Major gods[change]
- Baldr - God of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth. Consort: Nanna. Dead, killed by Hodr. His death began Ragnarok.
- Borr - Father of Óðinn, Vili and Ve. Consort: Bestla
- Bragi - God of poetry, music and the harp. Consort: Iðunn. Dead, killed in the Dwarven tusk boar battle at Ragnarok.
- Búri - The first god and father of Borr.
- Dagr - God of the daytime, son of Delling and Nótt.
- Delling - God of dawn and father of by Nótt.
- Eir - Goddess of healing.
- Ēostre - Goddess of spring.
- Elli - Goddess of old age.
- Forseti - God of justice, peace and truth. Son of Baldr and Nanna.
- Fitch - God of ruling and arbitration. Son of Eir and Gmot.
- Freya - Goddess of love, fertility, and battle. Consort: Óðr. Committed Suicide during Ragnarok.
- Freyr - God of fertility. Consort: Gerð. Dead, killed by Surtr in Ragnarok.
- Frigg - Goddess of marriage and motherhood. Consort: Óðinn. Can also be pronounced "Frigga".
- Fulla - Frigg´s handmaid.
- Gmot - God of the moon. Brother of Re`es and Weth.
- Gefjun - Goddess of fertility and plough.
- Hel - Queen of Neifelheim, the Norse underworld.
- Heimdallr (Rígr) - One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgarð, their realm.. Killed by Loki.
- Hermóðr - The heroic son of Odin.Tried to rescue Balder.
- Hlín - Goddess of consolation and protection.
- Höðr - God of winter. Killed by Vali.
- Hœnir - The silent god.
- Iðunn - Goddess of youth. Consort: Bragi.
- Jörð - Goddess of the Earth. Mother of Þórr by Óðinn.
- Kvasir - God of inspiration. Killed by Dwarves.
- Lofn - Goddess of forbidden loves.
- Loki - Trickster and god of mischief . Consort: Sigyn (also called Saeter). Killed by Heimdall.
- Magni - god of strength. Son of Thor.
- Máni - God of Moon.
- Mímir - Óðinn´s uncle. Decapitated by Vanir.
- Nanna - An Ásynja married with Baldr and mother to Forseti. Died because of Baldur's death.
- Nerþus - A goddess mentioned by Tacitus. Her name is connected to that of Njörðr.
- Njörðr - God of sea, wind, fish, and wealth. Killed in Ragnarok.
- Nótt - Goddess of night, daughter of Narvi and mother of Auð, Jörð and Dagr by Naglfari, Annar and Delling, respectively.
- Odin - The "All Father" (The Ruler of the gods). Swallowed by Fenrir.
- Sága - An obscure goddess, possibly another name for Frigg.
- Ran - God of the ocean.
- Sif - Wife of Thor.
- Sjöfn - Goddess of love.
- Skaði - Goddess of winter; Njörðr's wife.
- Snotra - Goddess of prudence.
- Sol (Sunna) - Goddess of Sun. Swallowed by Skoll.
- Thor (Donar) - God of thunder and battle. Consort: Sif. Killed by Jormungandr.
- Tree - goddess of life.
- Thruer - daughter of Thor and Sif.
- Tyr - God of war. Also the god of the skies. Killed by Garm.
- Ullr - God of skill, hunt, and duel. Son of Sif.
- Váli - God of revenge.
- Vár - Goddess of contract.
- Vé - One of the three gods of creation. Brother of Óðinn and Vili.
- Víðarr - Son of Odin and the giantess Gríðr.
- Vör - Goddess of wisdom.
- Weth - Goddess of anger.
Lesser figures[change]
- Ægir - Ruler of the sea. Consort: Rán.
- Andhrímnir - Cook of the gods.
- Aurvandil - A minor character in the Skáldskaparmál with cognates in other Germanic tales.
Greek Pantheon
| Greek name | Description |
|---|---|
| Chaos | Primeval Goddess of air, Chaos is believed to be one of the first beings to exist in the universe. Chaos is not really depicted as having a personality or physical form.[1] Chaos is the lower atmosphere which surrounded the earth. Her name Khaos means the gap, or the space between heaven and Earth.[2] Mother or Grandmother of Nyx (night), Erebus (Darkness), Aither (Light), and Hemera (day). |
| Erebus | God of darkness. Son of Chaos. Husband of Nyx. |
| Gaia | Goddess of the Earth (Mother Earth), mother of Kronos, grandmother of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, etc. |
| Nyx | Goddess of night Daughter of Chaos. Wife of Erebus and mother of Hemera (day). Goddess of Hellhounds. |
| Tartarus | The darkest pit in the world at the edge of the world. |
| Ouranos | (Father Sky) and father of the Titans. Roman name Uranus. |
| Thesis | Primordial God/Goddess of Creation. Thesis is sometimes thought to be a child of Chaos. Thesis is thought to have emerged with Hydros before Gaia. |
| Phanes | Primeval God of procreation and is referred as the primal generator of life. Phanes is Nyx's father and was the ruler of the universe before her. |
| The Anemois | Primeval Gods of winds. Boreas (north), Kaikias (NE), Apeliotes (E), Euros (SE), Notos (S), Lips (SW), Zephyrus (W) and Skirion (NW)p |
Titans[change]
See also Titan (mythology). The original twelve Titans:
- Koios - also spelled Coeus. God of intelligence, heavenly prophecy and the axis.
