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NAME: Aditi CULTURE: Vedic SEX: F COLOR: Red ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Mother of Gods, Ever-mother.


NAME: Adon CULTURE: Phoenician SEX: M COLOR: Any ANIMAL: Any
NOTES: Any God, Male God, substitute for "Lord."


NAME: Adonis CULTURE: Greek, Phoenician SEX: M COLOR: None ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Beauty, Lust, Male vanity, Brotherhood, Strength, Homosexuality, esp. Male.


NAME: Aegir CULTURE: Norse SEX: M COLOR: White ANIMAL: All sea
NOTES: God of the Sea, Wind, Storms and sailors


NAME: Agni CULTURE: Hindu SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: None
NOTES: God of Fire, later a Sun God. He who is the agent of sacrifice.


NAME: Ahura Mazda CULTURE: Persian SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: None
NOTES: God of Goodness, valor, truth, etc.


NAME: Allatu CULTURE: Babalonian/Carthagian SEX: F COLOR: None ANIMAL: None
NOTES: A Goddess of the dead and the underworld.


NAME: Ammon CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Ram
NOTES: Amon, Amun, Sun God.


NAME: Amon/Amon-Ra CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: M COLOR:Gold ANIMAL:Ram
NOTES:Sun God of later Egypt, paired with Ra until they became a single god, "The Lord of The Terrestrial Thrones." Amon-Ra was reincarnated as the present Lord or Lords who were in position to lay claim to "god on earth" status.


NAME: Angra Mamyu CULTURE: Persian SEX: M COLOR: Black ANIMAL:None
NOTES: The God of Evil, treachery, etc.


NAME: Anu CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: M COLOR: Blue ANIMAL: None
NOTES: God of Heaven, Sky Lord, Husband of Ki.


NAME: Anu CULTURE: Gaelic/Celtic SEX: F COLOR: Green ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Sometimes called "sister" of Danu, the name Anu is also said to be the "Old name" for Erin, the goddess of the land of Ireland.


NAME: Amphitrite CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Blue ANIMAL: Ocean Mammals
NOTES: Goddess of the sea, and daughter of Nereus and Doris, Ampitrite was either wife or rival or both to Poseidon and was the one, of the two, more likely to grant mercy to sailors. Amphitrite mythology is sparse and much of it dates to modern times.


NAME: Anubis CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: M COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Jackal
NOTES: The Guard of the Dead, protector of sacred things. Anubis was really popular with the Greek royalty of Egypt, and may've originated more from Greek ideology than Egyptian.


NAME: Aphrodite CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Seafoam ANIMAL: Dove or Dolphin.
NOTES: Goddess of love, also a lesser goddess of the sea and war.


NAME: Apollo CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL:Lion, Horse
NOTES: God of Prophecy, The Arts and enlightenment, as well Often mistaken for Helios who was the God of the sun.


NAME: Apsu CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: M COLOR: Blue ANIMAL: Water
NOTES: Lord of Chaos, River God, consort of Tiamat.


NAME: Aradia CULTURE: Italian SEX: F COLOR: Silver ANIMAL: Seagull(?)
NOTES: Goddess of Lunar Magick, daughter of Diana, Matron of Witches, Aradia also appears as daughter (by his/her own creation) of Dianus. Said to be the "goddess" of the Charge of the Goddess but this may be a rumor caused by confusion over the Charge's (and Wicca's) basis.


NAME: Ares CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Red, Black ANIMAL: Ram
NOTES: God of War and the brutality of tactics, who takes his sacrifices from blood spilled in war and gets beaten by Athena.


NAME: Arianrhod CULTURE: Welsh SEX: F COLOR: Silver ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Goddess of the Stars. Also (Celtic) Sidhe woman who watches over standing stones. The Goddess of initiation, she appears in many Cornish Fam-Trads with a very different face than that she recieves in modern Wicca.


NAME: Artemis CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: White ANIMAL: All ESP. deer, elk
NOTES: Goddess of the hunt whose bow is the crescent moon.


