Deities - World Wide
By: Tholek
Post # 1
Jan 25, 2016
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I'm going to jot down the Goddess and Gods with the Areas of Governance.
Goddess
Amaterasu - Beauty, leadership
Aphrodite - Love, beauty, sensuality
Artemis - Courage, independence, protection
Bast - Playfulness, joy, freedom
Brigid - Creativity, inspiration, healing
Ceres - Nourishment, health
Ceridwin - Inspiration, Wisdom
Concordia - Peace
Cybele - Fertility
Freya - Love, healing, sensuality
Hecate - Wisdom
Inanna - Journeys, facing fears, courage, grief
Kuan Yin - Compassion, forgiveness
Lakshmi - Wealth, abundance
Pele - Fiery spirit, destruction and rebirth, vitality
Sekhmet - Grace, dignity, strength
Sophia - Wisdom, power
Tiamat - Power, protection
God
Agassou - Protection, guidance
Apollo - Beauty, poetry, music
Ganesh - Strength, perseverance, overcoming obstacles
God
Green Man - Fertility, nature, abundance, sexuality
Horus - Knowledge, eternal life, protection
Lugh - Craftsmanship, healing
Mars - Aggression, vitality, courage
Mercury - Intelligence, communication, trade, travel
Mithras - Strength, virility, courage, wisdom
Odin - Knowledge, prophesy
Shiva - Destruction, transformation
Thoth - Knowledge, science, the arts
Tyr - Laws, athletics
Vishnu - Preservation, stability
Zeus - Authority, justice, abundance
I think I have all gotten all the Goddess and Gods down if I ain't please reply.
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Re: Deities - World Wide
By: Personified / Knowledgeable
Post # 2
Jan 25, 2016
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This is a good start, but I'd say there's likely pages and pages of Gods and Goddess that could be written down. Within the Norse pantheon alone you're missing several of the main deities (not to mention lesser ones). There's just such a vast number out there due to the many, many different practices, religions, etc.
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Re: Deities - World Wide
By: Tholek
Post # 3
Jan 25, 2016
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Thanks. After doing a little bit more research I realized your right. I will do more in depth research and maybe all of us could contribute to this list for SoM because I see a lot of new members asking questions about Deities.
It would be a nice way to promote this coven that little bit more.
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Re: Deities - World Wide
By: Helios54 / Beginner
Post # 4
Jan 25, 2016
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Egyptian:
Bastet=Egyptian Goddess of protection
Ra=Egyptian God of Sun
Khonsu=Egyptian God of the Moon
Hathor=Egyptian Goddess of love, joy, music, and dance
Anubis=Egyptian God of the dead
Geb=Egyptian Earth God
Sekmet=Egyptian Goddess of war
Thoth=Egyptian God of Wisdom
Teftnut=Goddess of the rain
Amun=Egyptian King of the Gods
Horus=Egyptian God of the sky and kingship
Isis=Egyptian Goddess of Magic
Shu=Egyptian God of Air
Nut=Egyptian Goddess of the Sky (Sky, Heaven, the Universe, etc.)
Osiris=Egyptian God of Afterlife and death
(Still much more)
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Re: Deities - World Wide
By: Helios54 / Beginner
Post # 5
Jan 25, 2016
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Greek/Roman (Greek on the right, and Roman on the left):
Athena/Minerva=Goddess of Wisdom and war (strategy)
Ares/Mars=god of War (battle
Artemis/Diana=Goddess of the Moon, archery, wildlife, and the hunt
Apollo/=God of poetry, healing, music, archery, the sun
Hestia/Vesta=Goddess of the hearth, home, and family
Hera/Juno=Queen of the Gods, Goddess of marriage, monogamy, and family
Zeus/Jupiter=King of the Gods, and God of lightning, thunder, sky, justice, and order
Poseidon/Neptune=God of the Sea, horses, earthquakes, and storms
Hades/Pluto=God of the Underworld, the dead, and wealth/riches
Dionysus/Bacchus=God of the vine and wine
Aphrodite/Venus=Goddess of Love and Beauty
Hephaestus/Vulcan=God of the forge and fire
Nike/Victoria=Goddess of Victory
Gaia/Terra=Primordial Goddess of the Earth
Selene/Luna=Main Goddess of the Moon (personification of the Moon)
Helios/Sol=God of the Sun and Light (personification of the Sun)
Nyx/Nox=Primordial Goddess of the Night (personification of Night)
Hypnos/Somnus=God of Sleep (personification of Sleep)
Thanatos/Mors=God of Death (personification of Death)
Hermes/Mercury=Messenger God of travel, trade, thieves, and sports
Demeter/Ceres=Goddess of agriculture, fertility, and harvest
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Re: Deities - World Wide
By: Tholek
Post # 6
Jan 26, 2016
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Nice contribute fella. I will re-organize the orginal post at later date.
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Re: Deities - World Wide
By: Helios54 / Beginner
Post # 7
Jan 26, 2016
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Thanks, I really like religions. I saw the post and got excited, so I just put down the ones I could remember.
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Re: Deities - World Wide
By: Metres_Chleo / Novice
Post # 8
Jan 29, 2016
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Really enjoyed reading this, hoping to see it grow
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Re: Deities - World Wide
By: .Blue. / Novice
Post # 9
Feb 08, 2016
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Finnish deities, heroes, and nature spirits overlap a lot, so the line between god, hero, and haltija is pretty blurry, which should be noted. This list is far from complete, by the way. I might be spamming this thread with more names. Some names and words will also be misspelled because of the site's lack of special characters - they'll have a * next to them.
Ahti: God of waters.
Akka: Old woman, wife of Ukko, goddess of fertility, motherhood, and occasionally death, also sometimes thought of as mother nature.
*Akras: Fertility god.
Antero Vipunen: The first *tietaja, which is a seer/wise-man/shaman.
Hongotar: Ancestral spirit, mother of bears.
Ilmarinen: Eternal Hammerer, god of smithing, iron, and metal, forger of the Sampo, thought to be an aspect of Ukko.
Joukahainen: Defeated rival of *Vainamoinen in the Kelevala, thought also to be an aspect of Ukko, associated with fire.
*Kiputytto: Daughter of Tuoni, collects pain on a mountain in Tuonela, thought to be an aspect of Louhi
Kuu: Literally the moon, but honored as a god nonetheless by neopagans.
*Lemminkainen: Shortsighted hero of the Kalevala, dies horribly, comes back to life, and then wanders for eternity.
Lempo: Forest spirit, particularly associated with archery.
Louhi: Mistress of Pohjola, rules the land of the dead with Tuoni, thought to be the mother of evil and disease.
Mielikki: Forest goddess, wife of Tapio, prayed to by hunters.
Nyyrikki: Son of Mielikki, guides hunters and those lost in the forest.
Ohto: Bear spirit, first born of Hongotar.
*Paivatar: Sun goddess.
Pellonpekko: Agricultural god.
Perkele: Another name of Ukko, in modern day, Perkele is the devil, and sometimes a curse word.
Sampsa Pellervoinen: Fertility god.
Tapio: King of the forest.
Tellervo: Daughter of Tapio, guides lost women.
Tuoni: King of Tuonela/Manala, or the land of the dead.
Tuulikki: Another of Tapio's daughters, helps hunters.
Ukko: Old man, god of thunder and the sky, considered chief deity.
*Vainamoinen: Hero of the Kalevala, inventor of the kantele, thought to be associated with water, also theorized as an aspect of Ukko.
I've covered most of the big ones here, plus some. I'd like to do some writing on some of these, and it would help me a great deal if you could pick out which ones sound more interesting.
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