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You may encounter figures and events through all kinds of artworks related to religions, but unaware of their background stories. Here is a list of different aspects in religions.
You may encounter figures and events through all kinds of artworks related to religions and folklores, but unaware of their background stories. Here is a list of different aspects in them.


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{{Religions}}
{{Religions-and-Folklores}}
 
== Beings ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!being
!description
!religion
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|Amesha Spenta
<div style="text-align:right">𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀</div>
|highest divinity
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* Zoroastrianism
|-
|Buddha
बुद्ध
|person who have achieved Buddhahood
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* Buddhism
|-
|kitsune
|fox with paranormal abilities
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* Shintō
|-
|oni
|strong humanoid monster
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* Shintō
|-
|onryō
怨霊
|ghost of vengeance
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* Shintō
|-
|tengu
天狗
|deity that takes form of birds and monkeys
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* Shintō
|-
|yūrei
幽霊
|ghost
|
* Shintō
|}
 
== Events ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!event
!description
!religion
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== Figures ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!figure
!description
!religion
|-
|Abe no Seimei
安倍晴明
|Onmyōji
|
* Shintō
|-
|Agni
अग्नि
|God of Fire; Member of Adityas, Pancha Bhuta
|
* Hinduism
|-
|almáttki Áss
almáttki Áss
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Amamikyu
阿摩美久、阿摩彌姑
|Creation Goddess of the Ryukyu Islands
|
* Ryukyuan religion
|-
|Amaterasu
天照
|Goddess of the Sun
|
* Shintō
|-
|Ame-no-Uzume
天宇受売、天鈿女
|Goddess of dawn
|
* Shintō
|-
|Aphrodite
Αφροδίτη
|Goddess of love, lust, passion, pleasure, beauty and sexuality
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Apollo
Ἀπόλλων
 
Apollō
|God of oracles, healing, archery, music and arts, light, knowledge, herds and flocks, and protection of the young
|
* Greek religion
* Roman religion
|-
|Apulu
𐌖𐌋𐌖𐌐𐌀
|God of the Sun and light, thunder and lightning, healing and plague
|
* Etruscan religion
|-
|Ares
Ἄρης
|God of war and courage
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Ariel
<div style="text-align:right">אֲרִיאֵל</div>
 
Ἀριήλ
|Angel
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
|-
|Artemis
Ἄρτεμις
|Goddess of nature, childbirth, wildlife, healing, the hunt, sudden death, animals, virginity, young women, and archery
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Asmodeus, Ashmedai
<div style="text-align:right">אַשְמְדּאָי</div>
 
Ἀσμοδαῖος
 
<div style="text-align:right">آشماداي</div>
|King of Demons
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
* Islam
|-
|Astaroth, Ashtaroth, Astarot, Asteroth
<div style="text-align:right">אַשְמְדּאָי</div>
 
Ἀσμοδαῖος
 
<div style="text-align:right">آشماداي</div>
|Great Duke of Hell
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
|-
|Astarte
𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕
 
Ᾰ̓στᾰ́ρτη
|Goddess of war, beauty, hunting and love
|
* Canaanite religion
|-
|Athena
Ἀθηνᾶ
|Goddess of wisdom, warfare and handicraft
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Atum
tm
 
ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙ
|primordial God
|
* Egyptian religion
|-
|Azrael
<div style="text-align:right">עֲזַרְאֵל</div>
 