- Kreios - also spelled Crius. God of leadership, domesticated animals and the constellations.
- Kronos - also spelled Cronus. God of time. King of the Titans. Roman name Saturn.
- Hyperion - God of light.
- Iapetos - God of mortal lifespan.
- Mnemosyne - Goddess of memory, the inventiveness of words and language.
- Oceanus - God of salt water.
- Phoebe - Goddess of the Oracle of Delphi and intellect.
- Rhea - Goddess of fertility, the female body, and later, nature. Mother of Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Hades, Poseidon and Demeter.
- Tethys - Goddess of Subterranean forces of fresh water and patron goddess of nursing mothers and the young.
- Theia - Goddess of sight, gold, silver, and gems.
- Themis - Goddess of divine law and order.
Other Titans:
- Atlas - God of astronomy. Holds the sky from the earth as his punishment.
- Epimetheus - God of afterthought and excuses.
- Menoitios - God of violent anger, rash reactions and human morality.
- Prometheus - God of forethought and crafty counsel. Gave humanity the gift of Fire.
- Asteria - mother of Hecate
- Perses - father of Hecate
- Asterious - father of the Anemoi
- Dione - goddess of the oracle Dodonna
The Olympians[change]
These gods are the most important and powerful gods. The home of these gods was Mount Olympus, except for Hades who is only allowed on Olympus once a year. He lives in the Underworld the rest of the time.
| Greek name | English name | Roman name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aφροδίτη (Aphroditē) | Aphrodite | Venus | Goddess of love and beauty and duty. She was married to Hephaestus. Aresis her lover and she loves him as well. Eros is her son. |
| Aπόλλων (Apollōn) | Apollo | Apollo | God of the Sun, music, archery, poetry, healing, and prophecy. He is Artemis' twin brother, and Son to Zeus. |
| Άρης (Arēs) | Ares | Mars | God of war, murder and bloodshed. Brother to Hephaestus, and is the lover of Aphrodite and son of Zeus. |
| Άρτεμις (Artemis) | Artemis | Diana | Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals,especially deer and fawns, night, and the moon. Apollo is her twin brother. Artemis is the virgin goddess and is also protector of maidens. |
| Αθηνά (Athēna) | Athena | Minerva | Goddess of wisdom, weaving, the arts, warfare and reason. She is the favourite daughter of Zeus. |
| Δήμητρα (Dēmētra) | Demeter | Ceres/Saturn | Goddess of fertility, grain and harvest. Demeter is a sister of Zeus. Her daughter is Persephone, Hades' wife. |
| Διόνυσος (Dionysus) | Dionysus | Bacchus | God of wine, parties/festivals, madness and merriment. He is a son of Zeus. |
| ᾍδης (Hades) | Hades | Pluto | God of the Underworld. Brother of Poseidon and Zeus. |
| Ήφαιστος (Hēphaistos) | Hephaestus | Vulcan | God of fire and the forge. Ugly son of Hera and Zeus is his father in some accounts. Married to Aphrodite, but she does not love him because he is deformed and as a result is cheating on him with Ares. |
| Ήρα (Hēra) | Hera | Juno | Goddess of marriage, women and childbirth. Zeus' wife and sister. |
| Ερμής (Hērmēs) | Hermes | Mercury | God of flight, thieves, commerce and travellers. Messenger of the gods. Zeus's son by Titanness. |
| Poseidon | Poseidon | Neptune | God of the sea, . His sons are Percyus, Polyphemus, Pegasus and Triton and the Cyclops. His weapon is a trident by which he can stir up the seas, wreck ships and drown sailors. |
| Ζεύς (Zeus) | Zeus | Jupiter | The father of all fathers, the wisdom and light. The king of the gods after killing his father, Kronos, who ate Zeus's siblings but their mother managed to save baby Zeus. When Zeus grew up, he fed Kronos a mixture of wine and mustard to make him vomit his immortal siblings who had grown up in Kronos's stomach. Zeus is the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, thunder and lightning. Though he is married more than once, his real queen is Hera. Zeus is the father of Hermes, Hephaestus, Hercules, Dionysus, Athena, Ares, Apollo, Artemis and Persephone. |
- Hestia - goddess of the hearth, fireside, family, and home. Was one of the Olympians until she gave up her throne on for Dionysus, occupies fire on Olympus.
There are twelve Olympians. Hades is listed on this list and is sometimes called an Olympian, but he is not technically one of the twelve Olympians.
