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!figure | !figure | ||
!description | !description | ||
!religion | !religion/folklore | ||
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|Abe no Seimei | |Abe no Seimei | ||
安倍晴明 | 安倍晴明 | ||
| | |onmyōji | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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|Agni | |Agni | ||
अग्नि | अग्नि | ||
| | |god of fire | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Ahurō Mazdā̊ | |Ahurō Mazdā̊ | ||
<div style="text-align:right">𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬋 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬃</div> | <div style="text-align:right">𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬋 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬃</div> | ||
| | |lord of wisdom, god of the sky | ||
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* Zoroastrianism | * Zoroastrianism | ||
|- | |||
|Alaz | |||
Alaz | |||
|god of fire | |||
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* Turkic mythology | |||
|- | |- | ||
|almáttki Áss | |almáttki Áss | ||
almáttki Áss | almáttki Áss | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Amamikyu | |Amamikyu | ||
阿摩美久、阿摩彌姑 | 阿摩美久、阿摩彌姑 | ||
| | |creation goddess of the Ryukyu Islands | ||
| | | | ||
* Ryukyuan religion | * Ryukyuan religion | ||
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|Amaterasu | |Amaterasu | ||
天照 | 天照 | ||
| | |goddess of the sun | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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|Ame-no-Uzume | |Ame-no-Uzume | ||
天宇受売、天鈿女 | 天宇受売、天鈿女 | ||
| | |goddess of dawn | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
|- | |||
|Anansi, Ananse | |||
Anansi, Ananse | |||
|trickster | |||
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* Akan folklore | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Aphrodite | |Aphrodite | ||
Αφροδίτη | Αφροδίτη | ||
| | |goddess of love, lust, passion, pleasure, beauty and sexuality | ||
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* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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Apollō | Apollō | ||
| | |god of oracles, healing, archery, music and arts, light, knowledge, herds and flocks, and protection of the young | ||
| | | | ||
* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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|Apulu | |Apulu | ||
𐌖𐌋𐌖𐌐𐌀 | 𐌖𐌋𐌖𐌐𐌀 | ||
| | |god of the sun and light, thunder and lightning, healing and plague | ||
| | | | ||
* Etruscan religion | * Etruscan religion | ||
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|Ares | |Ares | ||
Ἄρης | Ἄρης | ||
| | |god of war and courage | ||
| | | | ||
* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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Ἀριήλ | Ἀριήλ | ||
| | |angel | ||
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* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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|Artemis | |Artemis | ||
Ἄρτεμις | Ἄρτεμις | ||
| | |goddess of nature, childbirth, wildlife, healing, the hunt, sudden death, animals, virginity, young women, and archery | ||
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* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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|Asase Ya, Asase Afua | |Asase Ya, Asase Afua | ||
Asase Ya, Asase Afua | Asase Ya, Asase Afua | ||
| | |goddess of earth, fertility, love, peace, procreation, sky, and truth | ||
| | | | ||
* Akan religon | * Akan religon | ||
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<div style="text-align:right">آشماداي</div> | <div style="text-align:right">آشماداي</div> | ||
| | |king of demons | ||
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* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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<div style="text-align:right">آشماداي</div> | <div style="text-align:right">آشماداي</div> | ||
| | |devil | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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Ᾰ̓στᾰ́ρτη | Ᾰ̓στᾰ́ρτη | ||
| | |goddess of war, beauty, hunting and love | ||
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* Canaanite religion | * Canaanite religion | ||
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|Athena | |Athena | ||
Ἀθηνᾶ | Ἀθηνᾶ | ||
| | |goddess of wisdom, warfare and handicraft | ||
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* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙ | ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙ | ||
| | |primordial god | ||
| | | | ||
* Egyptian religion | * Egyptian religion | ||
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|Âu Cơ | |||
甌姬 | |||
|mountain snow goddess | |||
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* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
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|Ay Ata | |||
<div style="text-align:right">𐰖:𐱃𐰀</div> | |||
|moon god | |||
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* Turkic mythology | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Azrael | |Azrael | ||
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<div style="text-align:right">عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل</div> | <div style="text-align:right">عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل</div> | ||
| | |angel of death | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
* Christianity | * Christianity | ||
* Islam | * Islam | ||
|- | |||
|Bai Baianai | |||
<div style"text-align:right">𐰉𐰀𐰖 𐰉𐰀𐰖𐰀𐰣𐰀𐰖</div> | |||
|spirit of forests, animals and patron of hunters | |||
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* Yakut mythology | |||
|- | |||
|Báidì | |||
白帝 | |||
|one of the Highest Gods of the Five Regions | |||
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* Chinese folk religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Báiwúcháng | |Báiwúcháng | ||
白無常 | 白無常 | ||
| | |one of the two gods escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|Baldr, Balder, Baldur | |||
Baldr, Balldr | |||
|god | |||
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* Germanic religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Barachiel, Barakel | |Barachiel, Barakel | ||
<div style="text-align:right">בַּרַכְאֵל</div> | <div style="text-align:right">בַּרַכְאֵל</div> | ||
| | |archangel | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
* Eastern Catholic Churches | |||
* Orthodox Catholic Church | * Orthodox Catholic Church | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Bathalà/Maykapál | ||
Bathalà/Maykapál | |||
| | |the supreme being and creator of the Universe | ||
| | | | ||
* | * Tagalog religion | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Beelzebub, Baʿal Zebub | |Beelzebub, Baʿal Zebub | ||
<div style="text-align:right">בַּעַל־זְבוּב</div> | <div style="text-align:right">בַּעַל־זְבוּב</div> | ||
| | |demon | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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|Belial, Beliar | |Belial, Beliar | ||
<div style="text-align:right">בְּלִיַּעַל</div> | <div style="text-align:right">בְּלִיַּעַל</div> | ||
| | |devil | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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|Belphegor, Beelphegor | |Belphegor, Beelphegor | ||
<div style="text-align:right">בעל פְּעוֹר</div> | <div style="text-align:right">בעל פְּעוֹר</div> | ||
| | |devil | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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|Benzaiten | |Benzaiten | ||
弁才天、弁財天 | 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 | ||
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* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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|Bhūmi | |Bhūmi | ||
भुमि | भुमि | ||
| | |goddess of the Earth | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
|- | |||
|Beowulf | |||
Bēowulf | |||
|hero | |||
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* English folklore | |||
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|Bragi | |Bragi | ||
Bragi | Bragi | ||
| | |god of poetry | ||
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* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Brahmā | |Brahmā | ||
ब्रह्मा | ब्रह्मा | ||
| | |creator of the Universe; god of creation, knowledge, and the Vedas | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Bùdài, Qìcǐ | |Bùdài, Qìcǐ | ||
布袋、契此 | 布袋、契此 | ||
| | |buddha of the future; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune | ||
| | | | ||
* Chán Buddhism | * Chán Buddhism | ||
* Zen Buddhism | * Zen Buddhism | ||
|- | |||
|Burkut | |||
Bürküt | |||
|eagle god | |||
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* Turkic mythology | |||
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|Cáishén | |||
財神 | |||
|god of wealth | |||
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* Chinese folk religion | |||
