Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses

Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses

compiled by Doctor of Theology Candidate Susan Griffin, Jan 2007
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Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Abarta	The Irish/Celtic Performer of feats.
Abellio	The Gallic God of apple trees.
Abhean	An Irish/Celtic God, harper of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Abnoba	Romano-Celtic forest and river Goddess. Also Goddess of the hunt.
Adsullata	A Continental Celtic river Goddess.
Aengus	God of love. Son of the Dagda, and husband of Elcmar, who is believed to be the Goddess Boann.
Aericura	A Romano-Celtic chthonic underworld God.
Aeval	The Celtic Fairy Queen of Munster. She held a midnight court to determine if husbands were satisfying their wives’ sexual needs.
Agrona	The Celtic Goddess of strife and slaughter. The river Aeron in Wales is named after her.
Aibell	An Irish Faery Goddess.
Aimend	An Irish Sun Goddess.
Aine	Irish Goddess of love and fertility. Daughter of Eogabail. Aine was later worshipped as a Faery- Queen in County Limerick.
Airmid	Healing Goddess, protector of medicinal plants, and keeper of the Spring that brings the dead back to life.
Alisanos	The local God of Celtic Gaul, specifically the region of the Cite d’Or.
Amaethon	The Welsh God of agriculture, son of the Goddess Don. He is responsible for the war of deities in the Underworld that was led by Arawn, and the Children of Don. In the Battle of the Trees, his brother Gwydion transformed trees into warriors. Together, they defeated these evil dieties.
Ambisagrus	A Continental Celtic God. (Equal to Jupiter or Zeus)
Anann	A form of the major Irish Mother Goddess; overlaps with Danu. Worshipped in Munster as a Goddess of plenty.
Ancamna	A water Goddess from Continental Celtic mythology.
Andarta	A Gallic warrior and fertility Goddess.
Andraste	The Goddess of war in Celtic Britain.
Anu	An Irish/Celtic fertility Goddess, venerated as the Mother of the Gods.
Arawn	The Welsh God of the Underworld.
Arduinna	The Gaulish (Celtic) Goddess of the moon, hunting, and forests. The boar, her sacred animal.
Arianrhod	Moon Goddess and Goddess of reincarnation. Arianrhod is one of the descendants of Don. Her stars are the Caer Arianrhod, the circumpolar stars to which souls withdraw between reincarnations. She is honored at the full moon.
Arnemetia	The British-Celtic water Goddess.
Artio	The Celtic Goddess of the bear cult. She is typically depicted in the form of a bear.
Aveta	The Gallic Goddess of birth and midwifery.
Badb	Badb is the (Celtic) Goddess of war. She assumed the form of a Raven or Carrion Crow, and is known as the battle raven. She influenced the outcome of battles by using Magick. She is one of the triad of war-Goddesses, along with Macha and Morrigan.
Balor	The Celtic God of Death and the King of the Fomorians, a race of giants. He had only one eye that he kept closed, as everything he looked at died instantly.
Banba	The Goddess of the Spirit of Ireland, and the wife of King MacCuill. She, Fodla and Eriu make up a trinity of Goddesses: The Daughters of Fiachna.
Beag	An Irish Goddess associated with a magic well.
Bebhionn	Irish Underworld Goddess and a patron of pleasure.
Belatu-Cadros	The Celtic God of War and of the destruction of enemies. His name means “fair shining one”.
Belenus	Also known as Bile, he is the Gaulish/Celtic God of light, and known The Shining One. His festival is Beltine (“Fire of Bel”), celebrated on May 1st.
Belisama	Celtic Goddess of light, fire, forging, and crafts.
Boann	Goddess of bounty and fertility. Her symbol is the white cow. Her name means “She of the white cattle”. Irish Goddess. Also Goddess of the River Boyne. She is the wife of the water God Nechtan or of Elcmar, and consort of the Dagda, by whom she was the Mother of the God Aengus.
Bodb	The Irish Goddess of battle. She prophesied the doom of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Bodb Dearg	Bodb the Red, the son of the Dagda and succeeded him as ruler of the Gods.
Borvo	The Gallic God of hot springs and healing.
Bran	A hero God, protector of poetry and the Underworld.
Branwen	Goddess of love and beauty, known as White Raven.
Breg	Irish Goddess, wife of the Dagda.
Bres	God of fertility and agriculture. Husband of Brigid.
Brigid	Also known as Bridget, Brighit and Brid. Goddess of Healing, Fertility and the hearth. She is the patron of poets, smiths and doctors. Brighid’s three aspects are Fire of Inspiration as patroness of poetry, Fire of the Hearth as patroness of healing and fertility, and Fire of the Forge, as Patroness of Smithcraft and Martial Arts. Brighid’s festival is Imbolc, celebrated on February 1st. Brigid personifies the Bride, Virgin or Maiden aspect and is the Protectoress of Childbirth.
Brigantia	The Celtic (British) tutelary Goddess of the Rivers She is also a pastoral Goddess of flocks and cattle.
Bronach	An Irish Goddess of cliffs.
Bussumarus	A continental Celtic God, identified with Jupiter.
Cailleach	An Ancient Goddess, both in worship and in form. She appears as an old hag with teeth of a bear and tusks of a boar. She is a sorceress who created the Earth. Cailleach is referred to as the Mother of All.
Cailleach Beara	Celtic deity said to turn to stone on Beltane and be reborn on Samhain. Represented as a hag.