Minor Gods[change]
- Eos - goddess of dawn and sister of Selene and Helios
- Helios - god of the sun and brother of Selene and Eos
- Selene - goddess of the moon and sister of Helios and Eos
- Ariadne - goddess of passion and mazes (was a mortal princess engaged to Theseus, but was abandoned. Married the god Dionysus and was made immortal.)
- Aeolus - god of winds (mortal at birth, but became immortal)
- Asclepius - god of medicine.
- Bia - goddess of force.
- Cratos - god of strength and power.
- Deimos - personification of terror; brother of Phobos.
- Eris - goddess of discord.
- Eros - god of love
- Psyche goddess of compassion
- Geras - god of old age.
- Ganymede cupbearer of the Olympians.
- Harmonia - goddess of harmony.
- Hebe - goddess of youth.
- Hecate - goddess of magic, witchcraft, necromancy and crossroads.
- Hypnos - god of sleep.
- Janus - god of doors, gates and choices
- Khione - goddess of snow (her father is Boreas, the god of the north wind).
- Leto - mother of Artemis and Apollo.
- Metis - mother of Athena
- Enyo - goddesses of war and peacekeeping
- Eileithyia - goddesses of childbirth
- Momus- god of blame.
- Moros - god of Doom.
- Nemesis - goddess of balance, consequences and revenge.
- Nike - goddess of victory.
- Persephone - goddess of spring and flowers and wife of Hades, hence queen of the Underworld.
- Phobos - god of phobias and fear in general; brother of Deimos.
- Thanatos- god of peaceful death.
- The Erinyes - otherwise known as The Furies. Goddesses of revenge, commanded by Hades.
- The Horae - actually two groups of separate goddesses worshipped in different periods: the first three were goddesses of the seasons, the second generation were goddesses of law, justice and order.
- Tyche - goddess of luck, destiny and fortune.
- Zelus - god of dedication.
- The Moirae: Klotho, Lachesis and Atropos - controllers of life and destiny.
- The Muses - representatives of the arts, sciences and songs.
- The Oneiroi: Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos - personifications of dreams and sons of Hypnos.
- Pan - god of the Wild.
- Iris (goddess) - goddess of the rainbow and a messenger for the gods
- Triton - god of ships, prince of Atlantis
- Paean - doctor of the gods.
- The Keres- goddesses of violent Death.
- The Charites - goddesses of charm, beauty, human creativity, and fertility.
- Pallas - god of warfare
- Melinoe - goddess of ghosts.
- Morpheus- god of dreams, Works for the Titans.
Roman Pantheon
A List
| Aesculapius, the god of healing and medicine Abeona, Goddess and Protector of children leaving the homeAbundantia, the goddess of abundance and prosperity. Acis, god of the Acis River in Sicily Adeona, Goddess who guides children back home Aerecura, goddess associated with the underworld and identified with Proserpina Aescolanus, god of copper money Aequitas, divinity of fairness. Aesculapius, the Roman god of health and medicine. Aeternitas, the goddess and personification of eternity Afferenda, goddess whose purpose was the offering of dowries Africus, God of the Southwest wind Agenoria is a Roman goddess of activity Aither, Primordial Goddess of the daytime Aion (Latin spelling Aeon), god of unbounded time Alemonia, Goddess who feeds unborn children Alernus god of the sacred grove (lucus) Amor, Primordial God of procreation Angerona, goddess who relieved people from pain and sorrow. Angitia, goddess of snakes and witchcraft Anna Perenna, goddess of the "circle of the year" Annona, the divinity of the grain supply to the city of Rome. Antevorta, goddess of the future Apollo, god of poetry, music, and oracles Aquilo, God of the North Wind Arculus, god of chests and strongboxes Arimanius, an obscure Mithraic god Argentinus, god of silver money Ascensus, god of hillsides Aurora, goddess of the dawn Auster, God of the South Wind Averruncus, a god to avert calamity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
B List
| Bacchus, god of wine Bellona war goddess. Bona Dea, the "women's goddess" with roles relating to fertility, healing, and chastity. Bonus Eventus, divine personification of "Good Outcome". Bubona, goddess of cattle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
C List
| Caca, a fire goddess Cacus, an ancient god of fire Caelus, Titan God of the heavens Camenae, goddesses of fresh water, prophecy, and childbirth. Their names were Carmenta, Egeria, Antevorta, and Postvorta. Cardea, goddess of the hinge Carmenta, goddess of childbirth and prophecy Carmentes, two goddesses of childbirth: Antevorta and Postvorta, future and past. Carna, goddess who preserved the health of the heart and other internal organs Candelifera was the Goddess of childbirth Carmenta was the Goddess of Childbirth and Prophecy Ceres, goddess of the harvest and mother of Proserpina Charon, the ferryman Chaos, the first of all the gods, who ruled over confusion Cinxia, Goddess of marriage Clementia, goddess of forgiveness and mercy. Cloacina, goddess who presided over the system of sewers in Rome Coelus, God of the sky Coeus, Titan God of Intelligence Collatina, a goddess of hills Concordia, goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. Consus, god protecting grain storage Convector, God of bringing in of the crops from the fields Crius, Titan God of the constellations Cunina, Goddess of infants Cupid, god of love and the son of Venus Cura, deity of care and concern Cybele the Earth Mother, goddess of charity and retribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
