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Egyptian Deities

Goddesses

Amunet : Goddess of creation, protector of the kings.

Anuket : Goddess of the cataracts of the Nile and fertility.

Bastet : Goddess of protection, cats, perfume/ointments, fertility, pregnancy, children, music, the arts, and warfare. Symbols : feathers, cats.

Hathor : Goddess of the sky, the sun, sexuality and motherhood, music and dance, foreign lands and goods, and the afterlife.

Heqet : Goddess of protection of women in childbirth, fertilily.

Isis : Goddess of funerary rites, motherhood, protection, and magic.

Maat : Goddess of truth, justice, and order.

Menhit : Goddess of war and crown.

Mut : Mother goddess.

Neith : Goddess of creation and hunter.

Nekhbet : Goddess of protection. Symbols : Vulture.

Nephthys : Goddess of mourning, the night/darkness, service, childbirth, the dead, protection, magic, health, embalming, and beer.

Nepit : Goddess of grain.

Nut : Goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy, and the universe.

Pakhet : Sun goddess of war, hunter and protection.

Renenutet : Goddess of nourishment and the harvest.

Satis : Goddess of war, hunting, and fertility.

Sekhmet : Goddess of the sun, war, protection and healing.

Tefnut : Goddess of moisture.

Wadjet : Goddess of protection.

Gods

Aker : God of the earth, underworld and the horizon. Symbols : Lion, sun disk.

Amun : Creator god, patron deity of the city of Thebes.

Am-heh : God of the underworld.

Anhur : A god of war and hunting. Symbols : feathers, spear, lance, lion.

Ani : God of festivals.

Anubis : God of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the Underworld. Carries the dead to the judgement place of the Underworld. Symbols : canine, wolf.

Apedemak : Warior god.

Apophis : God of chaos. Symbols : flint, snakes, crocodiles.

Aten : God of the sun disk, creator, giver of life, and nurturing spirit.

Atum : Creator god and solar deity.

Baal : God of the sky and storms.

Babi : God of the underworld, agressions, destruction, judgement, virility and sexuality of the dead in the underworld.

Bennu : Solar god of creation and rebirth. Symbols : heron.

Geb : God of the earth.

Hapi : Personification of the Nile flood.

Horus : A major god, god of the sky, the sun, kingship, protection, and healing. Symbols : Falcon.

Khepri : God of the rising sun, renewaland creation. Symbols : scarab beetle.

Khnum : God of creation, the source of the Nile, the patron deity of Elephantine. Symbols : Ram.

Khonsu : God of the moon, travelling, healing and protection. Symbols : falcon.

Maahes : God of war, weather and protection. Symbols : knives, lotus, lion.

Min : God of agriculture, fertility, sexuality and virility. Symbols : lettuce

Montu : God of war and the sun. Symbols : curved sword, spear, bow and arrows, knives, falcon, bull.

Nefertum : God of the lotus blossom. Symbols : lotus, lion, cat.

Neper : God of grain.

Osiris : God of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, and vegetation.

Ptah : Creator god and patron of craftsmen and architects.

Ra : God of the sun, order, kings and the sky. Symbols : falcon.

Set : God of deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners. Symbols : donkeys.

Shu : God or peace, lions, air and wind.

Sobek : God of protection. Symbols : crocodile.

Sopdu : God of the sky and of Egypt's eastern border regions.

Thoth : God of the moon, writing and scribes, and patron deity of Hermopolis.

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Anglo-Saxon Deities

Goddesses

Eostre : Goddess of spring and rebirth.

Erce : Goddess of the earth

Frig : Goddess of marriage, prophecy, clairvoyance, love and motherhood.

Rheda : Goddess of victory

Gods

Seaxneat : Patron deity of the Saxons and god of the family.

Thunor : God of thunder, strench, fertility, forge and protection.

Tiw : God of the sky and war.

Wade : God of the Sea.

Woden : King of the gods and god of wisdom, healing, death, royalty, war and knowledge.

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Goddesses

Achlys : Goddess of poisons, and the personification of misery and sadness.

Amphitrite : Goddess of the sea.

Ananke : Goddess of destiny, fatality and necessity.

Aphrodite : Goddess of beauty, love, desire, and pleasure. Symbols : myrtle, roses, scallop shell, doves and sparrows.

Artemis : Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, the Moon and young girls. Symbols : hunting spears, animal pelts, deer.

Athena : Goddess of reason, wisdom, intelligence, skill, peace, warfare, battle strategy, and handicrafts. Symbols : olive tree, owl.

Asteria : Goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars.

Brizo : Patron goddess of sailors, who sent prophetic dreams.

