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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Following is a list of pantheons of deities in specific spiritual practices: African pantheons ...
Required sacrifices on his behalf which led to execution for those who refused, mostly non-pagans. Diocletian, emperor noted for his piety and pagan views. Persecuted and executed Manicheans and Christians in an effort to support the Roman state religion. Galerius, emperor who strongly supported Roman paganism. Thought to have been the primary ...
Balaw is a god worshipped in the kingdom of Awsan alongside Wadd. Attested: Basamum: Basamum is a god worshipped in South Arabia whose name may be derived from Arabic basam, or balsam, a medicinal plant, indicating that he may be associated with healing or health. [14] [15] One ancient text relates how Basamum cured two wild goats/ibexes. [14 ...
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
A scene from one of the Merseburg Incantations: gods Wodan and Balder stand before the goddesses Sunna, Sinthgunt, Volla, and Friia (Emil Doepler, 1905). In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples who inhabit Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses.
As the god of wealth, he is associated with the care of cattle (cattle rather than money being, in ancient times, the primary form of wealth). Furthermore, like the Germanic Odin he is the patron deity of poets and other artists and also of those who practice magic (poetry having been intimately connected with magic in the past). [10]
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
The list of Lithuanian gods is based on scarce written sources and late folklore. Many of them were outright invented. Lithuania converted to Christianity in 1387, but elements of Lithuanian mythology survived into the 19th century. The earliest written sources, authored by foreigners and Christians, only briefly mention the Lithuanian gods.