D List
| Dea Dia, goddess of growth. Dea Tacita ("The Silent Goddess"), a goddess of the dead Decima, goddess of childbirth and measurer of the thread of life Devera, goddess who ruled over the brooms used to purify temples Deverra was the Goddess of midwives and women in labor Diana, goddess of the hunt, the moon, virginity, and childbirth, twin sister of Apollo Diana Nemorensis, local version of Diana Dies, Primordial Goddess of the daytime Dione, Titan Goddess of the Moon Discordia was the Goddess of Strife and Discord Dius Fidius, god of oaths, associated with Jupiter. Disciplina, personification of discipline. Dis Pater or Dispater, god of wealth and the underworld Domitius, god who preserves the home (domus) of newlyweds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
E List
| Edesia was the Goddess of food who presided over banquets Egeria, water nymph or goddess, later considered one the Camenae Egestes, Goddess of poverty Empanda or Panda, a goddess openness, friendliness and generosity Epona, goddess of horses and horsemanship Eventus Bonus, God of success both in commerce and in agriculture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
F List
| Fabulinus was the God of children Falacer, god of the grove Fama, goddess of fame and rumor. Fascinus, phallic god who protected from envy Fauna, goddess of nature and animals Faunus, god of flocks. Faustitas, goddess who protected herd and livestock Favonius, God of the West Wind Februus, god of purification Febris, goddess with the power to cause or prevent fevers Fecunditas, fertility deity. Felicitas, deity of good luck and success. Ferentina, patron goddess of the city Ferentinum Feronia, goddess of plebeians, freedmen Fessonia, goddess who relieved weariness Fides, goddess of loyalty Flora, goddess of flowers Forculus, protector of doors Fornax, goddess of baking and ovens Fontus god of wells and springs. Fortuna, goddess of fortune Fulgora, goddess of lightning Furrina, goddess of thieves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
G List
| Genius, the tutelary spirit of mortals Gratiae, Roman term for the Charites or Graces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
H List
| Hercules was the God of strength Hermaphroditus, an androgynous Greek god Hespera was the Goddess of duskHekate, goddess of Magic and the moon Hilaritas, goddess of rejoicing and good humor Hippona was the Goddess of horses Honos was the God of military honours and chivalry Hora, elevated to goddess of power after her death, in life she was known as Hersilia Hyperion, Titan Lord of light | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
I List
| Iapetus, the Titan god of mortal life. Indiges, the deified Aeneas. Intercidona, minor goddess of childbirth; Inuus, god of fertility and sexual intercourse, protector of livestock. Invidia, goddess of envy or jealousy. Isis, the Egyptian goddess in her Roman form. Iris, goddess of the rainbow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
J List
| Janus, double-faced or two-headed god of beginnings and endings and of doors. Juno, Queen of the Gods and goddess of matrimony, and one of the Dii Consentes. Jupiter, King of the Gods and the storm, air, and sky god Justitia, goddess of justice. Juturna, goddess of fountains, wells, and springs.Juventas, goddess of Youth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
K List
| None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
L List
| Lares, household gods Lacturnus god of growing, harvesting, and storing crops Latona goddess of motherhood and modesty Laverna, goddess of thieves and charlatans. Levana, goddess of the rite when fathers accepted newborn babies as their own. Letum, personification of death Liber, a god of male fertility, wine and freedom, Libera, Liber's female equivalent, fertility Goddess Liberalitas, goddess or personification of generosity. Libertas, goddess or personification of freedom. Libitina, goddess of death, corpses and funerals Lima, a goddess of the threshold Limentinus, god of limes Lua, goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons Lucina, goddess of childbirth Luna, goddess of the moon. Lupercus, god of shepherds, sometimes identified with the Greek god Pan. Lympha, often plural lymphae, a water deity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Gods List
M List