NAME: Artio CULTURE: Gaullic SEX: F COLOR: Brown ANIMAL: Bear
NOTES: Ancient Gaullic Goddess of Bears, little is known about Artio except that she was the Guardian of the City of Berne.


NAME: Asklepios CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Green ANIMAL: Snake
NOTES: God of medicine, son of Apollo.


NAME: Astarte CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Red ANIMAL: Sphinx
NOTES: Goddess of Love, esp. Fertility, Marriage, considered a Goddess of Mature Love.


NAME: Astoreth CULTURE: Phoenician SEX: F COLOR: Red, Black ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Ishtar.


NAME: Athena CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Gray, White ANIMAL: Owl, Goat
NOTES: Goddess of protection, strength, balanced Mind/body/spirit. Matron of Athens.


NAME: Aton CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Snake
NOTES: Another Sun God, also Atun, Atom, Atum


NAME: Bast(Bastet) CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: F COLOR: Black, Green ANIMAL: Cat
NOTES: Protection, felinity, seeing in the dark, swiftness of action and other "cat" traits.


NAME: Bel CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: M COLOR: Brown ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Earth.


NAME: Bellona CULTURE: Italian/late Rome SEX: F COLOR: Violet ANIMAL: Hawk
NOTES: Goddess of war, esp. tactical maneuvers. Her followers were especially violent.


NAME: Brahma CULTURE: Hindu SEX: M COLOR: None ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Creator, all-father.


NAME: Brigid CULTURE: Celtic SEX: F COLOR: Red/Black ANIMAL: Hawk
NOTES: The Two faced Goddess, scarred on one side, beautiful on the other, Brigid is Goddess of Fire and the Forge, and Goddess of Poetry and beauty.


NAME: Ceres CULTURE: Roman SEX: F COLOR: Gold PLANT: Any grain
NOTES: The Goddess Demeter, although she is sometimes confused with her own daughter, Kore.


NAME: Cernunnos CULTURE: Celtic,(Gallic and Welsh) SEX: M COLOR: None ANIMAL: Deer
NOTES: Horned God of the Hunt and Winter also Kernunnous, Kerne, Cerne, Herne.


NAME: Cerridwen CULTURE: Welsh SEX: F COLOR: Varies ANIMAL: All
NOTES: Goddess of the harvest, esp. the final harvest. The fourth face of the moon.


NAME: Coleus CULTURE: Roman SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Hawk
NOTES: Sun God, a synthesis of Ormazd and Zeus.


NAME: Cybele CULTURE: Phrygian SEX: F COLOR: None ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Mother Goddess, Later Romanized, see Rhea.


NAME: Danu (1) CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Blue ANIMAL: Eagle
NOTES: Mother of Perseus, Danu or Danae wasn't a goddess, but one of many women Zeus fell in Love with. Posideidon offered Danu safe passage across the sea to a far off land, In one legend, it is believed that when she died Zeus granted her eternal life on Olympus. Another says that she was spirited far away to a land where the rest of her children were Gods.


NAME: Danu (2) CULTURE: Celtic, Gaelic SEX: F COLOR: Red ANIMAL: Whale
NOTES: Danu was the mother of the Sidhe, the Celtic Gods, she was said to come from a far off land. In some so-called Celtic Mythology, Danu was the Wife of Jupiter, but I think that was just a combination of coincidence and Roman conversion techniques.


NAME: Danu (3) CULTURE: Vedic SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Serpent
NOTES: Mother to the Danavas, the "bad guys" of the Vedas. The Restrainer.


NAME: Demeter CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Gold PLANT: Grain
NOTES: The Grain mother, mother of Persephone.


NAME: Diana CULTURE: Roman SEX: F COLOR: Blue/Silver ANIMAL: Deer
NOTES: Lunar Goddess, Artimis. sometimes Selene


NAME: Diancecht CULTURE: Celtic, mostly Gaelic SEX: M COLOR: White ANIMAL: Snake and Fish.
NOTES: God of Medicine.


