|
| A'as |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of wisdom; similar to Enki. |
| Aah (Iah) |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
Moon god. |
| Abraham |
Christianity;
Judaism |
Hebrew prophet who first settled in the area of modern
Israel. (aka
Ibrahim in Islam) |
| Abzu |
Akkad;
Assyria;
Babylon;
Sumer |
god of fresh water and lover of Tiamat. |
| Adad |
Assyria;
Urartu |
See Ramman. |
| Adam |
Christianity;
Islam;
Judaism |
first man on earth and husband of Eve. |
| Adapan |
Sumer |
first man (similar to Adam);
created world; gave speech to man. |
| Ah Lish |
Egypt |
Being with supreme intelligence, power, glory and justice.
(see explanation) |
| Ahriman |
Parthia;
Persia;
Sassanid |
Zoroastrian god of darkness; introduced death into world;
brother of Ahura-Mazda. |
| Ahura-Mazda |
Parthia;
Persia;
Sassanid |
Zoroastrian god of goodness and knowledge; Lord of Wisdom;
god of creation; brother of Ahriman. |
| Ainu |
Japan |
bear sacrifice ritual. |
| Ali |
Islam |
Ali ibn Abi Talib (Shia sect), son-in-law of Muhammad. |
| Allah |
Islam |
God of all. |
| Al-Lat |
Palmyra;
Petra |
great goddess; daughter of Hubal.
Likewise worshipped in Palmyra.
Known as Allatu
at Carthage. |
| Allatu |
Carthage |
goddess of underworld; worshipped as Al-Lat
at Petra and
Palmyra. |
| Al-Uzzá |
Palmyra;
Petra |
goddess of love (Venus);
daughter of Hubal.
Likewise worshipped in Palmyra. |
| Amaru |
Incan |
deity of the underworld; refers to its land
(aka America). |
| Amaterasu |
Japan |
Sun goddess |
| Amon (Amun) |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
midday Sun god; also represented by
Jupiter;
chief god of Egypt. Similar to Zeus in ancient
Greece. |
| Amun-Re |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
supreme god of the New Kingdom (1550-1090 BC); merging of
Amon and
Re. Consort was Mut. |
| Anahita |
Babylon;
Parthia;
Persia;
Rome;
Sassanid |
fertility goddess (Venus);
virgin mother of Mithras. |
| Ananaki |
Akkadia;
Assyria;
Babylon;
Sumeria |
the fallen ones (deities of kingdoms in
Mesopotamia). |
| Anath |
Caananites in Israel;
Lydia;
Philistines;
Phoenicia;
Ugarit |
goddess; consort and sister of Baal. |
| Andrew |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
brother of Peter; crucified at Patras
in Greece. |
| Anshar |
Akkad;
Sumer |
sky god; husband and brother of Kishar;
father of Enlil. |
| Anu (An) |
Akkad;
Assyria;
Babylon;
Kassite;
Sumer |
supreme god of heaven and kingship; consort of
Ki; father of Enki,
Enlil and
Ishtar. |
| Anubis |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
jackal god; protector of the dead and embalming.
"God of the white land" (land of the dead). |
| Anumati |
Hindu |
Moon goddess. |
| Anunnaki |
Sumer |
four gods of creation. |
| Apep |
Egypt |
god of darkness and chaos (represented by snake). |
| Aphrodite |
Athens;
Sparta |
goddess of love (Venus).
Known as Ishtar in
Egypt and
Ugarit. |
| Apollo |
Alexander;
Athens;
Rome;
Sparta |
god of light and truth; son of Zeus
and Leto; twin brother of Artemis. |
| Apu Illapu |
Incan |
god of rain. |
| Ares |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
god of war (Mars). |
| Ariadne |
Minoan |
goddess of labyrinths; daughter of king Minos
and queen Pasiphaë wife of Dionysus. |
| Arinniti |
Hittite;
Troy |
Sun goddess. |
| Artemis |
Alexander;
Athens;
Lydia;
Sparta |
goddess of hunt and Moon;
daughter of Zeus
and Leto; twin sister of Apollo. |
| Aruna |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of the sea; mother of Kamrusepa. |
| Arubani |
Urartu |
goddess of art and fertility (Venus);
wife of Haldi. |
| Aserdus |
Hittite;
Troy |
fertility goddess (Venus);
wife of Elkunirsa. |
| Asgard |
Vikings |
Home of the Norse gods. |
| Asherah |
Caananites in Israel;
Philistines;
Phoenicia |
fertility goddess (Venus);
consort of El;
mother of Baal. |
| Ashnan |
Sumer |
goddess of grain; sister of Lahar |
| Ashur |
Akkad;
Assyria;
Babylon;
Kassite;
Sumer |
god of war (Mars);
consort of Ishtar. |
| Astarte |
Athens;
Sparta |
fertility goddess (Venus).