| Maia, Goddess of fertility and SpringMars the God of War Mana Genita, goddess of infant mortality Manes, the souls of the dead who came to be seen as household deities. Mania, the consort of the underworld god Mantus Mantus, a god of the dead Mars, god of war and father of Romulus, the founder of Rome Mater Matuta, goddess of dawn and childbirth, patroness of mariners. Meditrina, goddess of healing Mefitis or Mephitis personification of poisonous gases and volcanic vapours. Mellona or Mellonia, goddess of bees and beekeeping. Mercury, messenger of the gods and bearer of souls to the underworld Mena, Goddess of menstruation Mens, Goddess of the mind and consciousness Minerva, goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industries and trades, and one of the Dii Consentes. Mithras, god of soldiers, light, truth, and honor Molae, daughters of Mars, probably goddesses of grinding of the grain. Moneta, Titan goddess of memory, equivalent to the Greek Mnemosyne Mors, god of death and equivalent of the Greek Thanatos. Morta, minor goddess of death and one of the Parcae (Roman equivalent of the Moirai). The cutter of the thread of life, her Greek equivalent was Atropos. Murcia or Murtia, goddess of sloth and laziness Muta was the Goddess of silence Mutunus Tutunus, a phallic god Mesopotamian Pantheon Major deities[edit]
Lesser deities[edit]
Primordial beings[edit]
Demigods and heroes[edit]
Spirits and demons[edit]
Legendary beasts[edit]
The eleven mythical monsters created by Tiāmat in the Epic of Creation, Enûma Eliš:
Celtic Pantheon
Abnoba
(Gaul) Goddess of the hunt (similar to the Roman Diana) Andraste (Britain) Andraste is a warrior goddess, the goddess of victory. Annwn (Britain) The otherworld. Arianrhod (Wales) The goddess of the moon. Her palace is the Aurora Borealis. Badb One of the three war goddesses known collectively as the Morrigan. She was depicted in the form of a bird with a crimson (bloody) mouth. Belatucadros (Britain) God of war and of the destruction. His name means "fair shining one". The Romans equated him with their god Mars. Belenus (Bel or Belenos) (Gaul) God of light, and referred to as "The Shining One". He is in charge of the welfare of sheep and cattle. His wife is the goddess Belisama. They can be compared with Apollo and Minerva. Belisama (Celtic) Goddess of light and fire, the forge and of crafts. She is the wife of the god Belenus. Boann (Irish) Boann is the goddess of rivers and fertility. Borvo (Gaul) God of healing. Bres (Gaelic) God of fertility and agriculture; one of the first kings of the Tuatha De Danaan. Brighid (Brigit) (Gaelic) Brighid was the goddess of fertility, therapy, metalworking, and poetic inspiration. She is the wife of Bres. She is known as Caridwen (Cerridwen) in Wales. Cenn Cruaich (Gaelic) The heaven-god (akin to Zeus). Cernunnos (Gaul) Cernunnos was the god of the underworld and of animals. The horned god of virility, he is accompanied by a ram-headed serpent and a stag. Cerridwen (Wales) Cerridwen is the goddess of dark prophetic powers. She is the keeper of the cauldron of the underworld, in which inspiration and divine knowledge are brewed. Cliodna (Gaelic) Goddess of beauty and the otherworld. Cocidius (Britain) God associated sometimes with forests and hunting (linked with the Roman god Silvanus), sometimes with war (equated with Mars). Condatis (Britain) God who personified the waters. Coventina (Britain) Goddess who personified a holy spring that had healing powers. Creidhne (Celtic) Creidhne was the god of metal working. One of the trio of craft-gods of the Tuatha De Danaan, as were Goibhniu and Luchta. Cuda (Britain) Mother goddess. Dagda (Cian) (Celtic) The god who was the supreme head of the People of Dana. (The equivalent of Cronus.) Dagda possesses a bottomless cauldron of plenty and rules the seasons with the music of his harp. With his mighty club Dagda can slay nine men with a single blow, and with its small end he can bring them back to life. Daghdha (Irish) Daghdha is the leader of the gods. He has a secret affair with Boann which results in the birth of Oenghus. Damona (Gaul) Goddess of fertility and healing; her name means "divine cow". Dana (Danu) (Celtic) The goddess from whom Tuatha Dé Danann (The People of Dana) were descended. She was the daughter of the god Dagda (the Good), and had three sons, who had only one son between them, Ecne (Knowledge). She was another of the three war goddesses known collectively as the Morrigan. Dewi (Wales) The Red Dragon god. The emblem of Wales. Diancecht (Irish) Diancecht is the god of healing. He killed the giant serpent that was destroying cattle throughout the land. He also killed his own son whose skill in healing endangered his father's reputation. Dön (There are two differing versions of Celtic Mythology with one of them probably based on the Welsh people's tales.) 1. Don, the mother goddess; the Welsh equivalent of the Irish Danu. 2. According to the predominant story, Dön was the leader of one of the two warring families of gods. His children were the powers of light, the other family's children were the powers of darkness. Epona (Celtic) The horse goddess. Usually portrayed as riding a mare, sometimes with a foal. Esus (Gaul) God equated with either Roman deity Mars or Mercury. Human sacrifices to Esus were hanged and skewered with a sword. Esus is usually pictured as a woodcutter. Fodla (Gaelic)One of the trio of goddesses who lent their name to Ireland. The other two were Banbha and Eriu. Geofon (Britain)She was the ocean goddess. Goibhniu (Celtic) Goibhniu was the smith god. One of three craft-gods of the Tuatha De Danaan. The other two were Luchta and Creidhne. Govannon (Wales) God of smiths and metalworkers. The weapons he makes are deadly in their aim, the armor unfailing in its protection. Those who drink from his sacred cup need no longer fear