Αζραήλ
 
<div style="text-align:right">عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل</div>
|Angel of death
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
* Islam
|-
|Barachiel, Barakel
<div style="text-align:right">בַּרַכְאֵל</div>
|Archangel
|
* Judaism
* Orthodox Catholic Church
|-
|Baldr, Balder, Baldur
Baldr, Balldr
|God
|
* Germanic religion
|-
|Beelzebub, Baʿal Zebub
<div style="text-align:right">בַּעַל־זְבוּב‎</div>
|Demon
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
|-
|Belial, Beliar
<div style="text-align:right">בְּלִיַּעַל‎</div>
|Devil
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
|-
|Belphegor, Beelphegor
<div style="text-align:right">בעל פְּעוֹר</div>
|Devil
|
* Judaism
|-
|Benzaiten
弁才天、弁財天
|Goddess of all that flows: water, music, arts, love, wisdom, wealth, fortune; one of the seven Gods of Fortune
|
* Shintō
|-
|Bhūmi
भुमि
|Goddess of the Earth
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Bragi
Bragi
|God of poetry
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Brahmā
ब्रह्मा
|Creator of the Universe; God of Creation, Knowledge, and the Vedas; Member of Trimurti
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Bùdài, Qìcǐ
布袋、契此
|Buddha of the future; one of the seven Gods of Fortune
|
* Chán Buddhism
* Zen Buddhism
|-
|Cāngjié
倉頡
|official historian
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Cáo Guójiù
曹國舅
|one of the eight Immortals
|
* Daoism
|-
|Cháng'é, Héng'é
嫦娥、姮娥
|Goddess of the Moon
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
* Hàn Buddhism
|-
|Daikokuten
大黒天
|God of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war; one of the seven Gods of Fortune
|
* Shintō
|-
|Dàodé Tiānzūn, Tàishàng Lǎojūn
道德天尊、太上老君
|one of the Grand Pure Ones
|
* Daoism
|-
|Dattātreya
दत्तात्रेय
|paradigmatic Sannyasi
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Dažbog
Дажьбогъ
|God of the Sun
|
* Slavic religion
|-
|Dellingr
Dellingr
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Demeter
Δημήτηρ
|Goddess of the harvest, agriculture, fertility, and sacred law
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्र
 
持國天、提頭頼吒
 
ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང
 
ท้าวธตรฐ
|one of the four Heavenly Kings
|
* Buddhism
|-
|Diana
Diana
|Goddess of the hunt, wild animals, fertility and the Moon
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Dionysus
 
Διόνυσος
|God of wine, vegetation, fertility, festivity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Durgā
दुर्गा
|Mother Goddess; Goddess of Power, Strength and Protection
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Ebisu
恵比寿、恵比須
|God of water, fisheries, business and wealth; one of the seven Gods of Fortune
|
* Shintō
|-
|Enki, Ea, Ae
𒀭𒂗𒆠
 
𒀭𒂍𒀀
|God of water
|
* Mesopotamian religion
|-
|Enlil, Elil, Ellil, Nunamnir
𒀭𒂗𒆤
 
𒀭𒂗𒆤
|God of the wind, air, earth and storms
|
* Mesopotamian religion
|-
|Èrláng Shén
二郎神
|God with a third eye
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Fènghuáng
鳳凰
|mythological bird
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Forseti
Forseti
|God of justice and reconciliation
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Fukurokuju
福禄寿
|God of the fortune; one of the seven Gods of Fortune
|
* Shintō
|-
|Fúxī
伏羲
|culture hero
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
|-
|Fúxīng
福星
|God of fortune; one of the Three Stars
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Gabriel
<div style="text-align:right">גַּבְרִיאֵל</div>
 
Γαβριήλ
 
Gabriēl
 
<div style="text-align:right">جَبْرَائِيل، جِبْرَائِيل</div>
|Archangel
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
* Islam
* Baháʼí Faith
|-
|Gaia
Γαῖα
|Earth
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Gaṇeśa
गणेश
|God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck; Remover of Obstacles; Supreme God (Ganapatya)
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Geb
gbb
|God of the Earth
|
* Egyptian religion
|-
|Guān Yǔ
關羽
|military general
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
* Hàn Buddhism
|-
|Hades, Pluto
ᾍδης, Πλούτων
|King of the underworld; God of the dead and riches
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Hán Xiāngzǐ
韓湘子
|one of the eight Immortals
|
* Daoism
|-
|Hanumān
हनुमान्
|God of Wisdom, Strength, Courage, Devotion and Self-Discipline; Member of Chiranjivi
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Hasinaw-uk-kamuy
ハシナウ・ウク・カムイ
|Goddess of the hunt
|
* Ainu religion
|-
|Hé Xiāngū
何仙姑
|one of the eight Immortals
|
* Daoism
|-
|Heimdallr
Heimdallr
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Hephaestus
 
Ἥφαιστος
|God of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, artisans, metallurgy, carpenters, forges, sculpting, and blacksmiths
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Hera
Ἥρα
|Queen of the Gods; Goddess of marriage, women, marital harmony and the protector of women during childbirth
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Hermes
Ἑρμῆς
|God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit and messages
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Hermóðr
Hermóðr
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Hestia
Ἑστία
|Goddess of the domestic and civic hearth, the home, sacred and sacrificial fire, virginity, family and the state
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Himiko
卑弥呼
|shamaness-Queen
|
* Japanese shamanism
|-
|Höðr
Höðr
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Hœnir, Hǿnir
Hœnir, Hǿnir
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Hòutǔ
后土
|Goddess of all land and earth
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
|-
|Hòu Yì
后羿
|archer
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Huángdì
黃帝
|Deity
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Inari
 