Also known as Ishtar in the Near East and
Egypt. |
| Asterios |
Lydia |
river god. |
| Atergätis |
Lydia |
fertility goddess (Venus). |
| Athena |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta;
Troy |
goddess of law and wisdom. |
| Atlas |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
titan who hefts earth. |
| Attis |
Lydia |
god of vegetation; son of Cybele. |
| Atum |
Egypt |
god of setting Sun (wholeness). Sole god of pharaoh
Akhenaten.
Also known as the Superior Sun (Saturn) |
| Aucayoc |
Incan |
god of war (Mars) |
| Ayar Cachi |
Incan |
god of earthquakes. |
|
| Baal |
Carthage;
Palmyra;
Petra;
Philistines;
Phoenicia;
Ugarit |
god of war (Mars)
and weather; son of Asherah and
El; brother and consort of
Anath; brother of Mot and Yamm;
aka Hadad (Thunderer); often mentioned in Bible/Old Testament. |
| Baba (Bau) |
Akkad |
goddess of healing; similar to Nintinugga |
| Bacab |
Mayan |
god of the underworld. |
| Bagvarti |
Urartu |
wife of Haldi. |
| Baki |
Lydia |
god of grape harvest; similar to Dionysus. |
| Banded-Eye |
Olmec |
supernatural being. |
| Bartholomew |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
(aka Nathanel) crucified at Albanopois in Armenia. |
| Bast |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
goddess of war in Lower Egypt (represented by cat). |
| Beelzebub |
Philistines |
lord of flies; patron god of Ekron |
| Bel |
Akkad;
Babylon;
Kassite;
Palmyra;
Sumer |
god of magic; son of Enlil;
patron of Babylon; aka Bel-Marduk and Marduk.
See picture of Bel Temple. |
| Bes |
Egypt |
god of households. |
| Bird Monster |
Olmec |
earth kingship. |
| Bolon Dzacab |
Mayan |
god of lightning. |
| Brahma |
Maurya |
god of creation ("unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world");
also worshipped by Gupta. Corruption of
Abraham's teachings about
God the Father. |
| Budai |
China |
bringer of contentment; aka
Hotei and Pu-Tai. |
| Buddha |
Buddhism |
the enlightened one. |
| Budha |
Hindu |
god of Mercury. |
|
| Cai Shen |
China |
god of wealth. |
| Cel |
Etruscan |
Earth goddess;
similar to Gaia. |
| Ceres |
Rome |
goddess of agriculture. |
| Chaac |
Mayan |
god of rain. |
| Chalchiuhtlicue |
Aztec |
goddess of spring. |
| Changxi |
China |
Moon goddess;
wife of Di Jun. |
| Chibadi |
Zimbabwe |
Men dressed and behaving as women. |
| Cupid |
Rome |
god of love. |
| Cybele |
Lydia |
mother Earth goddess;
mother of Attis. |
|
| Daeva |
Parthia;
Persia;
Sassanid |
malignant demon. |
| Dagon |
Mari;
Philistines;
Phoenicia;
Sumer;
Ugarit |
fertility god; god of storms. |
| Dah-Hah Dees |
Egypt |
King of Hell; Refers to Satan.
