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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 |
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Amaterasu Ōmikami
天照大神 |
goddess of the sun |
|
Ame-no-Uzume
天宇受売命、天鈿女命 |
goddess of dawn |
|
Ariel
אֲרִיאֵל
Ἀριήλ |
angel |
|
Asmodeus, Ashmedai
אַשְמְדּאָי
Ἀσμοδαῖος آشماداي
|
king of demons |
|
Astaroth, Ashtaroth, Astarot, Asteroth
אַשְמְדּאָי
Ἀσμοδαῖος آشماداي
|
Great Duke of Hell |
|
Azrael
עֲזַרְאֵל
Αζραήλ عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل
|
angel of death |
|
Barachiel, Barakel
בַּרַכְאֵל
Αζραήλ عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل
|
archangel |
|
Belial, Beliar
בְּלִיַּעַל
|
devil |
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Belphegor, Beelphegor
בעל פְּעוֹר
|
devil |
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Beelzebub, Baʿal Zebub
בַּעַל־זְבוּב
|
demon |
|
Daikokuten
大黒天 |
god of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war |
|
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्र 持國天、提頭頼吒 ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང ท้าวธตรฐ |
Heavenly King |
|
Ebisu
恵比寿、恵比須 |
god of water, fisheries, business and wealth |
|
Enki, Ea, Ae
𒀭𒂗𒆠 𒀭𒂍𒀀 |
god of water |
|
Enlil, Elil, Ellil, Nunamnir
𒀭𒂗𒆤 𒀭𒂗𒆤 |
god of the wind, air, earth and storms |
|
Gabriel
גַּבְרִיאֵל
Γαβριήλ Gabriēl جَبْرَائِيل، جِبْرَائِيل
|
archangel |
|
Inari Ōkami
稲荷大神 |
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 |
|
Izanagi, Izanaki
伊邪那岐、伊弉諾、伊耶那岐 |
creator deity |
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Izanami
伊弉冉、伊邪那美、伊耶那美、伊弉弥 |
creator deity |
|
Leviathan
לִוְיָתָן Λεβιάθαν
|
| |
Michael
מִיכָאֵל
Μῐχᾱήλ Michaēl مِيكَائِيل
|
archangel |
|
Nanna, Sin, Suen
𒀭𒂗𒍪 𒀭𒋀𒆠 |
god of the moon |
|
Ninhursag, Damgalnuna, Ninmah
𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 |
mother goddess; goddess of fertility, mountains and rulers |
|
Raphael
רָפָאֵל
Ραφαήλ رُفَائِيل
|
archangel |
|
Raphael
רָפָאֵל
Ραφαήλ سمسمائيل، سمائل
|
archangel |
|
Sandalphon
סַנְדַּלְפוֹן
Σανδαλφών |
archangel |
|
Sariel
שָׂרִיאֵל
Σαριηλ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ |
archangel |
|
Susanoo
素戔嗚、須佐之男 |
god of the sea, storms and fields |
|
Uriel
אוּרִיאֵל
Οὐριήλ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ |
archangel |
|
Utu, Shamash
𒀭𒌓 𒀭𒌓 |
god of the sun and justice |
|
Vaiśravaṇa
वैश्रवण 多聞天、毗沙門天 རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས་ ท้าวกุเวร |
Heavenly King |
|
Virūḍhaka
विरूढक 增長天、毘楼勒叉 འཕགས་སྐྱེས་པོ ท้าววิรุฬหก |
Heavenly King |
|
Virūpākṣa
विरूपाक्ष 廣目天、毘楼博叉 སྤྱན་མི་བཟང ท้าววิรูปักษ์ |
Heavenly King |
|
Objects
object | identity | mythology/religion |
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Kusanagi no Tsurugi
草薙劍 |
imperial regalia |
|
Yasakani no Magatama
八尺瓊勾玉 |
imperial regalia |
|
Yata no Kagami
八咫鏡 |
imperial regalia |
|