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

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Figures

figure	identity	mythology/religion
Amaterasu Ōmikami 天照大神	goddess of the sun	Japanese mythology
Ame-no-Uzume 天宇受売命、天鈿女命	goddess of dawn	Japanese mythology
Ariel אֲרִיאֵל Ἀριήλ	angel	Judaism Christianity
Asmodeus, Ashmedai אַשְמְדּאָי Ἀσμοδαῖος آشماداي	king of demons	Judaism Christianity Islam
Astaroth, Ashtaroth, Astarot, Asteroth אַשְמְדּאָי Ἀσμοδαῖος آشماداي	Great Duke of Hell	Judaism Christianity
Azrael עֲזַרְאֵל Αζραήλ عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل	angel of death	Judaism Christianity Islam
Barachiel, Barakel בַּרַכְאֵל Αζραήλ عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل	archangel	Judaism Orthodox Catholic Church
Belial, Beliar בְּלִיַּעַל‎	devil	Judaism Christianity
Belphegor, Beelphegor בעל פְּעוֹר	devil	Judaism
Beelzebub, Baʿal Zebub בַּעַל־זְבוּב‎	demon	Judaism Christianity
Daikokuten 大黒天	god of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war	Japanese mythology
Dhṛtarāṣṭra धृतराष्ट्र 持國天、提頭頼吒 ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང ท้าวธตรฐ	Heavenly King	Buddhism
Ebisu 恵比寿、恵比須	god of water, fisheries, business and wealth	Japanese mythology
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
Gabriel גַּבְרִיאֵל Γαβριήλ Gabriēl جَبْرَائِيل، جِبْرَائِيل	archangel	Judaism Christianity Islam Baháʼí Faith
Inari Ōkami 稲荷大神	god of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success	Japanese mythology
Inanna, Ishtar 𒀭𒈹 𒀭𒈹	goddess of love, war and fertility	Mesopotamian religion
Izanagi, Izanaki 伊邪那岐、伊弉諾、伊耶那岐	creator deity	Japanese mythology
Izanami 伊弉冉、伊邪那美、伊耶那美、伊弉弥	creator deity	Japanese mythology
Leviathan לִוְיָתָן Λεβιάθαν		Judaism Christianity
Michael מִיכָאֵל Μῐχᾱήλ Michaēl مِيكَائِيل	archangel	Judaism Christianity Islam Baháʼí Faith
Nanna, Sin, Suen 𒀭𒂗𒍪 𒀭𒋀𒆠	god of the moon	Mesopotamian religion
Ninhursag, Damgalnuna, Ninmah 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕	mother goddess; goddess of fertility, mountains and rulers	Mesopotamian religion
Raphael רָפָאֵל Ραφαήλ رُفَائِيل	archangel	Judaism Christianity Islam
Raphael רָפָאֵל Ραφαήλ سمسمائيل، سمائل	archangel	Judaism Christianity Islam
Sandalphon סַנְדַּלְפוֹן Σανδαλφών	archangel	Judaism Christianity
Sariel שָׂרִיאֵל Σαριηλ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ	archangel	Judaism Christianity
Susanoo 素戔嗚、須佐之男	god of the sea, storms and fields	Japanese mythology
Uriel אוּרִיאֵל Οὐριήλ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ	archangel	Rabbinic Judaism Orthodox Catholic Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Lutheranism Anglicanism
Utu, Shamash 𒀭𒌓 𒀭𒌓	god of the sun and justice	Mesopotamian religion
Vaiśravaṇa वैश्रवण 多聞天、毗沙門天 རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས་ ท้าวกุเวร	Heavenly King	Buddhism
Virūḍhaka विरूढक 增長天、毘楼勒叉 འཕགས་སྐྱེས་པོ ท้าววิรุฬหก	Heavenly King	Buddhism
Virūpākṣa विरूपाक्ष 廣目天、毘楼博叉 སྤྱན་མི་བཟང ท้าววิรูปักษ์	Heavenly King	Buddhism

Objects

object	identity	mythology/religion
Kusanagi no Tsurugi 草薙劍	imperial regalia	Shintō
Yasakani no Magatama 八尺瓊勾玉	imperial regalia	Shintō
Yata no Kagami 八咫鏡	imperial regalia	Shintō