(see explanation) |
| Damkina |
Assyria |
wife of Ea; mother of
Marduk. |
| Dancing Girl |
Mohenjo-Daro |
girl who danced in religious ceremonies. |
| Daode Tianzun |
China |
one of the Three Pure Ones. |
| Demeter |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
goddess of the harvest. |
| Dhushara |
Palmyra;
Petra |
lord of the mountain; son of Manat. |
| Diana |
Rome |
goddess of the hunt (Moon). |
| Di Jun |
China |
god of agriculture; emperor and husband of Changxi
and Xihe. |
| Dionysus |
Alexander;
Athens;
Minoan;
Mycenae;
Sparta |
god of grape harvest; husband of
Ariadne. |
| Draco |
Rome |
god of chaos; dragon/snake constellation; similar to
Thuban
and Tiamat. |
| Dragon King |
China |
ruler of the ocean. |
| Dragon Monster |
Olmec |
Earth god. |
| Dumuzid |
Sumer |
consort of Inanna |
|
| Ea |
Assyria |
husband of Damkina; father of
Marduk. Similar to
Enki of
Sumer. |
| Ehecatl |
Aztec |
god of winds (aka Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl). |
| El |
Caananites in Israel;
Philistines;
Phoenicia;
Ugarit |
creator god; consort of Asherah;
father of Baal, Mot
and Yamm. |
| Elkenah |
Caananites in Israel;
Egypt |
"God of Kinah" -- Canaanites
(see Facsimile 1-3). |
| Elkunirsa |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of creation; husband of
Aserdus. |
| Ellel |
Hittite;
Troy |
sky god. |
| Engur |
Sumer |
Same as Nammu. |
| Enki |
Sumer |
lord of Earth;
god of water and wisdom; patron of writing; husband of
Inanna; survived world flood
(similar to Noah). |
| Enlil |
Akkad;
Babylon;
Kassite;
Sumer |
air/storm/wind god; son of Anu and
Ki; consort of Ninlil;
father of Nanna. |
| Enuma Elish |
Babylon |
Creation Account (1750 BC) |
| Enyalius |
Mycenae |
god of war (Mars);
similar to Ares. |
| Ereshkigal |
Babylon;
Sumer |
goddess of the underworld; first wife of
Gugalanna; consort of
Nergal. |
| Erlang Shen |
China |
god with a third truth-seeing eye. |
| Eros |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
god of love. |
| Eve |
Christianity;
Islam;
Judaism |
first woman on earth and wife of Adam. |
|
| Faravahar |
Parthia;
Persia;
Sassanid |
symbol of Zoroastrianism. |
| Feathered Serpent |
Olmec |
god of creation; corrupted form of
Jesus Christ. |
| Fei Lian |
China |
god of the wind. |
| Freyr |
Vikings |
god of virility. |
| Fufluns |
Etruscan |
god of happiness, plant life and wine; son of
Semla. |
|
| Gabriel |
Christianity;
Islam |
archangel from God who gave revelations to the prophet
Muhammad. |
| Gaia |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
Earth goddess. |
| Gamla Uppsala |
Vikings |
religious center
of Norse worship in Sweden. |
| Garden of Gods |
Mari |
religious site
located in modern Lebanon. |
| Geb |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
Earth god. |
| Gilgamesh |
Akkad;
Kassite;
Mari;
Sumer |
god-king of Uruk. |
| God |
Christianity |
Father of Jesus Christ; aka
God the Father. |
| Goddess I |
Mayan |
goddess of eroticism and marriage. |
| Goguryeo |
Silla |
Moon goddess. |
| Gugalanna |
Sumer |
bull of heaven; husband of
Ereshkigal. Represented by
Mars. |
| Gun |
China |
demi-god who made dykes to control the Great Flood; father of
Yu the Great. |
|
| Hadad |
Caananites in Israel;
Philistines;
Phoenicia;
Ugarit |
god of war (Mars)
and weather; son of Asherah and
El;
brother and husband of Anath;
aka Baal (Thunderer);
often mentioned in Bible/Old Testament. |
| Hades |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
god of the underworld. |
| Hadith |
Islam |
deeds and sayings of the prophet Muhammad. |
| Haldi |
Urartu |
god of war (Mars) aka Hayk or Khaldi; husband of
Arubani and Bagvarti. |
| Halki |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of grain. |
| Hammon |
Carthage;
Phoenicia |
chief god of Carthage. |
| Hannahannah |
Hittite;
Troy |
mother goddess;
similar to Inanna. |
| Hanwasuit |
Hittite;
Troy |
goddess of sovereignty. |
| Hapantali |
Hittite;
Troy |
pastoral goddess. |
| Hapi |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
god of Nile River flooding. |
| Hasameli |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of metalworkers and craftsmen;
similar to Hephaestus. |
| Hatepuna |
Hittite;
Troy |
daughter of the sea; wife of Telipinu. |
| Hathor |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
goddess of love; Sun goddess (represented by a cow). |
| Hebat |
Mitanni |
mother goddess; wife of Teshub
and mother of Sharruma. |
| Helios |
Alexander;
Athens;
Minoan;
Sparta |
Sun god
and husband of Pasiphaë. |
| Hephaestus |
Alexander;
Athens;
Mycenae;
Sparta |
god of fire; son of Zeus
and Hera. |
| Hera |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
goddess of marriage; wife of Zeus
and mother of Hephaestus. |
| Heracles (Hercules) |
Alexander;
Athens;
Rome;
Sparta |
hero son of Zeus and Alcmene. |
| Hercle |
Etruscan |
hero similar to Hercules;
father of Maris. |
| Hermes |
Alexander;
Athens;
Mycenae;
Sparta |
messenger of the gods (Mercury). |
| Hero Twins |
Mayan |
|
| Herod I |
Christianity |
king of Judaea;
ridiculed Jesus Christ in
Jerusalem. |
| Hintha |
Mon |
sacred bird. |
| Holy Ghost |
Christianity |
member of the Trinity, along with
God the Father
and Jesus Christ. |
| Horus |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
god of light (represented by a falcon). |
| Hotei |
Japan |
bringer of contentment; aka
Budai and Pu-Tai. |
| Houyi |
China |
god of archery; husband of Chang'e. |
| Hu |
Egypt |
demigod at Giza.
