Lists of deities
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This is an index to deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world, listed by type and by region.
For deified individuals see "List of people who have been considered deities", "Apotheosis" and "Imperial cult". For epithets of gods of monotheistic religions, see Names of God. For deities whose cult is fictional see "List of deities in fiction".
By classification[edit]
Further information: Religious cosmology
A basic classification of types of gods is given by Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature:
- A0 Creator (not necessarily a god)
- A100—A199. The gods in general
- A101. Supreme god
- A104. The making of gods
- A107. Gods of darkness and light (darkness thought of as evil, light as good)
- A109.1. God as a triad
- A116. Twin gods
- A111.1. Mother of the gods
- A111.2. Father of the gods
- A117.5. Gods are spirits of deified dead
- A131. Gods with animal features
- A132.3. Equine god (goddess)
- A132.5. Bear-god (goddess)
- A132.9. Bull-god
- A161.2. King of the gods
- A177.1. God as dupe or trickster
- A192. Death or departure of the gods
- A193. Resurrection of gods
- A200—A299. Gods of the upper world
- A300—A399. Gods of the underworld
- A310. God of the world of the dead
- A311. Conductor of the dead
- A400—A499. Gods of the earth (human sphere)
- A400. Earth
- A401. Mother Earth
- A405. Nature
- A410. Local gods
- A411. Household gods
- A415. God of clans or nations
- A420. Water
- A421. Sea
- A425. River
- A417. Springs
- A430. Vegetation
- A431. Fertility
- A435. Trees and forests
- A440. Animals
- A450. trades and professions
- A451. Artisan-god
- A452. Hunting
- A454. Healing
- A460. Gods of abstractions (also Z110. Abstractions personified)
- A490. Miscellaneous gods of the earth
- A491. God of travelers
- A493. God of fire
- A500—A599. Demigods and culture heroes
By cultural sphere[edit]
Near East and North Africa[edit]
Osiris, lord of the dead. His green skin symbolizes rebirth
- Ancient Near East
- List of Egyptian deities
- Mesopotamian deities
- Semitic gods: see El, Elohim
- Anatolia
- Caucasus
- Persia: see Yazata, see also Proto-Indo-Iranian religion
- North Africa: Berber mythology
- Pre-Islamic Arabian deities
Central / Northern Asia[edit]
East Asia[edit]
India / South Asia[edit]
The image illustrates the Hindu belief that each part of the cow embodies a particular deity
Southeast Asia[edit]
Europe[edit]
- Baltic deities
- Caucasian mythology
- Celtic deities
- Etruscan deities
- Finnic deities
- Germanic deities
- Greek pantheon (see also List of Greek mythological figures, Twelve Olympians, Greek hero cult, Family tree of the Greek gods, Mycenaean gods, Hellenismos)
- Hungarian deities
- Lusitani deities
- Paleo-Balkanic deities (Thracian/Dacian/Illyrian)
- List of Roman deities
- Sami deities
- Slavic deities
Sub-Saharan Africa[edit]
Americas[edit]
Australia—Oceania[edit]
- Australian Aboriginal deities
- Māori deities
- Polynesian deities
- Rapa Nui deities (Easter Island)
Syncretic mythologies[edit]
See also[edit]
- Avatar
- Christ myth theory
- Demigod
- List of deities in fiction
- Divinity
- Entity
- List of folklores
- God (male deity)
- Goddess
- List of legendary creatures by type
- List of mythologies
- Names of God
- Pantheon (gods)
- List of goddesses
- List of people who have been considered deities
- Reincarnation
- Resurrection
- Spiritual deity
- Spiritual entity
- Spiritual Hierarchy (Theosophy)
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