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This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. List of deities by classification. Lists of deities by cultural sphere. List of fictional deities. List of people who have been considered deities; see also Apotheosis, Imperial cult and Sacred king.
Pharaohs. 3150–30 BCE. Egyptian pharaohs were kings of Ancient Egypt, and were considered gods by their culture. Their titles equated them with aspects of the likes of the hawk god Horus, the vulture goddess Nekhbet, and the cobra-goddess Wadjet.
The worship of gods and goddesses has been a common theme in human religious practice since the dawn of civilization. These deities, often unique to one particular culture though sometimes shared across different groups, have helped people explain the world and try to understand their place in it.
This is an index to deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world, listed by type of deity.
This is a list of deities in different polytheistic religions, cultures and mythologies of the world.
Many of the demigods were warriors who walked and fought alongside humans in the stories written down in the Iliad and Odyssey. Eight gods (Apollo, Areas, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hermes, Poseidon, and Zeus) are arguably the most important of the Greek gods.
Anthropologists estimate that at least 18,000 different gods, goddesses, and various animals or objects have been worshipped by humans since our species first appeared. Today, it is estimated...
Deity, a god, goddess, or other supernatural being considered divine. While not all religions involve deities, deities are central to most of the world’s largest religions today. The exact qualities of a deity will vary from one belief system to another, but they generally have powers and knowledge.
Odin is associated with magic, wisdom, and prophecy. He is often invoked in rituals related to knowledge, wisdom, and power. Isis is an Egyptian goddess associated with motherhood, fertility, healing, and magic. She is often depicted as a woman wearing a headdress in the shape of a throne.
1. Zeus or Jupiter. King of the gods is Zeus – or his Roman equivalent, Jupiter – who rules over Mount Olympus and is the god of thunder and lightning, as well as law and order. You can recognise Zeus by his symbols – the thunderbolt, the eagle and the oak tree – and as a sky god he is often shown among clouds or sitting on top of Mount Olympus.