* Daoism | |||
|- | |||
|Cāngdì | |||
蒼帝 | |||
|one of the Highest Gods of the Five Regions | |||
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* Chinese folk religion | |||
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|Cāngjié | |Cāngjié | ||
倉頡 | 倉頡 | ||
| | |historian | ||
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* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Cáo Guójiù | |Cáo Guójiù | ||
曹國舅 | 曹國舅 | ||
| | |one of the Eight Immortals | ||
| | | | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
|- | |||
|Cernunnos | |||
Cernunnos | |||
|god | |||
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* Celtic religon | |||
* Gallo-Roman religion | |||
|- | |||
|Chaac | |||
Chaahk | |||
|god of rain, thunder, and lightning | |||
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* Maya religion | |||
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|Cháng'é, Héng'é | |Cháng'é, Héng'é | ||
嫦娥、姮娥 | 嫦娥、姮娥 | ||
| | |goddess of the Moon | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Chénghuángshén | |Chénghuángshén | ||
城隍神 | 城隍神 | ||
| | |settlement protector | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Chìdì | |||
赤帝 | |||
|one of the Highest Gods of the Five Regions | |||
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* Chinese folk religion | |||
|- | |||
|Chử Đồng Tử | |||
褚童子 | |||
|one of the Four Immortals | |||
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* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
|- | |||
|Cizin | |||
Cizin | |||
|god of death | |||
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* Maya religion | |||
|- | |||
|Cocijo, Guziu | |||
Cocijo, Guziu | |||
|god of lightning | |||
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* Zapotec religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Daikokuten | |Daikokuten | ||
大黒天 | 大黒天 | ||
| | |god of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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|Dàodé Tiānzūn, Tàishàng Lǎojūn | |Dàodé Tiānzūn, Tàishàng Lǎojūn | ||
道德天尊、太上老君 | 道德天尊、太上老君 | ||
| | |one of the Grand Pure Ones | ||
| | | | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
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|Dattātreya | |Dattātreya | ||
दत्तात्रेय | दत्तात्रेय | ||
| | |paradigmatic monk | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Dažbog | |Dažbog | ||
Дажьбогъ | Дажьбогъ | ||
| | |god of the Sun | ||
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* Slavic religion | * Slavic religion | ||
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|Dellingr | |Dellingr | ||
Dellingr | Dellingr | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Demeter | |Demeter | ||
Δημήτηρ | Δημήτηρ | ||
| | |goddess of the harvest, agriculture, fertility, and sacred law | ||
| | | | ||
* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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ท้าวธตรฐ | ท้าวธตรฐ | ||
| | |one of the Four Heavenly kings | ||
| | | | ||
* Buddhism | * Buddhism | ||
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|Diana | |Diana | ||
Diana | Diana | ||
| | |goddess of the hunt, wild animals, fertility and the Moon | ||
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* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
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Διόνυσος | Διόνυσος | ||
| | |god of wine, vegetation, fertility, festivity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre | ||
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* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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|Durgā | |Durgā | ||
दुर्गा | दुर्गा | ||
| | |mother goddess; goddess of power, strength and protection | ||
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* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
|- | |||
|Dzahui, Dzahui | |||
Dzahui, Dzahui | |||
|god of rain | |||
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* Mixtec religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Ebisu | |Ebisu | ||
恵比寿、恵比須 | 恵比寿、恵比須 | ||
| | |god of water, fisheries, business and wealth; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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𒀭𒂍𒀀 | 𒀭𒂍𒀀 | ||
| | |god of water | ||
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* Mesopotamian religion | * Mesopotamian religion | ||
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𒀭𒂗𒆤 | 𒀭𒂗𒆤 | ||
| | |god of the wind, air, earth and storms | ||
| | | | ||
* Mesopotamian religion | * Mesopotamian religion | ||
|- | |||
|Erkliğ Han | |||
Erkliğ Han | |||
|god of space | |||
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* Turkic mythology | |||
* Altai mythology | |||
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|Èrláng Shén | |Èrláng Shén | ||
二郎神 | 二郎神 | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|Erlik | |||
Erlik | |||
|god of death and the underworld | |||
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* Mongolian mythology | |||
* Turkic mythology | |||
|- | |||
|Esege Malan | |||
Эсеге Малан | |||
|creator god | |||
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* Mongolian mythology | |||
|- | |||
|Etügen Eke | |||
Etügen Eke | |||
|earth goddess | |||
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* Turkic mythology | |||
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|Fènghuáng | |Fènghuáng | ||
鳳凰 | 鳳凰 | ||
| | |bird | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Forseti | |Forseti | ||
Forseti | Forseti | ||
| | |god of justice and reconciliation | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Fukurokuju | |Fukurokuju | ||
福禄寿 | 福禄寿 | ||
| | |god of the fortune; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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|Fúxī | |Fúxī | ||
伏羲 | 伏羲 | ||
| | |culture hero | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Fúxīng | |Fúxīng | ||
福星 | 福星 | ||
| | |god of fortune; one of the Three Stars | ||
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* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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<div style="text-align:right">جَبْرَائِيل، جِبْرَائِيل</div> | <div style="text-align:right">جَبْرَائِيل، جِبْرَائِيل</div> | ||
| | |archangel | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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|Gaṇeśa | |Gaṇeśa | ||
गणेश | गणेश | ||
| | |god of new beginnings, wisdom and luck; remover of obstacles; supreme god (Ganapatya) | ||
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* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Geb | |Geb | ||
gbb | gbb | ||
| | |god of the Earth | ||
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* Egyptian religion | * Egyptian religion | ||
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|Guān Yǔ | |Guān Yǔ | ||
關羽 | 關羽 | ||
| | |military general | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Guānshìyīn | |Guānshìyīn | ||
觀世音 | 觀世音 | ||
| | |bodhisattva associated with compassion | ||
| | | | ||
* Hàn Buddhism | * Hàn Buddhism | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|Gudrun, Kriemhild | |||
Guðrún | |||
Kriemhilt | |||
|noble woman | |||
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* Germanic folklore | |||
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|Gundaharius, Gundahar | |||
Gunnarr | |||
Gunther | |||
|king of Burgundy | |||
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* Germanic folklore | |||
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|Hades, Pluto | |Hades, Pluto | ||
ᾍδης, Πλούτων | ᾍδης, Πλούτων | ||
| | |king of the Underworld; god of the dead and riches | ||
| | | | ||
* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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|Hagen, Högni | |||
Hǫgni | |||
Hagen | |||
|warrior | |||
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* Germanic folklore | |||
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|Hán Xiāngzǐ | |Hán Xiāngzǐ | ||
韓湘子 | 韓湘子 | ||
| | |one of the Eight Immortals | ||
| | | | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
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|Hanumān | |Hanumān | ||
हनुमान् | हनुमान् | ||
| | |god of wisdom, strength, courage, devotion and self-discipline | ||
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* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Hasinaw-uk-kamuy | |Hasinaw-uk-kamuy | ||
ハシナウ・ウク・カムイ | ハシナウ・ウク・カムイ | ||
| | |goddess of the hunt | ||
| | | | ||
* Ainu religion | * Ainu religion | ||
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|Hé Xiāngū | |Hé Xiāngū | ||
何仙姑 | 何仙姑 | ||
| | |one of the Eight Immortals | ||
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* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
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|Hēidì | |||
黑帝 | |||
|one of the Highest Gods of the Five Regions | |||
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* Chinese folk religion | |||