稲荷
|God of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success
|
* Shintō
|-
|Inanna, Ishtar
𒀭𒈹
 
𒀭𒈹
|Goddess of love, war and fertility
|
* Mesopotamian religion
|-
|Indra
इन्द्र
|King of the Devas; King of Svarga; God of Weather, Lightning, Thunder, Storms and Rain
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Isis
ꜣst
|Goddess of warfare, health, marriage and love
|
* Egyptian religion
|-
|Ítreksjóð
Ítreksjóð
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Izanagi, Izanaki
伊邪那岐、伊耶那岐、伊弉諾
|one of the two creator Deities
|
* Shintō
|-
|Izanami
 
伊邪那美、伊耶那美、伊弉冉、伊弉弥
|one of the two creator Deities
|
* Shintō
|-
|Jīngwèi
精衛
|Goddess
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Jiǔwěihú
九尾狐
|mythical fox
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Juno
Iūnō
|Queen of the Gods; Goddess of marriage and childbirth
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Jupiter
Iūpiter, Iuppiter
|King of the Gods; God of the sky and diurnal thunder
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Jurōjin
寿老人
|God of longevity; one of the seven Gods of Fortune
|
* Shintō
|-
|Kālī
काली
|Mother Goddess; Goddess of Time, Change, Creation, Power, Destruction and Death; Member of the Ten Mahavidyas
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Kamuy-huci
カムイフチ
|Goddess of the hearth
|
* Ainu religion
|-
|Kārtikeya
कार्तिकेय
|God of Victory and War; Commander of the Gods
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Kisshōten
吉祥天
|Goddess of fortune
|
* Shintō
|-
|Kṛṣṇa
कृष्ण
|God of Protection, Compassion, Tenderness, and Love; Lord of Yogis; Svayam Bhagavan (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism); Member of Dashavatara
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Kuāfù
夸父
|giant
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Lakṣmī, Śrī
लक्ष्मी, श्री
|Mother Goddess; Goddess of Prosperity, Fortune, Wealth, Power, Abundance, Beauty and Maya; Supreme Goddess in Vaishnavism; Para Brahman; Member of Tridevi and Pancha Prakriti
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Lán Cǎihé
藍采和
|one of the eight Immortals
|
* Daoism
|-
|Leviathan
<div style="text-align:right">לִוְיָתָן</div>Λεβιάθαν
|sea serpent
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
|-
|Lǐ Tiěguǎi
李鐵拐
|one of the eight Immortals
|
* Daoism
|-
|Língbǎo Tiānzūn
靈寶天尊
|one of the Grand Pure Ones
|
* Daoism
|-
|Lóðurr
Lóðurr
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Loki
Loki
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Lóngwáng
龍王
|Dragon King; God of water and weather
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Lǚ Dòngbīn
呂洞賓
|one of the eight Immortals
|
* Daoism
|-
|Lùxīng
祿星
|God of emoluments; one of the Three Stars
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Magni
Magni
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Máni
Máni
|Moon
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Mars
Mārs
|God of war, guardian of agriculture and the Roman people
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Māzǔ
媽祖
|Goddess of the sea
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
* Hàn Buddhism
|-
|Meili
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Mercury
 
Mercurius
|God of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, merchants and thieves
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Michael
<div style="text-align:right">מִיכָאֵל</div>
 
Μῐχᾱήλ
 
Michaēl
 
<div style="text-align:right">مِيكَائِيل</div>
|Archangel
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
* Islam
* Baháʼí Faith
|-
|Mímir, Mim
Mímir, Mim
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Minerva
Minerva
|Goddess of poetry, medicine, commerce, weaving, the crafts and wisdom
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Móði
Móði
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Nanna, Sin, Suen
𒀭𒂗𒍪
 