old age and infirmity. Gwyn ap Nudd (Wales) Gwyn ap Nudd is the Lord of the Underworld and master of the wild hunt. Latis (Britain) Goddess associated with water. Lir (Llyr) (Wales) God of the sea. Lleu (Wales) The god who is the Welsh equivalent of the Irish Lugh. He was pictured as young, strong, radiant with hair of gold, master of all arts, skills and crafts. Luchtaine (Celtic) He was the god of wheel making. Lugh (Irish) The sun god. Also known as Lugh of the Long Arm. He killed his grandfather, Balor, during a battle in which the new order of gods and goddesses took over from the primal gods. Mabon (Celtic) The Son of Light (akin to the Roman Apollo). He was the god of liberation, harmony, music and unity. Mac Da Tho (Irish) A god of the otherworld. Macha (Irish) The third of the three war goddesses known as the Morrigan. Macha feeds on the heads of slain enemies. Manannan mac Lir (Celtic) The god of the ocean. Math ap Mathonwy (Wales) God of sorcery. Modron (Wales) Goddess whose name means "divine mother". Morrigan (Irish) High Queen and goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She was a trinity; Macha, Badb, and Neman, all three bloodthirsty and feared by the enemies of the Tuatha Dé Danann. As Macha she was goddess of war and fertility who could take the shape of a crow. As Badb (Nechtan) she was the water-god whose sacred well was a source of knowledge. As Neman (Nemhain) she was the goddess of war and battle. Nantosuelta (Gaul) Goddess of nature; the wife of Sucellus. Nehalennia (Gaul) Goddess of the sea. Nodens (Britain) God of healing, akin to the Irish god Nuadu. Nuada (Irish) Nuada of the Silver Hand. He lost his hand in the war against the Firbolgs (for control of Ireland), and it was replaced by a hand crafted of silver, by one of the metalsmiths of the defeated Firbolgs. Oenghus (Angus) (Irish) He is the son of Daghdha and Boann. He is the god of fatal love (akin to Cupid). Angus' kisses turn into singing birds, and the music he plays draws all who hear it to his side. Ogmios (Ogma) (Gaul) He was the god of poetry, charm and incantation. He is shown as an old man with wrinkles, carrying a club and a bow. From his tongue hang fine gold chains attached to the ears of his eager followers. Rhiannon (Wales) Believed to be the Welsh counterpart of Gaulish horse goddess Epona. Her son, Pryderi, succeeded his father Pwyll as the ruler of Dyfed and of the otherworld. Rosmerta (Gaul) Goddess who was the native consort of the Roman Mercury; her name means "great provider". Sirona (Gaul) Another goddess of healing. Sucellus (Gaul) God of agriculture and forests and a hammer god. His consort is Nantosvelta. Sulis (Britain) Goddess of healing, she is akin to the Roman goddess Minerva. Taranis (Gaul) God whose name means "thunderer". Taranis is the god of the wheel, associated with forces of change. Teutates Vitiris (Britain) God of wisdom.
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Aztec Pantheon
The Gods and Goddesses
Centzon Totochtin
Other Names: "Four hundred rabbits."
Description: Moon Gods. Depicted with black and white faces and moon-shaped nose ornaments.
Other Names: "Four hundred rabbits."
Description: Moon Gods. Depicted with black and white faces and moon-shaped nose ornaments.
Chalchihuitlicue
Other Names: "Precious green lady", "Precious jewel lady", "Precious jade skirt."
Description: Special colors are blue and white. She loves flowers. Flowers were offered to her and cotton headdresses made in her honor. Unpredictable temper. Rules Over: Storms, youthful beauty, whirlpools, spring growth, love, flowers, spirits, streams.
Other Names: "Precious green lady", "Precious jewel lady", "Precious jade skirt."
Description: Special colors are blue and white. She loves flowers. Flowers were offered to her and cotton headdresses made in her honor. Unpredictable temper. Rules Over: Storms, youthful beauty, whirlpools, spring growth, love, flowers, spirits, streams.
Chantico
Description: Goddess of Fire. She symbolizes pleasure and pain together. Her symbols are a red serpent and cactus spikes.
Rules Over: Fire, wealth and precious stones within the Earth.
Description: Goddess of Fire. She symbolizes pleasure and pain together. Her symbols are a red serpent and cactus spikes.
Rules Over: Fire, wealth and precious stones within the Earth.
Chicomecoatl
Description: Popular Maize Goddess as maize was considered the giver of life. She wore a large four-sided headdress and carried a double maize cob.
Rules Over: Maize.
Description: Popular Maize Goddess as maize was considered the giver of life. She wore a large four-sided headdress and carried a double maize cob.
Rules Over: Maize.
Cihuacoatl
Other Names: "Woman snake."
Rules Over: Childbirth.
Other Names: "Woman snake."
Rules Over: Childbirth.
Cinteotl
Description: Corn God which also had female forms. During April festivals done in his honor, reeds were smeared with blood and put at the house doors and an offering.
Rules Over: Earthly food.
Description: Corn God which also had female forms. During April festivals done in his honor, reeds were smeared with blood and put at the house doors and an offering.
Rules Over: Earthly food.
Coatlicue
Other Names: "Snake Skirt", "Serpent Lady."