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|Heimdallr | |Heimdallr | ||
Heimdallr | Heimdallr | ||
| | |god | ||
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* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Hēiwúcháng | |Hēiwúcháng | ||
黑無常 | 黑無常 | ||
| | |one of the two gods escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld | ||
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* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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Ἥφαιστος | Ἥφαιστος | ||
| | |god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, artisans, metallurgy, carpenters, forges, sculpting, and blacksmiths | ||
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* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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|Hera | |Hera | ||
Ἥρα | Ἥρα | ||
| | |queen of the gods; goddess of marriage, women, marital harmony and the protector of women during childbirth | ||
| | | | ||
* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
|- | |||
|Heracles, Alkaios, Alkeidēs | |||
Ἡρακλῆς, Ἀλκαῖος, Ἀλκείδης | |||
|divine hero | |||
| | |||
* Greek mythology | |||
|- | |||
|Hercules | |||
Hercules | |||
|hero | |||
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* Roman mythology | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Hermes | |Hermes | ||
Ἑρμῆς | Ἑρμῆς | ||
| | |god of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit and messages | ||
| | | | ||
* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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|Hermóðr | |Hermóðr | ||
Hermóðr | Hermóðr | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Hestia | |Hestia | ||
Ἑστία | Ἑστία | ||
| | |goddess of the domestic and civic hearth, the home, sacred and sacrificial fire, virginity, family and the state | ||
| | | | ||
* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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|Himiko | |Himiko | ||
卑弥呼 | 卑弥呼 | ||
| | |shamaness-queen | ||
| | | | ||
* Japanese shamanism | * Japanese shamanism | ||
|- | |||
|Hippolytē | |||
Ἱππολύτη | |||
|queen of the Amazons | |||
| | |||
* Greek mythology | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Höðr | |Höðr | ||
Höðr | Höðr | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Hóngjūn Lǎozǔ | ||
Hóngjūn Lǎozǔ | 鴻鈞老祖 | ||
| | |ancestor of immortals | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Hœnir, Hǿnir | |Hœnir, Hǿnir | ||
Hœnir, Hǿnir | Hœnir, Hǿnir | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Hòutǔ | |Hòutǔ | ||
后土 | 后土 | ||
| | |goddess of all land and earth | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Hòu Yì | |Hòu Yì | ||
后羿 | 后羿 | ||
| | |archer | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|Huā Mùlán | |||
花木蘭 | |||
|heroin | |||
| | |||
* Chinese folklore | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Huángdì | |Huángdì | ||
黃帝 | 黃帝 | ||
| | |one of the highest gods of the Five Regions | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|Huītzilōpōchtli | |||
Huītzilōpōchtli | |||
|god of war and will, lord of the Sun and fire; patron god of the Mexica; ruler of the south | |||
| | |||
* Aztec religion | |||
|- | |||
|Hunahpu | |||
Hunahpu | |||
|hero | |||
| | |||
* Maya mythology | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Inari | |Inari | ||
稲荷 | 稲荷 | ||
| | |god of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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𒀭𒈹 | 𒀭𒈹 | ||
| | |goddess of love, war and fertility | ||
| | | | ||
* Mesopotamian religion | * Mesopotamian religion | ||
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|Indra | |Indra | ||
इन्द्र | इन्द्र | ||
| | |king of the devas; king of Svarga; god of weather, lightning, thunder, storms and rain | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
|- | |||
|Inti | |||
|sun god | |||
| | |||
* Inca religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Isis | |Isis | ||
ꜣst | ꜣst | ||
| | |goddess of warfare, health, marriage and love | ||
| | | | ||
* Egyptian religion | * Egyptian religion | ||
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|Ítreksjóð | |Ítreksjóð | ||
Ítreksjóð | Ítreksjóð | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
|- | |||
|Itzamna | |||
Itzamna | |||
|creator god | |||
| | |||
* Maya religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Izanagi, Izanaki | |Izanagi, Izanaki | ||
伊邪那岐、伊耶那岐、伊弉諾 | 伊邪那岐、伊耶那岐、伊弉諾 | ||
| | |creator god | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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伊邪那美、伊耶那美、伊弉冉、伊弉弥 | 伊邪那美、伊耶那美、伊弉冉、伊弉弥 | ||
| | |creator goddess | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
|- | |||
|Jegudiel | |||
<div style="text-align:right">יַחְדִּיאֵל</div> | |||
|archangel | |||
| | |||
* Orthodox Catholic Church | |||
|- | |||
|Jerahmeel | |||
<div style="text-align:right">יְרַחְמְאֵל</div> | |||
|archangel | |||
| | |||
* Judaism | |||
* Orthodox Catholic Church | |||
* Eastern Catholic Churches | |||
* Lutheranism | |||
* Anglicanism | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Jīngwèi | |Jīngwèi | ||
精衛 | 精衛 | ||
| | |goddess | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Jiǔwěihú | |Jiǔwěihú | ||
九尾狐 | 九尾狐 | ||
| | |fox | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|Jophiel | |||
<div style="text-align:right">יוֹפִיאֵל</div> | |||
|archangel | |||
| | |||
* Judaism | |||
* Anglicanism | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Juno | |Juno | ||
Iūnō | Iūnō | ||
| | |queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and childbirth | ||
| | | | ||
* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
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|Jupiter | |Jupiter | ||
Iūpiter, Iuppiter | Iūpiter, Iuppiter | ||
| | |king of the gods; god of the sky and Diurnal thunder | ||
| | | | ||
* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
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|Jurōjin | |Jurōjin | ||
寿老人 | 寿老人 | ||
| | |god of longevity; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
|- | |||
|Kayra | |||
<div style="text-align:right">𐰴𐰖𐰺𐰀</div> | |||
|creator god | |||
| | |||
* Turkic mythology | |||
|- | |||
|Kʼawiil | |||
Kʼawiil | |||
|god associated with lightning, serpents, fertility and maize | |||
| | |||
* Maya religion | |||
|- | |||
|Kʼinich Ajaw | |||
Kʼinich Ajaw | |||
|sun god | |||
| | |||
* Maya religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Kālī | |Kālī | ||
काली | काली | ||
| | |mother goddess; goddess of time, change, creation, power, destruction and death | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Kamuy-huci | |Kamuy-huci | ||
カムイフチ | カムイフチ | ||
| | |goddess of the hearth | ||
| | | | ||
* Ainu religion | * Ainu religion | ||
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|Kārtikeya | |Kārtikeya | ||
कार्तिकेय | कार्तिकेय | ||
| | |god of victory and war; commander of the gods | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
|- | |||
|King Arthur | |||
Brenin Arthur | |||
Arthur Gernow | |||
Roue Arzhur | |||
Roi Arthur | |||
|king of Britain | |||
| | |||
* English folklore | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Kisshōten | |Kisshōten | ||
吉祥天 | 吉祥天 | ||
| | |goddess of fortune | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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|Kṛṣṇa | |Kṛṣṇa | ||
कृष्ण | कृष्ण | ||
| | |god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; lord of yogis; Svayam Bhagavan (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism) | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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พระกษิติครรภ | พระกษิติครรภ | ||
| | |bodhisattva | ||
| | | | ||
* Buddhism | * Buddhism | ||
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|Kuāfù | |Kuāfù | ||
夸父 | 夸父 | ||
| | |giant | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|Kubai | |||
Kubai | |||
|goddess of birth and children | |||
| | |||
* Turkic mythology | |||
|- | |||
|Kyzaghan | |||
<div style="text-align:right">𐰚𐰃𐰔𐰀𐰏𐰀𐰣</div> | |||
|god of war | |||
| | |||
* Turkic mythology | |||
|- | |||
|K’uk’ulkan | |||
K’uk’ulkan | |||
|serpent | |||
| | |||
* Maya religion | |||
|- | |||
|Lạc Long Quân, Sùng Lãm | |||
貉龍君、崇纜 | |||
|king of the Hồng Bàng dynasty | |||
| | |||
* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Lakṣmī, Śrī | |Lakṣmī, Śrī | ||
लक्ष्मी, श्री | लक्ष्मी, श्री | ||
| | |mother goddess; goddess of prosperity, fortune, wealth, power, abundance, beauty and maya; supreme goddess (Vaishnavism); Para Brahman | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Lán Cǎihé | |Lán Cǎihé | ||
藍采和 | 藍采和 | ||
| | |one of the Eight Immortals | ||
| | | | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
|- | |||
|Laon | |||
Laon | |||
|supreme creator goddess | |||
| | |||
* Visayan religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Leviathan | |Leviathan | ||
<div style="text-align:right">לִוְיָתָן</div>Λεβιάθαν | <div style="text-align:right">לִוְיָתָן</div>Λεβιάθαν | ||
