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Abe no Seimei 安倍晴明	Onmyōji	Shintō
Agni अग्नि	God of Fire; Member of Adityas, Pancha Bhuta	Hinduism
Ahurō Mazdā̊ 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬋 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬃	Lord of Wisdom, God of the Sky	Zoroastrianism
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 אֲרִיאֵל Ἀριήλ	Angel	Judaism Christianity
Artemis Ἄρτεμις	Goddess of Nature, Childbirth, Wildlife, Healing, the Hunt, Sudden Death, Animals, Virginity, Young Women, and Archery	Greek religion
Asase Ya, Asase Afua Asase Ya, Asase Afua	Goddess of Earth, Fertility, Love, Peace, Procreation, Sky, and Truth	Akan religon
Asmodeus, Ashmedai אַשְמְדּאָי Ἀσμοδαῖος آشماداي	King of Demons	Judaism Christianity Islam
Astaroth, Ashtaroth, Astarot, Asteroth אַשְמְדּאָי Ἀσμοδαῖος آشماداي	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 עֲזַרְאֵל Αζραήλ عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل	Angel of Death	Judaism Christianity Islam
Barachiel, Barakel בַּרַכְאֵל	Archangel	Judaism Orthodox Catholic Church
Baldr, Balder, Baldur Baldr, Balldr	God	Germanic religion
Beelzebub, Baʿal Zebub בַּעַל־זְבוּב‎	Demon	Judaism Christianity
Belial, Beliar בְּלִיַּעַל‎	Devil	Judaism Christianity
Belphegor, Beelphegor בעל פְּעוֹר	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	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 גַּבְרִיאֵל Γαβριήλ Gabriēl جَبْرَائِيل، جِبْرَائِيل	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
Guānshìyīn 觀世音	Bodhisattva associated with Compassion	Hàn Buddhism Daoism Chinese folk religion
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
鴻鈞老祖 Hóngjūn Lǎozǔ	Ancestor of Immortals	Chinese folk religion Daoism
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	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
Kṣitigarbha क्षितिगर्भ 地藏 ་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ་ พระกษิติครรภ	Bodhisattva	Buddhism
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 לִוְיָתָן 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	Ene 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
Mañjuśrī मञ्जुश्री 文殊師利 འཇམ་དཔལ་	Bodhisattva who represents Prajñā	Mahāyāna Vajrayāna
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 מִיכָאֵל Μῐχᾱήλ Michaēl مِيكَائِيل	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
Modimo, Molimo Modimo, Molimo	Creator God, Supreme Deity and Sky Deity	Sotho-Tswana religion
Mukuru Mukuru	Supreme Creator	Himba-Herero 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
Ngai Ngai	Supreme God	Kikuyu religion
Ninhursag, Damgalnuna, Ninmah 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕	Mother Goddess; Goddess of Fertility, Mountains and Rulers	Mesopotamian religion
Nyambe Nyambe	God of Creation	Bantu religion
Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma	Supreme God and Sky Father	Akan 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
Nzambi a Mpungu Nzambi a Mpungu	Supreme God, Eternal Sky Father, God of the Sun	Kongo religion
Nzambici Nzambici	Moon, Earth and Sky Mother	Kongo religion
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	Hybrid Creature	Chinese folk religion
Poseidon Ποσειδῶν	King of the Sea; God of the Sea, Storms, Earthquakes and Horses	Greek religion
Qamata Qamata	God	Xhosa 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	Hybrid Creature	Chinese folk religion
Raphael רָפָאֵל Ραφαήλ سمسمائيل، سمائل	Archangel	Judaism Christianity Islam
Ruhanga Ruhanga	Creator and Sky God	Rutara religion
Samantabhadra समन्तभद्र 普賢 ཀུན་ཏུ་བཟང་པོ་	Bodhisattva associated with Practice and Meditation	Buddhism
Sandalphon סַנְדַּלְפוֹן Σανδαλφών	Archangel	Judaism Christianity
Sarasvatī सरस्वती	Goddess of Knowledge, Music, Art, Speech and Learning; Saraswati River; Member of Tridevi and Pancha Prakriti	Hinduism
Sariel שָׂרִיאֵל 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 אוּרִיאֵל Οὐριήλ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ	Archangel	Rabbinic Judaism Orthodox Catholic Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Lutheranism Anglicanism
Ullr Ullr	God	Norse religion
Unkulunkulu Unkulunkulu	Supreme Creator	Zulu 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 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	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

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