Gods of the 4 directions
• Balam - Protector God

Mesopotamian