| | |sea serpent | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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|Lǐ Tiěguǎi | |Lǐ Tiěguǎi | ||
李鐵拐 | 李鐵拐 | ||
| | |one of the Eight Immortals | ||
| | | | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
|- | |||
|Liễu Hạnh | |||
柳杏 | |||
|one of the Four Immortals | |||
| | |||
* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
* Đạo Mẫu | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Língbǎo Tiānzūn | |Língbǎo Tiānzūn | ||
靈寶天尊 | 靈寶天尊 | ||
| | |one of the Grand Pure Ones | ||
| | | | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
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|Lóðurr | |Lóðurr | ||
Lóðurr | Lóðurr | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Loki | |Loki | ||
Loki | Loki | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Lóngwáng | |Lóngwáng | ||
龍王 | 龍王 | ||
| | |dragon king; god of water and weather | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Lǚ Dòngbīn | |Lǚ Dòngbīn | ||
呂洞賓 | 呂洞賓 | ||
| | |one of the Eight Immortals | ||
| | | | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
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|Lùxīng | |Lùxīng | ||
祿星 | 祿星 | ||
| | |god of emoluments; one of the Three Stars | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Magni | |Magni | ||
Magni | Magni | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
|- | |||
|Mahākāla | |||
महाकाल | |||
大黑天 | |||
མ་ཧཱ་གཱ་ལ། | |||
มหากาล | |||
|god of time, maya, creation, destruction and power | |||
| | |||
* Buddhism | |||
* Hinduism | |||
|- | |||
|Mágū | |||
麻姑 | |||
|immortal associated with elixir of life; protector of women | |||
| | |||
* Daoism | |||
* Chinese folk religion | |||
* Korean shamanism | |||
|- | |||
|Manqu Qhapaq | |||
Manqu Qhapaq | |||
|founder of the Inca civilisation | |||
| | |||
* Inca mythology | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Máni | |Máni | ||
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འཇམ་དཔལ་ | འཇམ་དཔལ་ | ||
| | |bodhisattva who represents prajñā | ||
| | | | ||
* Mahāyāna | * Mahāyāna | ||
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|Mars | |Mars | ||
Mārs | Mārs | ||
| | |god of war, guardian of agriculture and the Roman people | ||
| | | | ||
* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
|- | |||
|Mẫu Địa Tiên, Lục Cung Thánh Mẫu | |||
母地仙、陆宮聖母 | |||
|one of the four heavenly mothers in the Four Palaces | |||
| | |||
* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
* Đạo Mẫu | |||
|- | |||
|Mẫu Thoải, Thủy Cung Thánh Mẫu | |||
母水、水宮聖母 | |||
|one of the four heavenly mothers in the Four Palaces | |||
| | |||
* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
* Đạo Mẫu | |||
|- | |||
|Mẫu Thượng Ngàn, Lâm Cung Thánh Mẫu | |||
母上𡶨、林宮聖母 | |||
|one of the four heavenly mothers in the Four Palaces | |||
| | |||
* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
* Đạo Mẫu | |||
|- | |||
|Mẫu Thượng Thiên, Mẫu Đệ Nhất | |||
母上天、母第一 | |||
|one of the four heavenly mothers in the Four Palaces | |||
| | |||
* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
* Đạo Mẫu | |||
|- | |||
|Māui | |||
Māui | |||
|culture hero, trickster | |||
| | |||
* Polynesian mythology | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Māzǔ | |Māzǔ | ||
媽祖 | 媽祖 | ||
| | |goddess of the sea | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Meili | |Meili | ||
| | Meili | ||
|god | |||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Mercury | |Mercury | ||
Mercurius | Mercurius | ||
| | |god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, merchants and thieves | ||
| | | | ||
* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
|- | |||
|Mergen | |||
<div style="text-align:right">Mergen</div> | |||
|god of abundance and wisdom | |||
| | |||
* Turkic mythology | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Michael | |Michael | ||
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<div style="text-align:right">مِيكَائِيل</div> | <div style="text-align:right">مِيكَائِيل</div> | ||
| | |archangel | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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|Mímir, Mim | |Mímir, Mim | ||
Mímir, Mim | Mímir, Mim | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Minerva | |Minerva | ||
Minerva | Minerva | ||
| | |goddess of poetry, medicine, commerce, weaving, the crafts and wisdom | ||
| | | | ||
* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
|- | |||
|Mixcōhuātl, Camaxtle | |||
Mixcōhuātl, Camaxtle | |||
|god of hunting, war, and of many tribes; the Milky Way | |||
| | |||
* Aztec religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Móði | |Móði | ||
Móði | Móði | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Modimo, Molimo | |Modimo, Molimo | ||
Modimo, Molimo | Modimo, Molimo | ||
| | |creator god, supreme god and god of the sky | ||
| | | | ||
* Sotho-Tswana religion | * Sotho-Tswana religion | ||
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|Mukuru | |Mukuru | ||
Mukuru | Mukuru | ||
| | |supreme creator | ||
| | | | ||
* Himba-Herero religion | * Himba-Herero religion | ||
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𒀭𒋀𒆠 | 𒀭𒋀𒆠 | ||
| | |god of the Moon | ||
| | | | ||
* Mesopotamian religion | * Mesopotamian religion | ||
|- | |||
|Nasreddin, Juha, Hoja, Mula, Efendi | |||
<div style="text-align:right">جحا</div> | |||
|trickster | |||
| | |||
* Arab folklore | |||
* Persian folklore | |||
* Turkish folklore | |||
* Uzbek folklore | |||
* Uyghur folklore | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Nephthys | |Nephthys | ||
nbt-ḥwt | nbt-ḥwt | ||
| | |goddess of mourning, the night/darkness, temple service, childbirth, the dead, protection, magic, health, embalming and beer | ||
| | | | ||
* Egyptian religion | * Egyptian religion | ||
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|Neptune | |Neptune | ||
Neptūnus | Neptūnus | ||
| | |god of the sea | ||
| | | | ||
* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
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|Nézhā | |Nézhā | ||
哪吒 | 哪吒 | ||
| | |protection god | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Ngai | |Ngai | ||
Ngai | Ngai | ||
| | |supreme god | ||
| | | | ||
* Kikuyu religion | * Kikuyu religion | ||
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𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 | 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 | ||
| | |mother goddess; goddess of fertility, mountains and rulers | ||
| | | | ||
* Mesopotamian religion | * Mesopotamian religion | ||
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|Nyambe | |Nyambe | ||
Nyambe | Nyambe | ||
| | |god of creation | ||
| | | | ||
* Bantu religion | * Bantu religion | ||
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|Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma | |Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma | ||
Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma | Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma | ||
| | |supreme god and sky father | ||
| | | | ||
* Akan religion | * Akan religion | ||
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Ⲛⲉ | Ⲛⲉ | ||
| | |goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy and the Universe | ||
| | | | ||
* Egyptian religion | * Egyptian religion | ||
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|Nǚwā | |Nǚwā | ||
女媧 | 女媧 | ||
| | |culture hero | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Nzambi a Mpungu | |Nzambi a Mpungu | ||
Nzambi a Mpungu | Nzambi a Mpungu | ||
| | |supreme god, eternal sky father, god of the Sun | ||
| | | | ||
* Kongo religion | * Kongo religion | ||
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|Nzambici | |Nzambici | ||
Nzambici | Nzambici | ||
|Moon, Earth and | |Moon, Earth and sky mother | ||
| | | | ||
* Kongo religion | * Kongo religion | ||
|- | |||
|Od iyesi | |||
Ут Иясе | |||
|god of fire | |||
| | |||
* Mongolian mythology | |||
* Turkic mythology | |||
* | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Odin | |Odin | ||
Óðinn | Óðinn | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Germanic religion | * Germanic religion | ||
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|Óðr | |Óðr | ||
Óðr | Óðr | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
|- | |||
|Ọlọrun | |||
Ọlọrun | |||
|monarch of the heavens, supreme monarch of gods, sky, Earth, Universe | |||
| | |||
* Yoruba religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Osiris | |Osiris | ||
wsjr | wsjr | ||
| | |god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life and vegetation | ||
| | | | ||
* Egyptian religion | * Egyptian religion | ||
|- | |||
|Oya | |||
Oya | |||
|orisha of storms, wind, thunder, lightning, the dead | |||
| | |||
* Yoruba religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Pángǔ | |Pángǔ | ||
盤古 | 盤古 | ||
| | |primordial being; creation figure | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
|- | |||
|Pariacaca | |||
Pariacaca | |||
|god of storms; creator god | |||
| | |||