𒀭𒋀𒆠
|God of the Moon
|
* Mesopotamian religion
|-
|Nephthys
nbt-ḥwt
|Goddess of mourning, the night/darkness, temple service, childbirth, the dead, protection, magic, health, embalming and beer
|
* Egyptian religion
|-
|Neptune
Neptūnus
|God of the sea
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Nézhā
哪吒
|protection Deity
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
* Hàn Buddhism
|-
|Ninhursag, Damgalnuna, Ninmah
 
𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕
 
𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕
|mother Goddess; Goddess of fertility, mountains and rulers
|
* Mesopotamian religion
|-
|Nut
nwt
 
Ⲛⲉ
|Goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy and the universe
|
* Egyptian religion
|-
|Nǚwā
女媧
|culture hero
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
* Hàn Buddhism
|-
|Odin
Óðinn
|God
|
* Germanic religion
|-
|Óðr
Óðr
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Osiris
wsjr
|God of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life and vegetation
|
* Egyptian religion
|-
|Pángǔ
盤古
|primordial being; creation figure
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
|-
|Pārvatī, Umā, Gaurī
पार्वती, उमा, गौरी
|Mother Goddess; Goddess of Power, Nourishment, Devotion, Motherhood, Fertility, and Harmony; Supreme Goddess in Shaivism; Member of Tridevi
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Persephone
Περσεφόνη
|Queen of the underworld; Goddess of the dead, the underworld, grain, and nature
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Perun
Перунъ
|God of the sky, lightning, thunder, war, justice and physical realm
|
* Slavic religion
|-
|Píxiū
貔貅
|mythical hybrid creature
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Poseidon
 
Ποσειδῶν
|King of the sea; God of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Ra
rꜥ
 
𒊑𒀀
 
𐤓𐤏
 
ⲣⲏ
|Deity of the Sun
|
* Egyptian religion
|-
|Rādhā
राधा
|Mūlaprakriti, Primordial Goddess, Mother Goddess, Hladini shakti; Goddess of Love, Compassion, and Devotion; Supreme Goddess in Krishnaism; Member of Panch Prakriti
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Rāma
राम
|The Ideal Man; Embodiment of Dharma; Member of Dashavatara
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Rukmiṇī
रुक्मिणी
|Mother Goddess; Goddess of Fortune; Member of Ashtabharya
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Qílín
麒麟
|mythical hybrid creature
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Raphael
<div style="text-align:right">רָפָאֵל</div>
 
Ραφαήλ
 
<div style="text-align:right">سمسمائيل، سمائل</div>
|Archangel
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
*Islam
|-
|Sandalphon
<div style="text-align:right">סַנְדַּלְפוֹן</div>
 
Σανδαλφών
|Archangel
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
|-
|Sarasvatī
सरस्वती
|Goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech and learning; Personification of the Saraswati River; Member of Tridevi and Pancha Prakriti
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Sariel
<div style="text-align:right">שָׂרִיאֵל</div>
 
Σαριηλ
 
ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ
|Archangel
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
|-
|Satī
सती
|Goddess of Power, Marital Felicity and Longevity
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Set, Seth
stẖ
|God of deserts, storms, disorder, violence and foreigners
|
* Egyptian religion
|-
|Shàngdì
上帝
|Highest Deity
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Chinese Protestant Christianity
|-
|Shénnóng
神農
|culture hero
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Vietnamese folk religion
|-
|Shòuxīng
壽星
|God of longevity; one of the Three Stars
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Shu
šw
|God of peace, lions, air, and wind
|
* Egyptian religion
|-
|Shuten-dōji
酒呑童子
|Demon leader
|
* Shintō
|-
|Sītā
सीता
|Mother Goddess; Goddess of Beauty and Devotion
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Śiva, Mahadeva
शिव, महादेव
|God of Time; Lord of Yogis; The Cosmic Dancer; Patron of Yoga; Meditation and Arts; Master of Poison and Medicine; The Supreme Being (Shaivism); Member of Trimurti
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Ṣaṣṭhī
षष्ठी
|Goddess of children, reproduction, child birth, mid-wives
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Suìrén
燧人
|culture hero
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Sūn Wùkōng
孫悟空
|Monkey King
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Sūrya
सूर्य
|God of the Sun; Ruler of the Planets; Member of Navagraha
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Susanoo
素戔嗚、須佐之男
|God of the sea, storms and fields
|
* Shintō
|-
|Svarozhits, Svarozhich
Сварожиць, Соварогъ
|Fire (East Slavs); God of protection and war (Polabian Slavs)
|
* Slavic religion
|-
|Tamamo-no-Mae
玉藻前
|fox spirit
|
* Shintō
|-
|Tefnut
tfn.t
 