Known as the Sphinx by early
Greeks. |
| Hubal |
Palmyra;
Petra |
lord god (Moon);
father of Al-Lat,
Al-Uzzá and Manat;
head god of Kabaa. |
| Huitzilopochtli |
Aztec |
god of human sacrifice, sun and war (Mars). |
| Hunhau |
Mayan |
death god. |
| Hutena |
Hittite |
goddesses of fate; similar to Moirai. |
|
| Ibrahim |
Islam |
Hebrew prophet (aka Abraham). |
| Il |
Akkad |
creator god; similar to El of Semitic people. |
| Ilanu |
Akkad |
god or gods; similar to Elohim in Hebrew. |
| Illapa |
Incan |
goddess of lightning and thunder. |
| Inanna |
Sumer |
fertility goddess (Venus);
Lady of Heaven; patron of store-houses; sister of
Utu. consort of Dumuzid.
Later known as Astarte and
Ishtar. |
| Inar |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of woods and fields. |
| Inara |
Hittite;
Troy;
Troy |
goddess of wild animals. |
| Indra |
Hindu |
god of weather and war; located on sacred
Mount Meru. |
| Inti |
Incan |
Sun god of Cusco;
husband of Mama Kilya. |
| Ishara |
Hittite |
goddess of love and oaths. |
| Ishkur |
Sumer |
storm god (aka Adad and Ramman). |
| Ishtar |
Akkad;
Assyria;
Babylon;
Egypt;
Hyksos;
Kassite;
Mari;
Philistines;
Ugarit |
ferility (Venus) and mother goddess; daughter of
Sin;
consort of Ashur.
Known as Inanna in Sumeria. |
| Isis |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
goddess; consort and sister of Osiris. |
| Istanu |
Hittite;
Troy |
Sun god. |
| Istustaya |
Hittite;
Troy |
goddess of destiny. |
| Itzamna |
Mayan |
god of creation. |
| Ixchel |
Mayan |
goddess of midwifery. |
|
| James |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
son of Alphaeus; beheaded by King Herod I
in Israel. |
| James |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
son of Zebedee and brother of John; beheaded by King Agrippa I
in Israel circa 44 AD. |
| Jarri |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of plague. |
| Jesus Christ |
Christianity |
Son of God; born in mortal life at
Bethlehem in Israel;
confounded Jewish rabbis at Temple of King Herod I in
Jerusalem;
atoned for mankind's sins, suffered crucifixion and
triumphed over death via resurrection. |
| John |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
(aka The Revelator) brother of James. |
| John the Baptist |
Christianity |
son of Elizabeth and
Zechariah; baptized Jesus Christ
in the Jordan River. |
| Judas Iscariot |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
(aka Son of Perdition) hanged himself in Jerusalem. |
| Juno |
Rome |
goddess of marriage; wife of Jupiter
and daughter of Saturn. |
| Jupiter (Jove) |
Rome |
god of sky and thunder; husband of Juno. |
|
| Kamrusepa |
Hittite;
Troy |
goddess of healing; mother of Aruna. |
| Kandaules |
Lydia |
messenger of the gods; similar to
Hermes
(Mercury). |
| Kartikeya |
India |
god of war (Mars) |
| Kaskuh |
Hittite;
Troy |
Moon god. |
| Khepri (Khapri) |
Egypt |
god of rising Sun (represented by
scarab beetle or
lotus flower). |
| Khonsu |
Egypt |
"the traveler" (Moon);
worshipped at Thebes |
| Ki (Urash) |
Sumer |
Earth goddess; consort of Anu;
mother of Enlil. |
| Kinich Ahau |
Mayan |
Sun god. |
| Kishar |
Akkad;
Sumer |
Earth mother goddess; wife and sister of
Anshar; mother of Anu;
daughter of Lahmu and Lahamu. |
| Knossos Bull |
Minoan |
bull-leaping, a religious ritual. |
| Korash |
Egypt |
"Cush" -- Sudan
(see Facsimile 1-3). |
| Krishna |
Hindu |
"Finder of the Cows" (all attractive; dark) |
| Kronos (Cronos) |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
Titan god of the harvest. |
| Kubaba |
Hittite |
goddess and consort of Teshub. |
| Kui Xing |
China |
god of examinations. |
| Kukulkan |
Mayan |
god of creation; (corrupted form of