* Inca religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Pārvatī, Umā, Gaurī | |Pārvatī, Umā, Gaurī | ||
पार्वती, उमा, गौरी | पार्वती, उमा, गौरी | ||
| | |mother goddess; goddess of power, nourishment, devotion, motherhood, fertility, and harmony; supreme goddess (Shaivism) | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Persephone | |Persephone | ||
Περσεφόνη | Περσεφόνη | ||
| | |queen of the underworld; goddess of the dead, the underworld, grain and nature | ||
| | | | ||
* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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|Perun | |Perun | ||
Перунъ | Перунъ | ||
| | |god of the sky, lightning, thunder, war, justice and physical realm | ||
| | | | ||
* Slavic religion | * Slavic religion | ||
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|Píxiū | |Píxiū | ||
貔貅 | 貔貅 | ||
| | |hybrid creature | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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Ποσειδῶν | Ποσειδῶν | ||
| | |king of the sea; god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses | ||
| | | | ||
* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
|- | |||
|Qʼuqʼumatz | |||
Qʼuqʼumatz | |||
|god of wind and rain (Kʼicheʼ) | |||
| | |||
* Maya religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Qamata | |Qamata | ||
Qamata | Qamata | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Xhosa religion | * Xhosa religion | ||
|- | |||
|Qílín | |||
麒麟 | |||
|hybrid creature | |||
| | |||
* Chinese folk religion | |||
|- | |||
|Qín Qióng | |||
秦瓊 | |||
|military general | |||
| | |||
* Chinese folk religion | |||
|- | |||
|Quetzalcoatl | |||
Quetzalcoatl | |||
|god of life, light and wisdom, lord of the day and the winds; ruler of the west | |||
| | |||
* Aztec religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Ra | |Ra | ||
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ⲣⲏ | ⲣⲏ | ||
| | |god of the Sun | ||
| | | | ||
* Egyptian religion | * Egyptian religion | ||
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|Rādhā | |Rādhā | ||
राधा | राधा | ||
| | |primordial goddess, mother goddess, hladini shakti; goddess of love, compassion, and devotion; supreme goddess (Krishnaism) | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Rāma | |Rāma | ||
राम | राम | ||
| | |the ideal man; embodiment of dharma | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
|- | |||
|Robin Hood | |||
|heroic outlaw | |||
| | |||
* English folklore | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Rukmiṇī | |Rukmiṇī | ||
रुक्मिणी | रुक्मिणी | ||
| | |mother goddess; goddess of fortune | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Raphael | |Raphael | ||
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<div style="text-align:right">سمسمائيل، سمائل</div> | <div style="text-align:right">سمسمائيل، سمائل</div> | ||
| | |archangel | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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|Ruhanga | |Ruhanga | ||
Ruhanga | Ruhanga | ||
| | |creator and sky god | ||
| | | | ||
* Rutara religion | * Rutara religion | ||
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ཀུན་ཏུ་བཟང་པོ་ | ཀུན་ཏུ་བཟང་པོ་ | ||
| | |bodhisattva associated with practice and meditation | ||
| | | | ||
* Buddhism | * Buddhism | ||
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Σανδαλφών | Σανδαλφών | ||
| | |archangel | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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|Sarasvatī | |Sarasvatī | ||
सरस्वती | सरस्वती | ||
| | |goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech and learning; Saraswati River | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ | ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ | ||
| | |archangel | ||
| | | | ||
* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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|Satī | |Satī | ||
सती | सती | ||
| | |goddess of power, marital felicity and longevity | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
|- | |||
|Selaphiel | |||
<div style="text-align:right">שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל</div> | |||
|archangel | |||
| | |||
* Eastern Orthodox Christianity | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Set, Seth | |Set, Seth | ||
stẖ | stẖ | ||
| | |god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence and foreigners | ||
| | | | ||
* Egyptian religion | * Egyptian religion | ||
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|Shàngdì | |Shàngdì | ||
上帝 | 上帝 | ||
| | |highest god | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
* Chinese Protestant Christianity | * Chinese Protestant Christianity | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Shénnóng | ||
神農 | |||
| | |culture hero | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Shēnshū | ||
神荼 | |||
| | |one of the two gods who feed evil spirits to tigers | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Shòuxīng | |Shòuxīng | ||
壽星 | 壽星 | ||
| | |god of longevity; one of the Three Stars | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Shu | |Shu | ||
šw | šw | ||
| | |god of peace, lions, air and wind | ||
| | | | ||
* Egyptian religion | * Egyptian religion | ||
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|Shuten-dōji | |Shuten-dōji | ||
酒呑童子 | 酒呑童子 | ||
| | |demon leader | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
|- | |||
|Sigurd, Siegfried | |||
Sigurðr | |||
Sîvrit | |||
|one who killed a dragon | |||
| | |||
* Germanic folklore | |||
|- | |||
|Sinbad | |||
<div style="text-align:right">سِنْدِبَاد</div> | |||
|sailor | |||
| | |||
* Arab folklore | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Sītā | |Sītā | ||
सीता | सीता | ||
| | |mother goddess; goddess of beauty and devotion | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Śiva, Mahadeva | |Śiva, Mahadeva | ||
शिव, महादेव | 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) | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Ṣaṣṭhī | |Ṣaṣṭhī | ||
षष्ठी | षष्ठी | ||
| | |goddess of children, reproduction, childbirth, mid-wives | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Suìrén | |Suìrén | ||
燧人 | 燧人 | ||
| | |culture hero | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Sūn Wùkōng | |Sūn Wùkōng | ||
孫悟空 | 孫悟空 | ||
| | |monkey king | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|Supay | |||
Supay | |||
|god of death | |||
| | |||
* Inca religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Sūrya | |Sūrya | ||
सूर्य | सूर्य | ||
| | |god of the Sun; ruler of the planets | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Susanoo | |Susanoo | ||
素戔嗚、須佐之男 | 素戔嗚、須佐之男 | ||
| | |god of the sea, storms and fields | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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|Svarozhits, Svarozhich | |Svarozhits, Svarozhich | ||
Сварожиць, Соварогъ | Сварожиць, Соварогъ | ||
| | |fire (East Slavs); god of protection and war (Polabian Slavs) | ||
| | | | ||
* Slavic religion | * Slavic religion | ||
|- | |||
|Tàibái Jīnxīng | |||
太白金星 | |||
|god | |||
| | |||
* Chinese folk religion | |||
* Daoism | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Tamamo-no-Mae | |Tamamo-no-Mae | ||
玉藻前 | 玉藻前 | ||
| | |fox spirit | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
|- | |||
|Tản Viên Sơn Thánh, Sơn Tinh | |||
傘圓山聖、山精 | |||
|god of Ba Vì mountain range; one of the Four Immortals | |||
| | |||
* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Tefnut | |Tefnut | ||
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ⲧϥⲏⲛⲉ | ⲧϥⲏⲛⲉ | ||
| | |god of moisture, moist Air, dew and rain | ||
| | | | ||
* Egyptian religion | * Egyptian religion | ||
|- | |||
|Tengri | |||
𐰚𐰇𐰚:𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 | |||
|supreme god | |||
| | |||
* Tengrism | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Terra | |Terra | ||
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| | | | ||
* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
|- | |||
|Tēzcatlipōca | |||
Tēzcatlipōca | |||
|god of providence, the invisible and darkness, lord of the Night; ruler of the north | |||
| | |||
* Aztec religion | |||
|- | |||
|Thánh Gióng, Phù Đổng Thiên Vương, Sóc Thiên Vương | |||
聖揀、扶董天王、朔天王 | |||
|folk hero; one of the Four Immortals | |||
| | |||
* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Thor | |Thor | ||
Þórr | Þórr | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Germanic religion | * Germanic religion | ||
|- | |||
|Tōnacācihuātl | |||
Tōnacācihuātl | |||
|goddess of the creation | |||
| | |||
* Aztec religion | |||
|- | |||
|Tōnacātēcuhtli | |||
Tōnacātēcuhtli | |||
|god of the creation | |||
| | |||
* Aztec religion | |||
|- | |||
|Tláloc | |||
Tláloc | |||
|god of rain | |||
| | |||
* Aztec religion | |||
|- | |||
|Trần Quốc Tuấn, Hưng Đạo Đại Vương | |||
陳國峻、興道大王 | |||
|prince, stateman, military commander | |||
| | |||
* Vietnamese folk religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Tsukuyomi | |Tsukuyomi | ||
月読 | 月読 | ||
| | |god of the Moon | ||
| | | | ||
* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