Description: Earth Goddess, Great Mother. She was both positive and negative, could bless or harm. She had claws and a skirt of snakes.
Rules Over: All Life, famines and earthquakes.
Other Names: "Snake Skirt", "Serpent Lady."
Description: Earth Goddess, Great Mother. She was both positive and negative, could bless or harm. She had claws and a skirt of snakes.
Rules Over: All Life, famines and earthquakes.
Coyolxauhqui
Other Names: "Golden Bells"
Description: Moon Goddess. Wore golden bells on her cheeks.
Other Names: "Golden Bells"
Description: Moon Goddess. Wore golden bells on her cheeks.
Huehuecoyotl
Other Names: Ueuecoyotl, "Old, old Coyote."
Description: Mischievious deity who was an uncontrolled and trickster God.
Rules Over: Gaiety, physical sex, irrational fun.
Other Names: Ueuecoyotl, "Old, old Coyote."
Description: Mischievious deity who was an uncontrolled and trickster God.
Rules Over: Gaiety, physical sex, irrational fun.
Huitzilopochtli
Other Names: "Hummingbird on the Left (South)", "Left-Handed Humming Bird"
Description: National god of the Aztecs. His festival was one of 25 days of a blood orgy with hearts and blood of prisoners dumped on his altar.
Rules Over: Sun, death, war, young men, warriors, storms, guide for journeys.
Other Names: "Hummingbird on the Left (South)", "Left-Handed Humming Bird"
Description: National god of the Aztecs. His festival was one of 25 days of a blood orgy with hearts and blood of prisoners dumped on his altar.
Rules Over: Sun, death, war, young men, warriors, storms, guide for journeys.
Ilamatecuhtli
Description: Terrible aspect of the mother goddess. During her winter festival, a female's heart was cut out and her chopped off head carried during a parade.
Description: Terrible aspect of the mother goddess. During her winter festival, a female's heart was cut out and her chopped off head carried during a parade.
Itzcoliuhqui
Other Names: "Twisted obsidian one", "Curved obsidian knife."
Description: An aspect of the god Tezcatlipoca.
Rules Over: Darkness, terrible cold, volcanic eruptions, disaster.
Other Names: "Twisted obsidian one", "Curved obsidian knife."
Description: An aspect of the god Tezcatlipoca.
Rules Over: Darkness, terrible cold, volcanic eruptions, disaster.
Itzpaplotl
Other Names: "Obsidian knife butterfly."
Description: A very beautiful female goddess with death symbols scrawled on her face. A mixture of sensuality and death.
Rules Over: Fate, stars, agriculture.
Other Names: "Obsidian knife butterfly."
Description: A very beautiful female goddess with death symbols scrawled on her face. A mixture of sensuality and death.
Rules Over: Fate, stars, agriculture.
Mayauel
Description: She is depicted naked, holding up a bowl of pulque and seated on a throne of a tortoise and snake. Night was her sacred time and she carried a cord that she used to aid women in child birth. She is the Goddess who discovered and introduced the Gods to pulque.
Rules Over: Pulque, Childbirth.
Description: She is depicted naked, holding up a bowl of pulque and seated on a throne of a tortoise and snake. Night was her sacred time and she carried a cord that she used to aid women in child birth. She is the Goddess who discovered and introduced the Gods to pulque.
Rules Over: Pulque, Childbirth.
Meztli
Other Names: Tecciziecatl.
Description: Represented as an old man with a white shell on his back and sometimes with butterfly wings. The physical Moon at its height.
Other Names: Tecciziecatl.
Description: Represented as an old man with a white shell on his back and sometimes with butterfly wings. The physical Moon at its height.
Mictlantecuhtli
Other Names: "Lord of the land of the dead."
Description: God of the Underworld and North. Depicted as a skeleton with red bones.
Rules Over: The Dead.
Other Names: "Lord of the land of the dead."
Description: God of the Underworld and North. Depicted as a skeleton with red bones.
Rules Over: The Dead.
Mixcoatl
Other Names: "Cloud serpent."
Description: National god of the Chichimecs, god of the pole star. Victims to be sacrificed to him were painted white or red. It was thought that they turned into stars which were considered food for the Sun.
Rules Over: Hunting, weapons that strike from a distance (spears, javelins).
Other Names: "Cloud serpent."
Description: National god of the Chichimecs, god of the pole star. Victims to be sacrificed to him were painted white or red. It was thought that they turned into stars which were considered food for the Sun.
Rules Over: Hunting, weapons that strike from a distance (spears, javelins).
Quetzalcoatl
Other Names: "Most precious twin", "Feathered serpent", "plumed serpent", "Morning Star."
Description: Great priest, Master of Life. God of the wind, sea breeze and life-breath. A creator god who identified with the planet Venus. He is a 'good' god as he required only one human sacrifice a year.
Rules Over: Civilization, the arts, metallurgy, fate.
Other Names: "Most precious twin", "Feathered serpent", "plumed serpent", "Morning Star."