ⲧϥⲏⲛⲉ
|Deity of moisture, moist air, dew and rain
|
* Egyptian religion
|-
|Terra
Terra
|Earth
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Thor
Þórr
|God
|
* Germanic religion
|-
|Tsukuyomi
月読
|God of the Moon
|
* Shintō
|-
|Týr
Týr
|God
|
* Germanic religion
|-
|Uriel
<div style="text-align:right">אוּרִיאֵל</div>
 
Οὐριήλ
 
ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ
 
|Archangel
|
* Rabbinic Judaism
* Orthodox Catholic Church
* Oriental Orthodox Churches
* Lutheranism
* Anglicanism
|-
|Ullr
Ullr
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Utu, Shamash
 
𒀭𒌓
 
𒀭𒌓
|God of the Sun and justice
|
* Mesopotamian religion
|-
|Vaiśravaṇa
वैश्रवण
 
多聞天、毘沙門天
 
རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས་
 
ท้าวกุเวร
|one of the four Heavenly Kings; one of the seven Gods of Fortune
|
* Buddhism
|-
|Váli
Váli
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Varuṇa
वरुण
|God of the Sky, Oceans, and Water; Member of Adityas
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Vāyu
वायु
|
God of Air, Wind, and Breath; Member of the Pancha Bhuta and Dikpala
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Vé
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Veles
Велесъ, Волосъ
|God of the earth, waters, forests, underworld, music, magic, trickery, cattle and wealth
|
* Slavic religion
|-
|Venus
Venus
|Goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Vesta
Vesta
|Goddess of the hearth, home, family, virginity and sacred fire
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Vili
Vili
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Víðarr
Víðarr
|God
|
* Norse religion
|-
|Viṣṇu
विष्णु
|God of Preservation; God of Time; The Protector of Good; Bestower of Karma; The Supreme Being (Vaishnavism); Member of Trimurti
|
* Hinduism
|-
|Virūḍhaka
विरूढक
 
增長天、毘樓勒叉
 
འཕགས་སྐྱེས་པོ
 
ท้าววิรุฬหก
|one of the four Heavenly Kings
|
* Buddhism
|-
|Virūpākṣa
 
विरूपाक्ष
 
廣目天、毘樓博叉
 
སྤྱན་མི་བཟང
 
ท้าววิรูปักษ์
|one of the four Heavenly Kings
|
* Buddhism
|-
|Vulcan
 
Vulcanus
|God of fire, metalworking, and the forge
|
* Roman religion
|-
|Xièzhì
獬豸
|mythical creature
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Xīwángmǔ
西王母
|Queen Mother of the West
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
|-
|Xuánzàng
玄奘
|Buddhist monk
|
* Buddhism
|-
|Yìnglóng
應龍
|Deity of rains
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn
元始天尊
|one of the Grand Pure Ones
|
* Daoism
|-
|Yùhuáng, Yùdì
玉皇、玉帝
|primordial God
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Zeus
Ζεύς
|King of the Gods; God of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, and order
|
* Greek religion
|-
|Zhōnglí Quán
鍾離權
|one of the eight Immortals
|
* Daoism
|-
|Zhùróng
祝融
|God of fire and the South
|
* Chinese folk religion
|}
 
== Locations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!location
!description
!religion
|-
|Pénglái
蓬萊
|one of the three Sacred Mounts in Bóhǎi
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Shintō
|-
|Fānghú, Fāngzhàng
方壺、方丈
|one of the three Sacred Mounts in Bóhǎi
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Fúsāng
扶桑
|mythical tree
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|Yíngzhōu
瀛洲
|one of the three Sacred Mounts in Bóhǎi
|
* Chinese folk religion
|}
 
== Objects ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!object
!description
!religion
|-
|Kusanagi no Tsurugi, Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi
 
草薙劍、天叢雲剣
|double-edged sword; imperial regalia
|
* Shintō
|-
|Yasakani no Magatama
八尺瓊勾玉、八尺瓊曲玉、八坂瓊曲玉
|jade; imperial regalia
|
* Shintō
|-
|Yata no Kagami
八咫鏡
|mirror; imperial regalia
|
* Shintō
|}

Latest revision as of 21:20, 8 June 2024

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