|- | |||
|Tǔdìgōng | |||
土地公 | |||
|tutelary god of a specific location | |||
| | |||
* Chinese folk religion | |||
* Hàn Buddhism | |||
* Daoism | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Týr | |Týr | ||
Týr | Týr | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Germanic religion | * Germanic religion | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Ülgen | ||
<div style="text-align:right">𐰈𐰞𐰏𐰅𐰣</div> | |||
| | |creator god | ||
| | | | ||
* | * Turkic mythology | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Uriel | |Uriel | ||
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ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ | ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ | ||
| | |archangel | ||
| | | | ||
* Rabbinic Judaism | * Rabbinic Judaism | ||
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|Ullr | |Ullr | ||
Ullr | Ullr | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
|- | |||
|Umay | |||
<div style="text-align:right>𐰆𐰢𐰖</div> | |||
|goddess of newborn children and souls | |||
| | |||
* Turkic mythology | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Unkulunkulu | |Unkulunkulu | ||
Unkulunkulu | Unkulunkulu | ||
| | |supreme creator | ||
| | | | ||
* Zulu religion | * Zulu religion | ||
|- | |||
|Urcuchillay | |||
|god that watches over animals | |||
| | |||
* Inca religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Utu, Shamash | |Utu, Shamash | ||
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𒀭𒌓 | 𒀭𒌓 | ||
| | |god of the Sun and justice | ||
| | | | ||
* Mesopotamian religion | * Mesopotamian religion | ||
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ท้าวกุเวร | ท้าวกุเวร | ||
| | |one of the Four Heavenly kings; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune | ||
| | | | ||
* Buddhism | * Buddhism | ||
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|Váli | |Váli | ||
Váli | Váli | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Varuṇa | |Varuṇa | ||
वरुण | वरुण | ||
| | |god of the sky, oceans, and water | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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वायु | वायु | ||
| | | | ||
god of air, wind, and breath | |||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|Vé | |Vé | ||
Vé | Vé | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Veles | |Veles | ||
Велесъ, Волосъ | Велесъ, Волосъ | ||
| | |god of the Earth, waters, forests, underworld, music, magic, trickery, cattle and wealth | ||
| | | | ||
* Slavic religion | * Slavic religion | ||
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|Venus | |Venus | ||
Venus | Venus | ||
| | |goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory | ||
| | | | ||
* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
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|Vesta | |Vesta | ||
Vesta | Vesta | ||
| | |goddess of the hearth, home, family, virginity and sacred fire | ||
| | | | ||
* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
|- | |||
|Vichama | |||
Vichama | |||
|god of death | |||
| | |||
* Inca religion | |||
|- | |||
|Viracocha, Wiraqocha, Huiracocha | |||
Viracocha, Wiraqocha, Huiracocha | |||
|creator god | |||
| | |||
* Inca religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Vili | |Vili | ||
Vili | Vili | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Víðarr | |Víðarr | ||
Víðarr | Víðarr | ||
| | |god | ||
| | | | ||
* Norse religion | * Norse religion | ||
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|Viṣṇu | |Viṣṇu | ||
विष्णु | विष्णु | ||
| | |god of preservation; god of time; the protector of good; bestower of karma; the supreme being (Vaishnavism) | ||
| | | | ||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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ท้าววิรุฬหก | ท้าววิรุฬหก | ||
| | |one of the Four Heavenly kings | ||
| | | | ||
* Buddhism | * Buddhism | ||
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ท้าววิรูปักษ์ | ท้าววิรูปักษ์ | ||
| | |one of the Four Heavenly kings | ||
| | | | ||
* Buddhism | * Buddhism | ||
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Vulcanus | Vulcanus | ||
| | |god of fire, metalworking, and the forge | ||
| | | | ||
* Roman religion | * Roman religion | ||
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|Wèi Zhēng | |Wèi Zhēng | ||
魏徵 | 魏徵 | ||
| | |politician and historian | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|William Tell | |||
Wilhelm Tell | |||
Guillaume Tell | |||
Guglielmo Tell | |||
Guglielm Tell | |||
|mountain climber and marksman | |||
| | |||
* Swiss folklore | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Xièzhì | |Xièzhì | ||
獬豸 | 獬豸 | ||
| | |creature | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|Xīpe Totēc | |||
Xīpe Totēc | |||
|god of ritual flaying and agriculture, lord of seasons, regeneration and crafts, patron of goldsmiths; ruler of the east | |||
| | |||
* Aztec religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Xīwángmǔ | |Xīwángmǔ | ||
西王母 | 西王母 | ||
| | |mother goddess | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Xuánzàng | |Xuánzàng | ||
玄奘 | 玄奘 | ||
| | |monk | ||
| | | | ||
* Buddhism | * Buddhism | ||
|- | |||
|Xbalanque | |||
Xbalanque | |||
|hero | |||
| | |||
* Maya mythology | |||
|- | |||
|Yer Tanrı | |||
Yer Tanrı | |||
|Earth god | |||
| | |||
* Turkic mythology | |||
* Altai mythology | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Yìnglóng | |Yìnglóng | ||
應龍 | 應龍 | ||
| | |god of rains | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
|- | |||
|Yopaat | |||
Yopaat | |||
|storm god | |||
| | |||
* Maya religion | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Yùchí Róng, Yùchí Gōng | |Yùchí Róng, Yùchí Gōng | ||
尉遲融、尉遲恭 | 尉遲融、尉遲恭 | ||
| | |military general | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn | |Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn | ||
元始天尊 | 元始天尊 | ||
| | |one of the Grand Pure Ones | ||
| | | | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
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|Yùhuáng, Yùdì | |Yùhuáng, Yùdì | ||
玉皇、玉帝 | 玉皇、玉帝 | ||
| | |primordial god | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Yùlǜ | |Yùlǜ | ||
鬱壘 | 鬱壘 | ||
| | |one of the two gods who feed evil spirits to tigers | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Zeus | |Zeus | ||
Ζεύς | Ζεύς | ||
| | |king of the gods; god of the sky, lightning, thunder, Law, and order | ||
| | | | ||
* Greek religion | * Greek religion | ||
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|Zàojūn, Zàoshén | |Zàojūn, Zàoshén | ||
灶君、灶神 | 灶君、灶神 | ||
| | |god protecting the hearth and family | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|Zhōng Kuí | |Zhōng Kuí | ||
鍾馗 | 鍾馗 | ||
| | |vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings | ||
| | | | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
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|Zhōnglí Quán | |Zhōnglí Quán | ||
鍾離權 | 鍾離權 | ||
| | |one of the Eight Immortals | ||
| | | | ||
* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
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|Zhùróng | |Zhùróng | ||
祝融 | 祝融 | ||
| | |god of fire and the south | ||
| | | | ||
* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion |
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Beings | Events | Figures | Locations | Objects |
figure | description | religion/folklore |
---|---|---|
Abe no Seimei
安倍晴明 |
onmyōji |
|
Agni
अग्नि |
god of fire |
|
Ahurō Mazdā̊
𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬋 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬃
|
lord of wisdom, god of the sky |
|
Alaz
Alaz |
god of fire |
|
almáttki Áss
almáttki Áss |
god |
|
Amamikyu
阿摩美久、阿摩彌姑 |
creation goddess of the Ryukyu Islands |
|
Amaterasu
天照 |
goddess of the sun |
|
Ame-no-Uzume
天宇受売、天鈿女 |
goddess of dawn |
|
Anansi, Ananse
Anansi, Ananse |
trickster |
|
Aphrodite
Αφροδίτη |
goddess of love, lust, passion, pleasure, beauty and sexuality |
|
Apollo
Ἀπόλλων Apollō |
god of oracles, healing, archery, music and arts, light, knowledge, herds and flocks, and protection of the young |
|
Apulu
𐌖𐌋𐌖𐌐𐌀 |
god of the sun and light, thunder and lightning, healing and plague |
|
Ares
Ἄρης |
god of war and courage |
|
Ariel
אֲרִיאֵל
Ἀριήλ |
angel |
|
Artemis
Ἄρτεμις |
goddess of nature, childbirth, wildlife, healing, the hunt, sudden death, animals, virginity, young women, and archery |
|
Asase Ya, Asase Afua
Asase Ya, Asase Afua |
goddess of earth, fertility, love, peace, procreation, sky, and truth |
|
Asmodeus, Ashmedai
אַשְמְדּאָי
Ἀσμοδαῖος آشماداي
|
king of demons |
|
Astaroth, Ashtaroth, Astarot, Asteroth
אַשְמְדּאָי
Ἀσμοδαῖος آشماداي
|
devil |
|
Astarte
𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 Ᾰ̓στᾰ́ρτη |
goddess of war, beauty, hunting and love |
|
Athena
Ἀθηνᾶ |
goddess of wisdom, warfare and handicraft |
|
Atum
tm ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙ |
primordial god |
|
Âu Cơ
甌姬 |
mountain snow goddess |
|
Ay Ata
𐰖:𐱃𐰀
|
moon god |
|
Azrael
עֲזַרְאֵל