NAME: Dionysos CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Red PLANT: Grape, Apple
NOTES: God of the Cultivated Vine.


NAME: Dumuzi CULTURE: Summerian SEX: M COLOR: None PLANT: Date Palm
NOTES: Lord of the Marshes, fertile land and the Date Palm. Husband of Inanna, Thamuz.


NAME: Ea CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: M COLOR: Blue/black ANIMAL: Shark
NOTES: God of waters, the Abyss.


NAME:El CULTURE: Phoenician and/or Canaanite (?!) SEX: M COLOR: White ANIMAL: Bull
NOTES: Father of All Gods, Power of Powers, Adon, Adoni, Creator.


NAME: Enki CULTURE: Summerian SEX: M COLOR: Blue/Black ANIMAL: Fish
NOTES: Ea


NAME: Epona CULTURE: Gallic SEX: F COLOR: Brown/White ANIMAL: Horse
NOTES: Goddess and protector of horses, Epona was adopted by both the Romans and the Celts. She was said to choose a General by appearing as a white horse and leading him into battle. One wonders if Napoleon knew this. Contrary to popular belief, Epona was a goddess of the French Celts (the Gauls) not the Irish Celts (the Gaels).


NAME: Ereshkigal CULTURE: Summerian SEX: F COLOR: None ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Allatu


NAME: Eros CULTURE: Greek SEX: Non COLOR: Red ANIMAL: Dove
NOTES: Cupid or Amor, See Hermaphrodite


NAME: Eshmun CULTURE: Phoenician SEX: M COLOR: Green ANIMAL: Snake
NOTES: An early Asklepius


NAME: Flora CULTURE: Roman SEX: F COLOR: Pink PLANT: All flowers
NOTES: Goddess of flowers, Beltane, sometimes Persephone


NAME: Fortuna CULTURE: Roman SEX: F COLOR: None ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Goddess of Luck, Tyche.


NAME: Freyja CULTURE: Norse SEX: F COLOR: White ANIMAL: Horse
NOTES: Lunar. Goddess of Female Power, celestial queen, warrior women. General of the Valkerie.


NAME: Gad CULTURE: Syrian SEX: F COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Fortuna


NAME: Gaia/Gaea CULTURE: Greek/Norse SEX: F COLOR: Green ANIMAL: All
NOTES: The Entity Terra, protector of all non-human things, Earth Mother.


NAME: Geb CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: M COLOR: Brown ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Earth.


NAME: Geshtinanna CULTURE: Summerian SEX: F COLOR: Wine PLANT: Grape
NOTES: Much like Dionysus, paired, they make a wonderful duo to pray to when your vineyard is flooding.


NAME: Gilbil CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: M COLOR: Orange ANIMAL Lizard
NOTES: Fire.


NAME: Hades CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Black/Yellow ANIMAL: Horse, Dog
NOTES: Lord of the underworld, also a god of honor and the cessation of pain.


NAME: Hecate CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Bat
NOTES: Goddess of Caves, Magick and the waning and new moon.


NAME: Hera CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Red ANIMAL: Peacock
NOTES: Goddess of Marriage, retribution, fairplay, fiery and temperamental.


NAME: Hermaphrodite CULTURE: Greek SEX: Both COLOR: None ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Eros, before he was "toned down." The exact union of the Gods Hermes and Aphrodite, a god of passion.


NAME: Hestia CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Brown ANIMAL: Hound
NOTES: Goddess of the Hearth, Home, Watcher over children and families.


NAME: Horus CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Hawk
NOTES: Sun God, adopted by Greeks, also god of Time, Divination and Magick.


NAME: Hypnos CULTURE: Roman SEX: M COLOR: Blue PLANT: Poppy
NOTES: See Somnus.


NAME: Inanna CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: F COLOR: Green PLANT: Date Palm
NOTES: Great Mother, All mother, Goddess of Love, the Moon, Date Mother, Ishtar.