Description: Great priest, Master of Life. God of the wind, sea breeze and life-breath. A creator god who identified with the planet Venus. He is a 'good' god as he required only one human sacrifice a year.
Rules Over: Civilization, the arts, metallurgy, fate.
Tezcatlipoca
Other Names: "Mirror that smokes", "The Shadow", "He who is at the shoulder."
Description: One of two most known about gods of Mexico, he was a local deity of the Toltecs who was later adopted by the Aztecs. The dark aspect of Quetzalcoatl, his symbol was the jaguar. Evil God of warriors, magicians and sorcerers.
Rules Over: Divination (especially black mirrors), drought, harvest, dancing, music, warriors, magick, cold, north, night.
Other Names: "Mirror that smokes", "The Shadow", "He who is at the shoulder."
Description: One of two most known about gods of Mexico, he was a local deity of the Toltecs who was later adopted by the Aztecs. The dark aspect of Quetzalcoatl, his symbol was the jaguar. Evil God of warriors, magicians and sorcerers.
Rules Over: Divination (especially black mirrors), drought, harvest, dancing, music, warriors, magick, cold, north, night.
Tialoc
Other Names: "The One who mankes things sproud", "Lord of the sources of water", "Lord of the waters."
Description: An ancient Nature and fertility god who required constant human sacrifice. Shown holding four pitchers from which he pours the rain.
Rules Over: Thunder, mountains, rains, hail, fertility, water, clouds, thunder, lightning.
Other Names: "The One who mankes things sproud", "Lord of the sources of water", "Lord of the waters."
Description: An ancient Nature and fertility god who required constant human sacrifice. Shown holding four pitchers from which he pours the rain.
Rules Over: Thunder, mountains, rains, hail, fertility, water, clouds, thunder, lightning.
Tlauixcalpantecuhtli
Other Names: "Lord of the house of dawn."
Description: The morning star Venus. An aspect of Quetzalcoatl.
Rules Over: Dawn.
Other Names: "Lord of the house of dawn."
Description: The morning star Venus. An aspect of Quetzalcoatl.
Rules Over: Dawn.
Tlazolteotl
Other Names: "Goddess of Filth", "Dirt Goddess", "Earth Goddess", "Lady of Witches."
Description: Goddess of the cresented moon. Terrible aspect of the Goddess. She rode naked on a broom holding a red snake and blood-smeared rope.
Rules Over: Physical love, fertility, death.
Other Names: "Goddess of Filth", "Dirt Goddess", "Earth Goddess", "Lady of Witches."
Description: Goddess of the cresented moon. Terrible aspect of the Goddess. She rode naked on a broom holding a red snake and blood-smeared rope.
Rules Over: Physical love, fertility, death.
Tonatiuh
Other Names: Pilzintecutli, "Royal Lord."
Description: Sun God who received daily sacrifices of human hearts and blood.
Rules Over: Fate, warriors who die in battle, women who die in childbirth.
Other Names: Pilzintecutli, "Royal Lord."
Description: Sun God who received daily sacrifices of human hearts and blood.
Rules Over: Fate, warriors who die in battle, women who die in childbirth.
Tozi
Other Names: Teteoinnan, "Our grandmother."
Description: Mother of the Gods, personification of all the aspects of Nature. She had a festival; in August which honored midwives and women healers.
Rules Over: Healing, sweat baths.
Other Names: Teteoinnan, "Our grandmother."
Description: Mother of the Gods, personification of all the aspects of Nature. She had a festival; in August which honored midwives and women healers.
Rules Over: Healing, sweat baths.
Xipe Totec
Other Names: "The flayed one."
Description: The Aztecs celebrated his festival on February 22 by skinning prisoners alive to help the growing corn.
Rules Over: Agriculture, west, goldsmiths, self-torture to give penance.
Other Names: "The flayed one."
Description: The Aztecs celebrated his festival on February 22 by skinning prisoners alive to help the growing corn.
Rules Over: Agriculture, west, goldsmiths, self-torture to give penance.
Xochiquetzal
Other Names: "Flower Plume", "Flower Feather."
Description: Mother of the maize god. Goddess of the underworld and flowers.
Rules Over: Underworld, flowers (especially marigolds which are laid on graves), sexual love, twins, children, craftsmen.
Other Names: "Flower Plume", "Flower Feather."
Description: Mother of the maize god. Goddess of the underworld and flowers.
Rules Over: Underworld, flowers (especially marigolds which are laid on graves), sexual love, twins, children, craftsmen.
Xolotl
Other Names: "The Animal", Lord of the Evening Star, Lord of the Underworld.
Description: A monster animal with its feet on reversed. The evil form of Venus and adversary of the Sun. He did bring humankind and fire from the underworld, though.
Rules Over: Fire, Bad luck.
Other Names: "The Animal", Lord of the Evening Star, Lord of the Underworld.
Description: A monster animal with its feet on reversed. The evil form of Venus and adversary of the Sun. He did bring humankind and fire from the underworld, though.
Rules Over: Fire, Bad luck.
Yacatecuhtli
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