Αζραήλ عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل
|
angel of death |
|
Bai Baianai
𐰉𐰀𐰖 𐰉𐰀𐰖𐰀𐰣𐰀𐰖
|
spirit of forests, animals and patron of hunters |
|
Báidì
白帝 |
one of the Highest Gods of the Five Regions |
|
Báiwúcháng
白無常 |
one of the two gods escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld |
|
Baldr, Balder, Baldur
Baldr, Balldr |
god |
|
Barachiel, Barakel
בַּרַכְאֵל
|
archangel |
|
Bathalà/Maykapál
Bathalà/Maykapál |
the supreme being and creator of the Universe |
|
Beelzebub, Baʿal Zebub
בַּעַל־זְבוּב
|
demon |
|
Belial, Beliar
בְּלִיַּעַל
|
devil |
|
Belphegor, Beelphegor
בעל פְּעוֹר
|
devil |
|
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 |
|
Bhūmi
भुमि |
goddess of the Earth |
|
Beowulf
Bēowulf |
hero |
|
Bragi
Bragi |
god of poetry |
|
Brahmā
ब्रह्मा |
creator of the Universe; god of creation, knowledge, and the Vedas |
|
Bùdài, Qìcǐ
布袋、契此 |
buddha of the future; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune |
|
Burkut
Bürküt |
eagle god |
|
Cáishén
財神 |
god of wealth |
|
Cāngdì
蒼帝 |
one of the Highest Gods of the Five Regions |
|
Cāngjié
倉頡 |
historian |
|
Cáo Guójiù
曹國舅 |
one of the Eight Immortals |
|
Cernunnos
Cernunnos |
god |
|
Chaac
Chaahk |
god of rain, thunder, and lightning |
|
Cháng'é, Héng'é
嫦娥、姮娥 |
goddess of the Moon |
|
Chénghuángshén
城隍神 |
settlement protector |
|
Chìdì
赤帝 |
one of the Highest Gods of the Five Regions |
|
Chử Đồng Tử
褚童子 |
one of the Four Immortals |
|
Cizin
Cizin |
god of death |
|
Cocijo, Guziu
Cocijo, Guziu |
god of lightning |
|
Daikokuten
大黒天 |
god of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune |
|
Dàodé Tiānzūn, Tàishàng Lǎojūn
道德天尊、太上老君 |
one of the Grand Pure Ones |
|
Dattātreya
दत्तात्रेय |
paradigmatic monk |
|
Dažbog
Дажьбогъ |
god of the Sun |
|
Dellingr
Dellingr |
god |
|
Demeter
Δημήτηρ |
goddess of the harvest, agriculture, fertility, and sacred law |
|
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्र 持國天王、提頭頼吒 ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང ท้าวธตรฐ |
one of the Four Heavenly kings |
|
Diana
Diana |
goddess of the hunt, wild animals, fertility and the Moon |
|
Dionysus
Διόνυσος |
god of wine, vegetation, fertility, festivity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre |
|
Durgā
दुर्गा |
mother goddess; goddess of power, strength and protection |
|
Dzahui, Dzahui
Dzahui, Dzahui |
god of rain |
|
Ebisu
恵比寿、恵比須 |
god of water, fisheries, business and wealth; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune |
|
Enki, Ea, Ae
𒀭𒂗𒆠 𒀭𒂍𒀀 |
god of water |
|
Enlil, Elil, Ellil, Nunamnir
𒀭𒂗𒆤 𒀭𒂗𒆤 |
god of the wind, air, earth and storms |
|
Erkliğ Han
Erkliğ Han |
god of space |
|
Èrláng Shén
二郎神 |
god |
|
Erlik
Erlik |
god of death and the underworld |
|
Esege Malan
Эсеге Малан |
creator god |
|
Etügen Eke
Etügen Eke |
earth goddess |
|
Fènghuáng
鳳凰 |
bird |
|
Forseti
Forseti |
god of justice and reconciliation |
|
Fukurokuju
福禄寿 |
god of the fortune; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune |
|
Fúxī
伏羲 |
culture hero |
|
Fúxīng
福星 |
god of fortune; one of the Three Stars |
|
Gabriel
גַּבְרִיאֵל
Γαβριήλ Gabriēl جَبْرَائِيل، جِبْرَائِيل
|
archangel |
|
Gaia
Γαῖα |
Earth |
|
Gaṇeśa
गणेश |
god of new beginnings, wisdom and luck; remover of obstacles; supreme god (Ganapatya) |
|
Geb
gbb |
god of the Earth |
|
Guān Yǔ
關羽 |
military general |
|
Guānshìyīn
觀世音 |
bodhisattva associated with compassion |
|
Gudrun, Kriemhild
Guðrún Kriemhilt |
noble woman |
|
Gundaharius, Gundahar
Gunnarr Gunther |
king of Burgundy |
|
Hades, Pluto
ᾍδης, Πλούτων |
king of the Underworld; god of the dead and riches |
|
Hagen, Högni
Hǫgni Hagen |
warrior |
|
Hán Xiāngzǐ
韓湘子 |
one of the Eight Immortals |
|
Hanumān
हनुमान् |
god of wisdom, strength, courage, devotion and self-discipline |
|
Hasinaw-uk-kamuy
ハシナウ・ウク・カムイ |
goddess of the hunt |
|
Hé Xiāngū
何仙姑 |
one of the Eight Immortals |
|
Hēidì
黑帝 |
one of the Highest Gods of the Five Regions |
|
Heimdallr
Heimdallr |
god |
|
Hēiwúcháng
黑無常 |
one of the two gods escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld |
|
Hephaestus
Ἥφαιστος |
god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, artisans, metallurgy, carpenters, forges, sculpting, and blacksmiths |
|
Hera
Ἥρα |
queen of the gods; goddess of marriage, women, marital harmony and the protector of women during childbirth |
|
Heracles, Alkaios, Alkeidēs
Ἡρακλῆς, Ἀλκαῖος, Ἀλκείδης |
divine hero |
|
Hercules
Hercules |
hero |
|
Hermes
Ἑρμῆς |
god of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit and messages |
|
Hermóðr
Hermóðr |
god |
|
Hestia
Ἑστία |
goddess of the domestic and civic hearth, the home, sacred and sacrificial fire, virginity, family and the state |
|
Himiko
卑弥呼 |
shamaness-queen |
|
Hippolytē
Ἱππολύτη |
queen of the Amazons |
|
Höðr
Höðr |
god |
|
Hóngjūn Lǎozǔ
鴻鈞老祖 |
ancestor of immortals |
|
Hœnir, Hǿnir
Hœnir, Hǿnir |
god |
|
Hòutǔ
后土 |
goddess of all land and earth |
|
Hòu Yì
后羿 |
archer |
|
Huā Mùlán
花木蘭 |
heroin |
|
Huángdì
黃帝 |
one of the highest gods of the Five Regions |
|
Huītzilōpōchtli
Huītzilōpōchtli |
god of war and will, lord of the Sun and fire; patron god of the Mexica; ruler of the south |
|
Hunahpu
Hunahpu |
hero |
|
Inari
稲荷 |
god of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success |
|
Inanna, Ishtar
𒀭𒈹 𒀭𒈹 |
goddess of love, war and fertility |
|
Indra
इन्द्र |
king of the devas; king of Svarga; god of weather, lightning, thunder, storms and rain |
|
Inti | sun god |
|
Isis
ꜣst |
goddess of warfare, health, marriage and love |
|
Ítreksjóð
Ítreksjóð |
god |
|
Itzamna
Itzamna |
creator god |
|
Izanagi, Izanaki
伊邪那岐、伊耶那岐、伊弉諾 |
creator god |
|
Izanami
伊邪那美、伊耶那美、伊弉冉、伊弉弥 |
creator goddess |
|
Jegudiel
יַחְדִּיאֵל
|
archangel |
|
Jerahmeel
יְרַחְמְאֵל
|
archangel |
|
Jīngwèi
精衛 |
goddess |
|
Jiǔwěihú
九尾狐 |
fox |
|
Jophiel
יוֹפִיאֵל
|
archangel |
|
Juno
Iūnō |
queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and childbirth |
|
Jupiter
Iūpiter, Iuppiter |
king of the gods; god of the sky and Diurnal thunder |
|
Jurōjin
寿老人 |
god of longevity; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune |
|
Kayra
𐰴𐰖𐰺𐰀
|
creator god |
|
Kʼawiil
Kʼawiil |
god associated with lightning, serpents, fertility and maize |
|
Kʼinich Ajaw
Kʼinich Ajaw |
sun god |
|
Kālī
काली |
mother goddess; goddess of time, change, creation, power, destruction and death |
|
Kamuy-huci
カムイフチ |
goddess of the hearth |
|
Kārtikeya
कार्तिकेय |
god of victory and war; commander of the gods |
|
King Arthur
Brenin Arthur Arthur Gernow Roue Arzhur Roi Arthur |
king of Britain |
|
Kisshōten
吉祥天 |
goddess of fortune |
|
Kṛṣṇa
कृष्ण |
god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; lord of yogis; Svayam Bhagavan (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism) |
|
Kṣitigarbha
क्षितिगर्भ 地藏 ་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ་ พระกษิติครรภ |
bodhisattva |
|
Kuāfù
夸父 |
giant |
|
Kubai
Kubai |
goddess of birth and children |
|
Kyzaghan
𐰚𐰃𐰔𐰀𐰏𐰀𐰣
|
god of war |
|
K’uk’ulkan
K’uk’ulkan |
serpent |
|
Lạc Long Quân, Sùng Lãm
貉龍君、崇纜 |
king of the Hồng Bàng dynasty |
|
Lakṣmī, Śrī
लक्ष्मी, श्री |
mother goddess; goddess of prosperity, fortune, wealth, power, abundance, beauty and maya; supreme goddess (Vaishnavism); Para Brahman |
|
Lán Cǎihé
藍采和 |
one of the Eight Immortals |
|
Laon
Laon |
supreme creator goddess |
|
Leviathan
לִוְיָתָן Λεβιάθαν
|
sea serpent |
|
Lǐ Tiěguǎi
李鐵拐 |
one of the Eight Immortals |
|
Liễu Hạnh
柳杏 |
one of the Four Immortals |
|
Língbǎo Tiānzūn
靈寶天尊 |
one of the Grand Pure Ones |
|
Lóðurr
Lóðurr |
god |
|
Loki
Loki |
god |
|
Lóngwáng
龍王 |
dragon king; god of water and weather |
|
Lǚ Dòngbīn
呂洞賓 |
one of the Eight Immortals |
|
Lùxīng
祿星 |
god of emoluments; one of the Three Stars |
|
Magni
Magni |
god |
|
Mahākāla
महाकाल 大黑天 མ་ཧཱ་གཱ་ལ། มหากาล |
god of time, maya, creation, destruction and power |
|
Mágū
麻姑 |
immortal associated with elixir of life; protector of women |
|
Manqu Qhapaq
Manqu Qhapaq |
founder of the Inca civilisation |
|
Máni
Máni |
Moon |
|
Mañjuśrī
मञ्जुश्री 文殊師利 འཇམ་དཔལ་ |
bodhisattva who represents prajñā |
|
Mars
Mārs |
god of war, guardian of agriculture and the Roman people |
|
Mẫu Địa Tiên, Lục Cung Thánh Mẫu
母地仙、陆宮聖母 |
one of the four heavenly mothers in the Four Palaces |
|
Mẫu Thoải, Thủy Cung Thánh Mẫu
母水、水宮聖母 |
one of the four heavenly mothers in the Four Palaces |
|
Mẫu Thượng Ngàn, Lâm Cung Thánh Mẫu
母上𡶨、林宮聖母 |
one of the four heavenly mothers in the Four Palaces |
|
Mẫu Thượng Thiên, Mẫu Đệ Nhất
母上天、母第一 |
one of the four heavenly mothers in the Four Palaces |
|
Māui
Māui |
culture hero, trickster |
|
Māzǔ
媽祖 |
goddess of the sea |
|
Meili
Meili |
god |
|
Mercury
Mercurius |
god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, merchants and thieves |
|
Mergen
Mergen
|
god of abundance and wisdom |
|
Michael
מִיכָאֵל
Μῐχᾱήλ Michaēl مِيكَائِيل
|
archangel |
|
Mímir, Mim
Mímir, Mim |
god |
|
Minerva
Minerva |
goddess of poetry, medicine, commerce, weaving, the crafts and wisdom |
|
Mixcōhuātl, Camaxtle
Mixcōhuātl, Camaxtle |
god of hunting, war, and of many tribes; the Milky Way |
|
Móði
Móði |
god |
|
Modimo, Molimo
Modimo, Molimo |