NAME: Indra CULTURE: Hindu SEX: M COLOR: Blue ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Guardian of Heaven.


NAME: Isis CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Hawk
NOTES: All Mother, Triformis.


NAME: Istar/Ishtar CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Lion
NOTES: Goddess of War, Love and more.


NAME: Jovis CULTURE: Roman SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Eagle
NOTES: Jupiter.


NAME: Juno CULTURE: Roman SEX: F COLOR: Red ANIMAL: Peacock
NOTES: Hera.


NAME: Jupiter CULTURE: Roman SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Eagle
NOTES: Literally "Zeus Pater" Father Zeus, Father of Gods.


NAME: Kali CULTURE: Hindu SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Black Kali, Nemisis. Protector of Women and Goddess of Creation via destruction.


NAME: Kerridwen CULTURE: Celtic/Welsh SEX: F COLOR: Varies ANIMAL: All
NOTES: See Cerridwen


NAME: Ki CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: F COLOR: None ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Wife of Anu, Earth, Gaea.


NAME: Lug(h) CULTURE: Celtic esp. Gaelic SEX: M COLOR: White ANIMAL: Lynx
NOTES: God of Justice.


NAME: Maat CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Cat
NOTES: Goddess of vengeance and reward, the fourth face.


NAME: Marduk CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: M COLOR: White ANIMAL: None
NOTES: King of the Gods.


NAME: Mars CULTURE: Roman SEX: M COLOR: Black, Red ANIMAL:Bull, Wolf
NOTES: Ares


NAME: Mercurius CULTURE: Roman SEX: M COLOR: Red ANIMAL: Hart, Falcon
NOTES: Mercury, Lord of children, news, also commerce, inspiration.


NAME: Minerva CULTURE: Etruscan SEX: F COLOR: Gray ANIMAL: Owl
NOTES: Athena


NAME: Mitha/Mitra/Mithras CULTURE: Hindu/Persian/Roman/Egyptian SEX: M COLOR:Gold ANIMAL: Eagle
NOTES: Protector, Warrior, Key of knowledge. Sun God, establisher of Laws. The celestial negotiator.


NAME: Morpheus CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Violet PLANT: Poppy
NOTES: Lord of Dreams, also lord of peace and inner sight.


NAME: Morrigan, The CULTURE: Celtic SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Raven/Crow
NOTES: The Battle Raven, Goddess of War, both for justice and for greed..


NAME: Morrigu CULTURE: Gaelic SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Raven/Crow
NOTES: See Morrigan, The.


NAME: Nemisis CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: griffon
NOTES: The Fourth Face of the Goddess, Dispenser of Justice. In "Maiden/Mother/Crone" beliefs, Nemisis is the New Moon, while Hecate is the waning moon. It's interesting to note that most triple goddesses include Nemisis (the new moon) but never mention her, as if that could keep her from noticing the little bits of Bad Karma we accumulate!


NAME: Nepthys CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Cat
NOTES: Goddess of Childbirth, protector of Midwifes


NAME: Neptune CULTURE: Roman SEX: M COLOR: Blue ANIMAL: Dolphin
NOTES: See Poseidon


NAME: Nuadu CULTURE: Celtic SEX: M COLOR: Silver ANIMAL: Horse
NOTES: The Divine Father. He of the Silver arm.


NAME: Nuit CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Cat
NOTES: See Nut


NAME: Nut CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: F COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Cat
NOTES: Goddess of the Night, Stars, All mother.


NAME: Odin CULTURE: Norse SEX: M COLOR: White ANIMAL: Wolf
NOTES: The lord of male changes...Child...lover...husband...father... lord.


NAME: Ormazd CULTURE: Persian SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: None
NOTES: See Ahura Mazda


NAME: Osiris CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: M COLOR: Silver ANIMAL: Hawk
NOTES: The former king, Star king, he who was, lord of the Afterworld


NAME: Pan/Pan Megas CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Satyr
NOTES: God of sexuality and freedom, also late childhood.