Jesus Christ). |
| Kumarbi |
Mitanni |
sky and storm god; father of Teshub
and Tasmisu; similar to Enlil. |
| Kurunta |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of wild animals. |
| Kushuh |
Mitanni |
Moon god. |
| Kuychi |
Incan |
god of fertility and rainbows. |
|
| Labrys |
Minoan |
doubleheaded axe (symbol for female divinities). |
| Lagamar |
Elam |
chief god of Elam (see
Chedorlaomer). |
| Lahamu |
Akkad;
Sumer |
sister of Lahmu. |
| Lahar |
Sumer |
god of cattle; brother of Ashnan
NOTE: Term currently used for a volcanic mudflow |
| Lahmu |
Akkad;
Sumer |
brother of Lahamu;
father of Anshar and
Kishar. |
| Lametrus |
Lydia |
god of the harvest; similar to
Demeter. |
| Laran |
Etruscan |
god of war; consort of Turan. |
| Lei Gong |
China |
god of thunder. |
| Leinth |
Etruscan |
goddess of death. |
| Lelwani |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of the underworld. |
| Libnah |
Egypt |
"White Land" -- Libya
or Lebanon
(see Facsimile 1-3). |
| Lilith |
Judaism |
falsely claimed to be the first wife of Adam;
similar to Ereshkigal
of Sumeria. |
| Lingbao Tianzun |
China |
one of the Three Pure Ones. |
| Loki |
Vikings |
god of mschief; son of Fárbauti and Laufey; often attempted to
trick Thor. |
| Lotan |
Ugarit |
seven-headed serpant of Dagon. |
| Lucifer |
Christianity;
Judaism |
spirit son of God the Father;
called Satan after his fall from heaven. |
| Luna |
Rome |
Moon goddess. |
|
| Maat |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
goddess of justice and truth (represented by a feather). |
| Mahmackrah |
Egypt |
"Mighty like unto Rah (Re)"
(see Facsimile 1-3). |
| Maize God |
Mayan;
Olmec |
god of agriculture. |
| Mama Kilya |
Incan |
goddess; wife of Inti. |
| Mama Occlo |
Incan |
fertility and mother goddess. |
| Manat |
Palmyra;
Petra |
goddess of fate; daughter of Hubal;
mother of Dhushara. |
| Mani |
Parthia |
prophet and founder of Manichaeism religion |
| Mar-Biti |
Kassites |
god with a sanctuary at Borsippa and
Tell Bar Awa. |
| Marduk |
Akkad;
Assyria;
Babylon;
Kassite;
Sumer |
god of magic; consort is Sarpanit;
son of Enlil;
father of Nabu; patron of Babylon; aka
Bel and Bel-Marduk. |
| Maris |
Etruscan |
infant son of Hercle. |
| Mark |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
martyred in 68 AD. |
| Mars |
Rome |
god of war (Mars). |
| Mary |
Christianity |
mother of Jesus Christ. |
| Mary Magdalene |
Christianity |
from Magdala; early Christians
commonly taught that she was the wife of Jesus Christ. |
| Matthew |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
tax collector from Capernaum; martyred. |
| Matthias |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
martyred in Ethiopia. |
| Melqart |
Carthage |
god of war (Mars). |
| Menrva (Menerva) |
Etruscan |
goddess of war. |
| Mercury |
Rome |
god of commerce (Mercury). |
| Metztli |
Aztec |
goddess of farmers and the Moon. |
| Mhondoros |
Zimbabwe |
spirit mediums and oral historians. |
| Mictlantecuhtli |
Aztec |
god of dead and the underworld. |
| Min |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
most powerful and oldest Egyptian god. |
| Minerva |
Rome |
goddess of wisdom. |
| Minos |
Minoan |
son of Zeus;
husband of Pasiphaë and father of
Ariadne. |
| Minotaur |
Minoan |
half-bull, half-man monster in the labyrinth of king
Minos. |
| Mithras |
Parthia;
Persia;
Rome;
Sassanid |
Sun god; called Sol Invictus
(Invincible Sun) by Romans; Judger of Souls who conducted righteous into House of Best Purpose;
son of Anahita;
patron of soldiers; Roman God of Contracts. |
| Mixcoatl |
Aztec |
god of hunting. |
| Moirai |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
