Gods & Goddesses

Name	Origin	More Info	Description
Abnoba	Celtic		Gallic Diana, Goddess of woods and springs; protectress of hunting and beasts. From her name, the name of the English river "Avon" is derived.
Acolmiztli	Aztec		An Aztec god of the underworld.
Acolnahuacatl	Aztec		Another underworld god from Aztec mythology.
Adityas	Hindu		The Adityas are, in Hindu myth, a group of sun gods and the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa. Originally, there were seven or eight of them, but their number was expanded to twelve in the Vedic period. As the twelve sun gods they represent the twelve months of the year. The Adityas protect against various diseases, and belong to the Devas, a generic term for divine beings. They are: Ansa, Aryman, Bhaga, Daksha, Dhatri, Indra, Mitra, Ravi, Savitri, Surya, Varuna, and Yama.
Aeval	Celtic		"Lady of Sexuality". Among the Celts of Ireland, Aeval was the Fairy Queen of Munster. She held a midnight court to determine if husbands were satisfying their wives' sexual needs, or not, as the women charged.
Agrat-Bat-Mahalat	Semitic		A Near Eastern, Semitic goddess known for her role as sexual temptress and seductress. According to the Talmud, she is the "spirit of uncleanness", a designation probably stemming from her association with unbridled, instinctive sexuality.
Aine	Celtic		Goddess in Southwest-Ireland
Aker	Egyptian
The guardian of the rising and setting sun.
Am-heh	Egyptian
An Egyptian chthonic god, god of the underworld.
Amathaunta	Egyptian		Goddess of the sea.
Amaunet	Egyptian		An Egyptian mother goddess, called the "Hidden One". She is the personification of the life-bringing northern wind. She belongs to the Ogdoad of Hermopolis. Within this group of gods her consort is the god Amun. She is referred to as 'the mother who is father' and in this capacity she needs no husband. Amaunet was regarded as a tutelary deity of the Egyptian pharaohs and had a prominent part in their accession ceremonies. She is portrayed as a snake or a snake-head on which the crown of Lower Egypt rests.
Amentet	Egyptian		An Egyptian goddess, the personification of the West (amenti), as well as the western areas where the sun sets and where the entrance to the underworld reputedly lies. Here she welcomes the deceased who enter the city of the dead. It is also one of the names for the underworld, possibly meaning "the hidden place".
Amimitl	Aztec		An Aztec god of lakes and fish hunters.
Ammut	Egyptian
A female demon, she is found in The Book of the Dead, She plays an important role in the Hall of Maat. We find Ammut during the weighing of the heart of a deceased person against the feather of Maat. It was Ammut who would devour the souls of those who's hearts proved heavier than Maat. This was a terrifying prospect for the ancient Egyptians. It meant the end of existence. They would never meet Osiris and live forever in the Fields of Peace.
Amun	Egyptian
A primordial Egyptian god, whose name means "the hidden one". He was Self created at the beginning of time. As the driving force of the invisible breeze he was originally a god of wind and ruler of the air. During the 11th dynasty (2133 - 2000 BC) he became the powerful sun-god of Thebes, where he was worshipped as Amun-Re. Later he was made the supreme god of the entire realm and king of the gods.
Anahita			Her name means "Immaculate One." In the Zoroastrian religion, She is a Goddess of the Moon, Fertility and War. She is the Ruler of Water. The ancient Romans and Greeks considered Her the same as Diana/Artemis and Venus/Aphrodite. Her Sister-Goddess was Armaiti..
Anath
Great Goddess of life and death, she is also famous as an aggressive and ruthless warrior-goddess
Andarta	Celtic		Wargoddess of the Vocontier. A Gallic warrior and fertility Goddess in Celtic France.
Andjety	Egyptian		An Egyptian god of the underworld. He is responsible for the rebirth of a person in the afterlife. His worship originated in the ninth nome of Lower Egypt, and the center of his cult was located at Busiris. He is depicted with a high conical crown with two feather plumes. The crook and flail are his symbols, and because those are also the symbols of Osiris, Andjety was often associated with him. He also known as Anezti and Anedjti.
Andraste	Celtic		Goddess of war and victory. Her cult was celebrated in a holy grove. Boudicca, the british queen, called for her aid, when making war against the Romans. In 61 AD the leader of a rebellion against the Roman occupation, the Queen Boudicca, sacriced captive Roman women to this goddess.
Anhur	Egyptian		The Egyptian warrior and hunter god, the personification of the royal warriors. As the champion of Egypt, he hunted and slew the enemies of Re. His consort is the lion goddess Mekhit. The center of his cult was the city of Thinis in Upper Egypt. He is portrayed as a bearded warrior wearing a long robe. On his head he wears a headdress with four tall plumes and in his hand he holds a lance. His Greek form is Onuris, derived from the Egyptian anhuret, which means 'he who brings the far near'. Anhur is also identified with the god Shu.