Ceto : Goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters.

Chaos : personification of nothingness, origins of existence.

Demeter : Goddess of grain, agriculture, harvest, growth, and nourishment. Symbols : cornucopia, wheat-ears, the winged serpent, and the lotus staff, pigs and snakes.

Eos : Goddess of the dawn.

Eirene : Goddess of peace.

Eunomia : Goddess of law and legislation and spring-time goddess of green pastures.

Gaia : Goddess of earth, mother of the titans.

Harmonia : Goddess of harmony and concord.

Hekate : Goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts, and necromancy. Symbols : torches, key, snakes, dogs.

Hemera : The goddess of day.

Hera : Queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings, and empires. Symbols : diadem, heifer, peacock, and cuckoo.

Hestia : Goddess of the hearth, home, domesticity and chastity. Symbols : hearth and kettle.

Leto : Goddess of motherhood.

Macaria : Goddess of blessed death.

Metis : Goddess of good counsel, advice, planning, cunning, craftiness, and wisdom. Mother of Athena.

Mnemosyne : Goddess of memory and remembrance, and mother of the Nine Muses.

Nemesis : Goddess of revenge, balance, righteous indignation, and retribution Symbols : whip, dagger.

The Nesoi : The goddesses of islands.

Nike : Goddess of victory

Nyx : The goddess of night.

Persephone : Queen of the underworld, wife of Hades and goddess of spring growth

Phoebe : Goddess of the "bright" intellect and prophecy, and consort of Coeus.

The Potamoi : Gods of rivers and streams of the earth.

Rhea : Goddess of fertility, motherhood and the mountain wilds.

Selene : Goddess of the moon.

Styx : Goddess of the Underworld river Styx and personification of hatred.

Tethys : Goddess of fresh-water, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains, and clouds.

Thalassa : Goddess of the sea.

Theia : Goddess of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky.

Themis : Goddess of divine law and order.

Tyche : goddess of fortune, chance, providence, and fate.

Gods

Aether : The god of light and the upper atmosphere.

Aion : The god of eternity, personifying cyclical and unbounded time.

Anteros : God of requited love.

Apollo : God of music, arts, knowledge, healing, plague, prophecy, poetry, manly beauty, and archery. Symbols : laurel wreath, bow and arrow, lyre, roe deer, swans, and pythons.

Ares : God of courage, war, bloodshed, and violence. Symbols: helmet, spade, sword, vultures, venomous snakes, dogs, and boars.

Astraeus : God of dusk, stars, and planets, and the art of astrology.

Chronos : The god of empirical time.

Coeus : God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved.

Crius : God of constellations.

Cronus : God of harvests and personification of destructive time.

Dionysus : God of wine, fruitfulness, parties, festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, vegetation, ecstasy, and the theater. Symbols : thyrsus, drinking cup, grape vine, crown of ivy, dolphins, serpents, tigers, and donkeys.

Epimetheus : God of afterthought and the father of excuses.

Erebus : God of darkness and shadow.

Eros : God of love, attraction and sexual intercourse.

Hades : King of the underworld, the dead and wealth. Symbols : drinking horn or cornucopia, key, sceptre, the three-headed dog Cerberus, screech owl.

Hedylogos : God of sweet talk and flattery.

Helios : God of the sun and guardian of oaths.

Hephaestus : God of fire, metalworking, and crafts. Symbols : hammer, anvil, donkey, fire.

Hermaphroditus : God of unions, androgyny, marriage, sexuality and fertility.

Hermes : God of boundaries, travel, trade, communication, language, writing, cunning and thieves. Symbols : herald's wand or caduceus, winged sandals, traveler's cap, tortoise.

Hymen : God of marriage ceremonies, inspiring feasts and song.

Hyperion : God of light.

Hypnos : God of sleep.

Iapetus : God of mortality

Menoetius : God of violent anger, rash action, and human mortality.

Ouranos : God of the heavens and the sky.

The Ourea : The gods of mountains.

Pallas : God of warcraft.

Perses : God of destruction.

Phanes : The god of procreation.

Phorcys : God of the hidden dangers of the deep.

Photos : God of sexual longing, yearning, and desire.

Pontus : The god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures.

Poseidon : God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, and earthquakes, king of the sea and the waters. Symbols : trident, horse and dolphin.

Prometheus : God of forethought and crafty counsel, and creator of mankind.

Proteus : Shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god.

Zeus : King of the gods, ruler of Mount Olympus, and god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice. Symbols : royal scepter, lightning bolt, eagle and bull.

Tartarus : The god of the deepest, darkest part of the underworld, the Tartarean pit.

Thanatos : God of death.