goddesses of fate. |
| Molech |
Caananites in Israel;
Carthage;
Phoenicia |
Ammonite
god of fire; called Chemosh by Moabites. |
| Moon Goddess |
Mayan |
Moon goddess |
| Moses |
Christianity;
Judaism |
prophet who led Hebrews out of ancient
Egypt; brought up as an Egyptian prince. (aka
Musa in
Islam) |
| Mot |
Caananites in Israel;
Philistines;
Phoenicia;
Ugarit |
brother of Baal and
Yamm. |
| Muhammad |
Islam |
prophet and founder of Islam; previous tribal leader in ancient
Saudi Arabia. |
| Mullitu |
Assyria |
lady of the air [aka Sud]; wife of Ashur. |
| Musa |
Islam |
Hebrew prophet (aka Moses). |
| Mut |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
mother goddess and consort of
Amun-Re. |
|
| Nabu |
Assyria;
Babylon |
god of writing; consort is Tashmetum;
son of Marduk;
represented by Mercury. |
| Nammu |
Sumer |
sea goddess (aka Engur); mother of Sumerian dieties; similar to
Tiamat of
Babylon. |
| Nanna |
Sumer |
Moon god who controlled months/seasons;
son of Enlil and
Ninlil. |
| Neith |
Egypt |
goddess (Mother Bee). She represented
Egyptus. |
| Neptune |
Rome |
god of the sea. |
| Nergal |
Babylon |
god of the underworld; consort is Ereshkigal;
also represented by Mars. |
| Ninlil (Sud) |
Akkad;
Babylon;
Kassite;
Sumer |
goddess; consort of Enlil;
mother of Nanna and
Ninurta. |
| Ninurta |
Assyria;
Sumer |
god of agriculture, storms and war; son of
Enlil and Ninlil;
patron of Lagash and
Assyrian city of Nimrud. |
| Nintinugga |
Babylon |
goddess of healing; consort of Ninurta;
similar to Baba of Akkad |
| Nintur |
Sumer |
goddess and mother of wildlife; Lady of Stony Ground. |
| Noah |
Christianity;
Judaism |
prophet who saved family and animals aboard an
Ark from a world flood. (aka
Nuh in Islam) |
| Nuh |
Islam |
Hebrew prophet (aka Noah). |
| Nut |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
sky goddess; goddess of heaven. |
|
| Odin |
Vikings |
god of war and father of Thor. |
| Osiris |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
resurrected god; consort and brother of Isis. |
|
| Pa-Cha |
China |
god who protects farmers against locusts. |
| Pachamama |
Incan |
mother Earth;
wife of Viracocha. |
| Paean |
Mycenae |
god of healing; similar to Apollo. |
| Pangu |
China |
first man on earth. |
| Papaya |
Hittite;
Troy |
goddess of destiny. |
| Pasiphaë |
Minoan |
daughter of Helios;
wife of king Minos and mother of
Ariadne. |
| Paul |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
aka Saul from Tarsus. |
| Philip |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
beheaded at Hierapolis in
Turkey. |
| Pidans |
Lydia |
god of light and truth; similar to
Apollo. |
| Pontius Pilate |
Christianity |
Roman prefect of
Judaea; presided at trial of
Jesus Christ. |
| Poseidon |
Alexander;
Athens;
Mycenae;
Sparta |
god of the sea. |
| Potnia Theron |
Minoan |
goddess of animals. |
| Prometheus |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
titan who gave fire to man. |
| Proteus |
Mycenae |
god of sea change. |
| Proto-Shiva |
Mohenjo-Daro;
Mon |
lord of animals. |
| Ptah |
Egypt |
prominent Egyptian god (Father); husband of
Sekhmet. |
|
| Qi (Houji) |
China |
legendary cultural hero who introduced millet to mankind during
the Xia Dynasty. |
| Qochamama |
Incan |
goddess of the sea. |
| Quetzalcoatl |
Aztec |
god of creation, learning and priesthood;
(corrupted form of Jesus Christ). |
| Qur'an |
Islam |
Islamic holy book (aka Koran). |
|
| Ragnarök |
Vikings |
Final future battle of the Norse gods. |
| Rama |
Hindu |
avatar of Vishnu; king of
Ayodhya. |
| Ramman (Adad) |
Akkad;
Assyria;
Urartu |
storm god. |
| Re (Rah) |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