creator god, supreme god and god of the sky |
|
Mukuru
Mukuru |
supreme creator |
|
Nanna, Sin, Suen
𒀭𒂗𒍪 𒀭𒋀𒆠 |
god of the Moon |
|
Nasreddin, Juha, Hoja, Mula, Efendi
جحا
|
trickster |
|
Nephthys
nbt-ḥwt |
goddess of mourning, the night/darkness, temple service, childbirth, the dead, protection, magic, health, embalming and beer |
|
Neptune
Neptūnus |
god of the sea |
|
Nézhā
哪吒 |
protection god |
|
Ngai
Ngai |
supreme god |
|
Ninhursag, Damgalnuna, Ninmah
𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 |
mother goddess; goddess of fertility, mountains and rulers |
|
Nyambe
Nyambe |
god of creation |
|
Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma
Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma |
supreme god and sky father |
|
Nut
nwt Ⲛⲉ |
goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy and the Universe |
|
Nǚwā
女媧 |
culture hero |
|
Nzambi a Mpungu
Nzambi a Mpungu |
supreme god, eternal sky father, god of the Sun |
|
Nzambici
Nzambici |
Moon, Earth and sky mother |
|
Od iyesi
Ут Иясе |
god of fire |
|
Odin
Óðinn |
god |
|
Óðr
Óðr |
god |
|
Ọlọrun
Ọlọrun |
monarch of the heavens, supreme monarch of gods, sky, Earth, Universe |
|
Osiris
wsjr |
god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life and vegetation |
|
Oya
Oya |
orisha of storms, wind, thunder, lightning, the dead |
|
Pángǔ
盤古 |
primordial being; creation figure |
|
Pariacaca
Pariacaca |
god of storms; creator god |
|
Pārvatī, Umā, Gaurī
पार्वती, उमा, गौरी |
mother goddess; goddess of power, nourishment, devotion, motherhood, fertility, and harmony; supreme goddess (Shaivism) |
|
Persephone
Περσεφόνη |
queen of the underworld; goddess of the dead, the underworld, grain and nature |
|
Perun
Перунъ |
god of the sky, lightning, thunder, war, justice and physical realm |
|
Píxiū
貔貅 |
hybrid creature |
|
Poseidon
Ποσειδῶν |
king of the sea; god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses |
|
Qʼuqʼumatz
Qʼuqʼumatz |
god of wind and rain (Kʼicheʼ) |
|
Qamata
Qamata |
god |
|
Qílín
麒麟 |
hybrid creature |
|
Qín Qióng
秦瓊 |
military general |
|
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl |
god of life, light and wisdom, lord of the day and the winds; ruler of the west |
|
Ra
rꜥ 𒊑𒀀 𐤓𐤏 ⲣⲏ |
god of the Sun |
|
Rādhā
राधा |
primordial goddess, mother goddess, hladini shakti; goddess of love, compassion, and devotion; supreme goddess (Krishnaism) |
|
Rāma
राम |
the ideal man; embodiment of dharma |
|
Robin Hood | heroic outlaw |
|
Rukmiṇī
रुक्मिणी |
mother goddess; goddess of fortune |
|
Raphael
רָפָאֵל
Ραφαήλ سمسمائيل، سمائل
|
archangel |
|
Ruhanga
Ruhanga |
creator and sky god |
|
Samantabhadra
समन्तभद्र 普賢 ཀུན་ཏུ་བཟང་པོ་ |
bodhisattva associated with practice and meditation |
|
Sandalphon
סַנְדַּלְפוֹן
Σανδαλφών |
archangel |
|
Sarasvatī
सरस्वती |
goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech and learning; Saraswati River |
|
Sariel
שָׂרִיאֵל
Σαριηλ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ |
archangel |
|
Satī
सती |
goddess of power, marital felicity and longevity |
|
Selaphiel
שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל
|
archangel |
|
Set, Seth
stẖ |
god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence and foreigners |
|
Shàngdì
上帝 |
highest god |
|
Shénnóng
神農 |
culture hero |
|
Shēnshū
神荼 |
one of the two gods who feed evil spirits to tigers |
|
Shòuxīng
壽星 |
god of longevity; one of the Three Stars |
|
Shu
šw |
god of peace, lions, air and wind |
|
Shuten-dōji
酒呑童子 |
demon leader |
|
Sigurd, Siegfried
Sigurðr Sîvrit |
one who killed a dragon |
|
Sinbad
سِنْدِبَاد
|
sailor |
|
Sītā
सीता |
mother goddess; goddess of beauty and devotion |
|
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) |
|
Ṣaṣṭhī
षष्ठी |
goddess of children, reproduction, childbirth, mid-wives |
|
Suìrén
燧人 |
culture hero |
|
Sūn Wùkōng
孫悟空 |
monkey king |
|
Supay
Supay |
god of death |
|
Sūrya
सूर्य |
god of the Sun; ruler of the planets |
|
Susanoo
素戔嗚、須佐之男 |
god of the sea, storms and fields |
|
Svarozhits, Svarozhich
Сварожиць, Соварогъ |
fire (East Slavs); god of protection and war (Polabian Slavs) |
|
Tàibái Jīnxīng
太白金星 |
god |
|
Tamamo-no-Mae
玉藻前 |
fox spirit |
|
Tản Viên Sơn Thánh, Sơn Tinh
傘圓山聖、山精 |
god of Ba Vì mountain range; one of the Four Immortals |
|
Tefnut
tfn.t ⲧϥⲏⲛⲉ |
god of moisture, moist Air, dew and rain |
|
Tengri
𐰚𐰇𐰚:𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 |
supreme god |
|
Terra
Terra |
Earth |
|
Tēzcatlipōca
Tēzcatlipōca |
god of providence, the invisible and darkness, lord of the Night; ruler of the north |
|
Thánh Gióng, Phù Đổng Thiên Vương, Sóc Thiên Vương
聖揀、扶董天王、朔天王 |
folk hero; one of the Four Immortals |
|
Thor
Þórr |
god |
|
Tōnacācihuātl
Tōnacācihuātl |
goddess of the creation |
|
Tōnacātēcuhtli
Tōnacātēcuhtli |
god of the creation |
|
Tláloc
Tláloc |
god of rain |
|
Trần Quốc Tuấn, Hưng Đạo Đại Vương
陳國峻、興道大王 |
prince, stateman, military commander |
|
Tsukuyomi
月読 |
god of the Moon |
|
Tǔdìgōng
土地公 |
tutelary god of a specific location |
|
Týr
Týr |
god |
|
Ülgen
𐰈𐰞𐰏𐰅𐰣
|
creator god |
|
Uriel
אוּרִיאֵל
Οὐριήλ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ |
archangel |
|
Ullr
Ullr |
god |
|
Umay
𐰆𐰢𐰖
|
goddess of newborn children and souls |
|
Unkulunkulu
Unkulunkulu |
supreme creator |
|
Urcuchillay | god that watches over animals |
|
Utu, Shamash
𒀭𒌓 𒀭𒌓 |
god of the Sun and justice |
|
Vaiśravaṇa
वैश्रवण 多聞天王、毘沙門天王 རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས་ ท้าวกุเวร |
one of the Four Heavenly kings; one of the Seven Gods of Fortune |
|
Váli
Váli |
god |
|
Varuṇa
वरुण |
god of the sky, oceans, and water |
|
Vāyu
वायु |
god of air, wind, and breath |
|
Vé
Vé |
god |
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Veles
Велесъ, Волосъ |
god of the Earth, waters, forests, underworld, music, magic, trickery, cattle and wealth |
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Venus
Venus |
goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory |
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Vesta
Vesta |
goddess of the hearth, home, family, virginity and sacred fire |
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Vichama
Vichama |
god of death |
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Viracocha, Wiraqocha, Huiracocha
Viracocha, Wiraqocha, Huiracocha |
creator god |
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Vili
Vili |
god |
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Víðarr
Víðarr |
god |
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Viṣṇu
विष्णु |
god of preservation; god of time; the protector of good; bestower of karma; the supreme being (Vaishnavism) |
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Virūḍhaka
विरूढक 增長天王、毘樓勒叉 འཕགས་སྐྱེས་པོ ท้าววิรุฬหก |
one of the Four Heavenly kings |
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Virūpākṣa
विरूपाक्ष 廣目天王、毘樓博叉 སྤྱན་མི་བཟང ท้าววิรูปักษ์ |
one of the Four Heavenly kings |
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Vulcan
Vulcanus |
god of fire, metalworking, and the forge |
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Wèi Zhēng
魏徵 |
politician and historian |
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William Tell
Wilhelm Tell Guillaume Tell Guglielmo Tell Guglielm Tell |
mountain climber and marksman |
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Xièzhì
獬豸 |
creature |
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Xīpe Totēc
Xīpe Totēc |
god of ritual flaying and agriculture, lord of seasons, regeneration and crafts, patron of goldsmiths; ruler of the east |
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Xīwángmǔ
西王母 |
mother goddess |
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Xuánzàng
玄奘 |
monk |
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Xbalanque
Xbalanque |
hero |
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Yer Tanrı
Yer Tanrı |
Earth god |
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Yìnglóng
應龍 |
god of rains |
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Yopaat
Yopaat |
storm god |
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Yùchí Róng, Yùchí Gōng
尉遲融、尉遲恭 |
military general |
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Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn
元始天尊 |
one of the Grand Pure Ones |
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Yùhuáng, Yùdì
玉皇、玉帝 |
primordial god |
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Yùlǜ
鬱壘 |
one of the two gods who feed evil spirits to tigers |
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Zeus
Ζεύς |
king of the gods; god of the sky, lightning, thunder, Law, and order |
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Zàojūn, Zàoshén
灶君、灶神 |
god protecting the hearth and family |
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Zhōng Kuí
鍾馗 |
vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings |
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Zhōnglí Quán
鍾離權 |
one of the Eight Immortals |
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Zhùróng
祝融 |
god of fire and the south |
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