Anouke	Egyptian		An elder Egyptian goddess of war, identified with Neith. Anouke was pictured with a bow and arrows and a shuttle.
Ansa	Hindu		One of the Adityas, the guardian deities of the months. A minor sun god.
Anti	Egyptian		An Egyptian guardian deity, the god of ferrymen. Anti was portrayed as a falcon, or with a falcon's head.
Anu	Celtic		Irish Mothergoddess. She was the ancestor and mother of the Tuatha de Danaan. She is identical with Danu. Two hills near Killarney are called "Da Chich Anann" ( The two breasts of Ana).
Anubis	Egyptian
Guardian of the Necropolis (cemetery). He was the guide of the dead as they made their way through the darkness of the underworld. As a patron of magic, it was believed he could foresee a persons destiny.
Anuket	Egyptian
The Egyptian goddess of the Nile, and nourisher of the fields.
Anumati	Hindu		Her name means "Divine Favor." She is a Moon Goddess. Many Hindu Goddesses are worshipped as givers of wealth, intelligence, prosperity, children, and spiritual enlightenment. Anumati is one such Goddess.
Apam Napat	Hindu		Hindu god of fresh water.
Apep	Egyptian		An Egyptian monster living in perpetual darkness. This snake god is the chief of the antagonists of the sun god Re and each night he tries to stop the sun god's barque on his journey through the underworld. In the struggle between light and darkness, the monster is wounded by the divine entourage of Re with knives and spears. The god Seth and the god Mehen were often depicted defending the solar barque. Apep is the personification of darkness, evil, and chaos. Occasionally, the battle was decided in his favor, causing a solar eclipse, but his victories were of short duration for Re always triumphed in the end. Eventually, Apep was slain by Re, who cut up his body and burned it. The Greeks referred to him as Apophis.
Apis	Egyptian		Apis was the holy bull or bull god of Memphis. Any bull found bearing a white triangle on its forehead and otherwise totally black, was considered to be the personification of Apis. Priest derived omens from his behavior. The bull was not allowed to live past 25 years and upon reaching this age it was drowned and a new bull was sought. If it died before that time, it was buried with much ceremony at Sakkarah, south of Cairo. The apis cult was later closely connected with the god Ptah, but was also widespread among the Greeks and Romans.
Apsaras	Hindu		The Apsaras were nature spirits, the mates of the Gandharvas. They sometimes were water nymphs, and other times were beings of the forest. They are all female, and all of them are described as being very beautiful. They were paired with the Gandharvas, who would play their instruments so the Apsaras would dance. They would often perform for the gods in their palaces. They were inspirations for love, and were sometimes sent to tempt rishis or Brahmans who were very austere.
Aranyani	Hindu		A Hindu woodland goddess.
Ardhanari	Hindu		Shiva represented as half-male and half-female, typifying the incarnation of the male and female principles of the world.
Ardra	Hindu		The Hindu goddess of misfortune.
Arduinna	Celtic		Gallic Goddess of moon, woods and hunting in the Ardennes. "Lady of the Forests": The Celts of Gaul (France) honored Her as Goddess of Justice and Childbirth. The Ardennes Forest, named after Her, were Her special domain. She is accompanied by a boar, her sacred animal. The Romans equated her with their Diana.
Arensnuphis	Egyptian		A benign god of Egyptian Nubia. He had a temple at Philae, where he was referred to as the companion of Isis, the chief local deity. He is depicted in the form of a lion, or as a man wearing a plumed crown.
Arianrhod	Celtic
Among the Celts of Wales, She was a Goddess of Childbirth, the Moon, Fertility and Fate. She derives Her name from the Milky Way and/or the zodiac.
Artemis	Greek
Artio	Celtic		Celtic Bear-Goddess. She was worshipped in the North-East of Gallia. The bronze statue of Muri shows her as a woman carrying in one hand a bowl, in the other flowers and fruits; next to her sits a bear under a tree. She was found mentioned in inscriptions in the Bern region (Switzerland).
Arundhati	Hindu		A Hindu astral goddess.
Aryman	Hindu		In Hindu myth, one of the Adityas, the guardian deities of the months.
Aschtoreth
Goddess of fertility, as well as Sun and Oceangoddess.
Ash	Egyptian		The Egyptian god of the Libyan Desert (Sahara), called 'Lord of Libya'. As a desert god he was sometimes identified with Seth. Ash was associated with the fertile oases. He was depicted as a man with the head of a hawk.
Aslesa	Hindu		Hindu goddess of misfortune.
Astarte	Phoenician
"Queen of Heaven": Great Goddess of the Canaanites, Phoenician and Assyrian. She was the goddess of love and fertility as well as War.