god of midday Sun
(represented by a hawk). |
| Rhea |
Minoan |
mother Earth goddess |
| Rundas |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of the hunt. |
|
| Sachamama |
Incan |
snake goddess. |
| Samjogo |
Silla |
representation of the Sun. |
| Sandan |
Hittite;
Troy |
lion god. |
| Sarpanit |
Babylon |
mother goddess; consort of
Marduk. |
| Satan |
Christianity;
Judaism |
spirit son of God the Father;
called Lucifer before his fall from heaven. |
| Saturn |
Rome |
god of agriculture and capitol; father of Juno. |
| Sekhmet |
Egypt |
goddess of healing and war (in Upper Egypt); wife of
Ptah. |
| Selardi |
Urartu |
Moon goddess. |
| Selené |
Alexander;
Athens;
Sparta |
Moon goddess. |
| Selvans |
Etruscan |
goddess of woodlands. |
| Semla |
Etruscan |
mother of Fufluns. |
| Set (Seth) |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
god of darkness and death (Mercury). |
| Sethlans |
Etruscan |
goddess of fire. |
| Shaman |
Mongols |
religious leader. |
| Shamash |
Akkad;
Assyria;
Babylon;
Kassite;
Mari;
Sumer |
Superior Sun (Saturn)
god during period of revival after collapse of the
Akkadian Empire; later adopted by
Parthian Empire. |
| Shang Di |
China |
supreme sky god (aka Tai Di and Tian Di). |
| Shark Monster |
Olmec |
supernatural being. |
| Sharruma |
Mitanni |
god of mountains; son of Hebat and
Teshub. |
| Shaushka |
Hittite;
Mitanni;
Troy |
goddess of fertility (Venus) and healing. |
| Shiva |
Hindu |
great god; lord. |
| Shivini |
Urartu |
Sun god (aka Artin or Artinis). |
| Shoki Zu |
Japan |
vanquisher of evil beings and ghosts. |
| Shu |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
air god. |
| Shu-Anhur |
Egypt |
god of war (Mars). |
| Sif |
Vikings |
wife of Thor. |
| Simon |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
martyred at Beirut
in 65 AD; aka Simon the Zealot. |
| Simon Peter |
Christianity |
from chief apostle of Jesus Christ;
fisherman from Galilee;
brother of Andrew; Peter was crucified upside down in
Rome. |
| Sin |
Akkad;
Assyria;
Babylon;
Kassite |
Moon
god; father of the gods, including Ishkur. |
| Skanda Murukan |
India |
god of war (Mars) |
| Snake Goddess |
Minoan |
great goddess. |
| Sobek |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
crocodile god; assisted in resurrection of
Osiris. |
| Sokar |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
phoenix god; represented 1,000 and rebirth. |
| Sol Invictus |
Mithraism |
Invincible Sun; god of light, truth and honor;
Roman name for
Mithras;
in 4th century Christians adapted Christmas from the 25 December Mithraic "Rebirth of the Invincible Sun"
festival (Romans called it Natalis Solis Invicti). |
| Spirits |
Japan;
Silla;
Zimbabwe |
spirit and ancestor worship. |
| Stephen |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
martyred in Jerusalem. |
| Surya |
Hindu |
Sun god. |
| Sutekh |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of weather; similar to
Teshub. |
|
| Taizu |
China |
high god. |
| Tashmetum |
Akkad;
Sumer |
consort of Nabu. |
| Tasmisu |
Mitanni |
son of Kumarbi;
brother of Teshub. |
| Taweret |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
goddess of childbirth and fertility. |
| Telipinu |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of farming; husband of Hatepuna. |
| Terra Mater |
Rome |
Mother Earth goddess. |
| Teshub |
Mitanni |
sky and storm god; son of Kumarbi;
husband of Hebat and father of
Sharruma; brother of
Tasmisu. |
| Tezcatlipoca |
Aztec |
god of Earth and sky. |
| Thaddeus (Jude) |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
martyred at Beirut
in 65 AD; aka Simon the Zealot. |
| Thalna |
Etruscan |
goddess of childbirth. |