NAME: Persephone CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Rose PLANT: Flowers
NOTES: Goddess of Spring and Winter, Goddess of Flowers


NAME: Pluto CULTURE: Roman SEX: M COLOR: Black ANIMAL: Dog
NOTES: See Hades


NAME: Poseidon CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Blue ANIMAL: Dolphin
NOTES: Lord of the Seas.


NAME: Prajapati CULTURE: Vedic SEX: M COLOR: None ANIMAL: None
NOTES: All father, successor to Varuna


NAME: Psyche CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Violet ANIMAL: Butterfly
NOTES: Goddess of intellect, innocence, perfect love. Lust tempered into love, later Goddess of ESP and mental powers


NAME: Ra CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Hawk
NOTES: Sun God, he who incarnates as the Lord of Lords


NAME: Rhea CULTURE: Roman SEX: F COLOR: Brown ANIMAL: All
NOTES:Replaced Gaea, later adopted the characteristics of Cybele


NAME: Selene CULTURE: Ancient Greek SEX: F COLOR: Blue ANIMAL: none
NOTES: Ancient Goddess of Motherhood and the full moon


NAME: Shamash CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL:Birds
NOTES: Sun God


NAME: Silvanus CULTURE: Gaullic SEX: M COLOR: White ANIMAL:Wolf
NOTES: The Father Wolf, hunter supreme and all-around good guy. Father God.


NAME: Siva/Shiva CULTURE: Hindu SEX: M(or NON) COLOR: Red ANIMAL:Tiger
NOTES: The Destroyer, one who destroys to create


NAME: Somus CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Red PLANT:Poppy
NOTES: God of Sleep and healing


NAME: Sucellus CULTURE: Gaulic SEX: M COLOR: Gray ANIMAL: Wolf
NOTES: The Lone Wolf, The Ravager


NAME: Tanit CULTURE: Carthaginian SEX: F COLOR: Silver ANIMAL: Hart
NOTES: Artemis


NAME: Thamuz/Tamuz CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: M COLOR: Green PLANT: Date Palm
NOTES: Husband of Ishtar, A Male Persephone


NAME: Thanatos CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: None
NOTES: God of the actual death process.


NAME: Themis CULTURE: Greek SEX: F COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Eagle
NOTES: Goddess of justice, inspirer of Laws. Pagan Patron Goddess of the USA


NAME: Thor CULTURE: Norse SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: None
NOTES: God of Storms, Justice, mines and war, protector of the common man from the fury of his brethren


NAME: Thoth CULTURE: Egyptian SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL:None
NOTES: God of spirit, numbers, the scholar.


NAME: Tiamat CULTURE: Babalonian SEX: F COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Dragon
NOTES: Dragon of Chaos, bringer of Salt Water.


NAME: Triformis CULTURE: Roman SEX:F,F,F COLOR: Gold PLANT: Trillium
NOTES: The Triple Goddess. Also used to describe (incorrectly) Hecate.



NAME: Typhon CULTURE: Greek SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Rat
NOTES: Set


NAME: Tyr CULTURE: Norse SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Horse
NOTES: The Warrior god, God of total justice and fair play.


NAME: Varuna CULTURE: Hindu/Vedic SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Ram
NOTES: High God of the Vedas


NAME: Venus CULTURE: Roman SEX: F COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Dove
NOTES: Aphrodite


NAME: Vesta CULTURE: Roman SEX: F COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: None
NOTES: Goddess of Fire, keeper of the sacred flame.


NAME: Vishnu CULTURE: Hindu/Vedic SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL: Fish
NOTES: All Father, lord of oceans.


NAME: Vulcanus CULTURE: Roman SEX: M COLOR: Gold ANIMAL:None
NOTES: Fire, volcanoes, later smithing and steel.


NAME: Wodan CULTURE: German SEX: M COLOR: Gray ANIMAL: Wolf
NOTES: Varied, but mostly a combination of Odin and Sylvanus