| Theispas |
Urartu |
god of storms and thunder (aka teisheba). |
| Thermuthis |
Egypt |
goddess of harvest. |
| Thomas |
Christianity |
apostle of Jesus Christ;
murdered by spear at Muziris, India. |
| Thor |
Vikings |
god of thunder and storms;
son of Odin and husband of
Sif; frequent enemy of
Loki. |
| Thoth |
Egypt;
Hyksos |
god of wisdom; similar to Hermes. |
| Thuban |
Islam |
ancient god of chaos; similar to Tiamat. |
| Tiamat |
Akkad;
Assyria;
Babylon;
Sumer |
salt water chaos monster and lover of Abzu. |
| Tinia |
Etruscan |
god of sky; husband of Uni. |
| Tiw (Týr) |
England;
Germany;
Vikings |
god of law. |
| Tlaloc |
Aztec |
god of fertility and rain. |
| Tlaltecuhtli |
Aztec |
Earth goddess. |
| Trinity |
Christianity |
God the Father,
Jesus Christ and the
Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit). |
| Tsukuyomi |
Japan |
Moon god |
| Tu Di Gong |
China |
god of fortune and virtue. |
| Turan |
Etruscan |
goddess of fertility and love; consort of Laran. |
| Turms |
Etruscan |
messenger of the gods. |
| Tushpuea |
Urartu |
wife of Shivini. |
| Týr (Tiw) |
Vikings |
god of law. |
|
| Ubelluria |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of dreams. |
| Underworld Gods |
Hittite |
12 gods of the underworld |
| Uni |
Etruscan |
god of sky; wife of Tinia. |
| Upelluri |
Mitanni |
god of dreams. |
| Urash (Ki) |
Sumer |
Earth goddess; consort of Anu;
mother of Enlil. |
| Usil |
Etruscan |
Sun god;
similar to Helios. |
| Utu |
Sumer |
Sun god;
governed the day and rendered justice; brother of Inanna. |
|
| Valhalla |
Vikings |
gigantic hall within Asgard
where warriors go after death. |
| Venus |
Rome |
goddess of fertility. |
| Verethragna Artagnes |
Iran |
god of war (Mars) |
| Vesta |
Rome |
goddess of family, hearth and home. |
| Viracocha |
Incan |
god of creation, storms and sun; husband of
Pachamama; aka Pachacamac. |
| Vishnu |
Hindu |
supreme being (aka Narayana; Hari). |
| Vulcan |
Rome |
god of fire. |
|
| Wadjet |
Egypt |
goddess who protected ancient Egypt. |
| Warrukatte |
Hittite;
Troy |
god of war; aka Zababa. |
| Way |
Mayan |
person who transforms into an animal while asleep. |
| Wenchang Wang |
China |
god of culture and literature. |
| Were-Jaguar |
Olmec |
rain god. |
| Wodan |
England;
Germany |
god of war. |
| Wu-Gong |
China |
Moon god |
|
| Xibalba |
Mayan |
underworld. |
| Xihe |
China |
Sun goddess;
wife of Di Jun. |
| Xochipilli |
Aztec |
god of art, dance, flowers, games and song. |
| Xuan Wu |
China |
god of elements and magic. |
|
| Yakumama |
Incan |
goddess of water. |
| Yama |
China |
god of the underworld. |
| Yamm |
Caananites in Israel;
Philistines;
Phoenicia;
Ugarit |
brother of Baal and
Mot. |
| Yatagarasu |
Japan |
will of heaven. |
| Yggdrasil |
Vikings |
giant ash tree that encircles
Asgard and Earth. |
| Ying-Hua |
China |
god of war (Mars) |
| Yogi |
Hindu |
master of yoga. |
| Yu Di |
China |
ruler of heaven. |
| Yu Shi |
China |
god of rain. |
| Yuanshi Tianzun |
China |
one of the Three Pure Ones. |
|
| Zao Jun |
China |
kitchen god. |
| Zarathustra |
Parthia;
Persia;
Sassanid |
prophet and founder of Zoroastrian religion;
Greeks spelled his name as Zoroaster. |
| Zeus |
Alexander;
Athens;
Mycenae;
Sparta |
god of sky and thunder (Jupiter);
husband of Hera;
father of Hephaestus and
Heracles. Similar to
Amon in ancient
Egypt. |
| Zhong Kui |
China |
vanquisher of evil beings and ghosts. |
| Zhu Rong |
China |
god of fire and the south. |
| Zim Bird |
Zimbabwe |
symbol of royalty. |
| Ziusudra |
Sumer |
man who built an ark prior to a world flood (similar to
Noah). |
| Zoroaster |
Parthia;
Persia;
Sassanid |
religious innovator of Zoroastrianism. |