Camma	The Goddess of the Hunt.
Camulus	A Gaulish war God, akin to the Roman God Mars.
Carman	A destructive Witch. The Goddess of Evil Magick. She had three equally destructive sons: Dub (Darkness), Dother (Evil), and Dian (Violence).
Caswallawn	A Celtic war God of Britain.
Cenn Cruaich	A Gaelic heaven-God, akin to Zeus
Cerridwen	Welch Mother, Moon and Grain Goddess. She is Master of an inexhaustible cauldron named Amen in which she brewed a magical draught which offered knowledge and inspiration. Originally a Corn Goddess. She is the Protector of Poets. One of her symbols is the sow. She is associated with Brigit.
Cernunnos	The Horned One – God of Fertility, Life, Animals and the Underworld. He is depicted with the antlers of a stag, and sometimes carries a purse filled with coin. The Horned God is born at the Winter solstice, marries the Goddess at Beltane, and dies at the Summer solstice. He alternates with the Goddess of the moon in ruling over life and death, continuing the cycle of death, rebirth and reincarnation.
Cliodhna	The Irish Goddess of beauty who later became a Faery Queen.
Clota	The Celtic Goddess of the River Clyde.
Cocidius	A Hunting Deity of Celtic North Britain.
Condatis	A Celtic River God and Personification of Water.
Coventina	The Celtic (Britain) Goddess of water and Springs. She was known locally in the area of Carrawburgh (Roman Brocolitia) along Hadrian’s Wall. She personified a holy Spring that had healing powers.
Creiddylad	A Welsh Goddess, daughter of Llyr.
Creidhne	The God of Metal Working. He was one of the trio of Craft Gods, along with Goibniu and Lucha.
Curoi mac Daire	A Celtic Sun Deity, and a Storm Bringing Giant, armed with an ax.
Cyhiraeth	The Celtic Goddess of streams. She later entered folklore as a spectre haunting woodland streams. Her shriek was said to foretell death.
Dagda	The Irish-Celtic God of the Earth and Treaties, and Ruler over Life and Death. (The) Dagda, The GoodGod, is one of the most prominent Gods and the leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is a Master of Magic, a Fearsome Warrior and a Skilled Artisan. Dagda is a son of the Goddess Danu, and father of the Goddess Brigid and the God Aengus mac Oc. Morrigan is his wife, with whom he mates on New Years Day. The Dagda is portrayed as possessing both super- human strength and appetite. His attributes are a cauldron with an inexhaustible supply of food, a magical harp with which he summons the seasons, and an enormous club, with one end he could kill nine men, with the other he could restore them to life. He also possessed ever-laden fruit trees and two marvelous swine, one always roasting, the other always growing.
Damara	A Celtic Fertility Goddess associated with the month of May.
Damona	A Gallic Goddess known as the Divine Cow.
Danu	Universal Mother of the Gods. The Earth Mother. Goddess of rivers, wells, prosperity, plenty, magick and wisdom. The Irish/Celtic Earth Goddess, matriarch of the Tuatha Dé Danann (People of the Goddess Danu).
Dea Matrona	The Celtic Deity at the source of the River Marne.
Dea Sequana	The Celtic Deity at the source of the river Seine
Dewi	Old Welsh God represented by a great red serpent that is now the official emblem of Wales.
Dian Cecht	The Great God of Healing and the Physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Don	The Welsh Mother-Goddess. Her Irish counterpart is Danu.
Dwyn	The Celtic God of love.
Dylan	Welsh Sea God. Son of Arianrhod.
Edain	The Celtic Goddess associated with horseback-riding.
Epona	Celtic Goddess of Horses, Mules and Cavalrymen, ane worshipped as Goddess of Horses, Asses, Mules, Oxen, Springs and Rivers. Upon one death,She accompanied their soul on its final journey.
Eriu	An Irish/Celtic Goddess and the personification of Ireland. Ireland derived its name from Eriu.
Esus	A Celtic Agricultural Deity in Gaul. Associated with a bull with three skulls, and is depicted as cutting branches from trees with and axe. He was a Bloodthirsty God, and the God of Commerce.
Etain	An early Sun Goddess in Ancient Ireland.
Fagus	A Gaulish/Pyrenean God of Beech Trees.
Fand	A sea Goddess who made her home both in the Otherworld and on the Islands of Man. With her sister, Liban, she was one of the twin Goddesses of health and Earthly pleasures. She was also known as “Pearl of Beauty”.
Fodla	One of the three Goddesses who ruled Ireland before the first Gauls came to the island.
Goibniu	An Irish/Celtic Smith God who manufactured swords that always struck true. He possesses the Mead of Eternal Life. His Welsh name is Govannon.
Grannus	Celtic God of healing, associated with mineral Springs. The center of his cult was Aquae Granni (Achen, Germany). His consort is the fertility Goddess Sirona.
Gwenn Teir Bronn	The Celtic Goddess of Motherhood.
Gwydion	God of warriors and magicians.
Gwynn ap Nudd	Welsh God of the Underworld.
Icaunus	The Gaulish Spirit of the River Yonne.
Leucetios	Celtic God of Thunder.
Llyr	The Welsh Sea God. Known in Ireland as Lir.
Lugh	Sun God and Protector of the Harvest. He and his Nature Goddess consort Rosmerta were worshipped during the 30 day Lugnasad Midsummer feast in Ireland. Fertility magic during this festival ensured ripening of the crops and good harvest. He was known to have a great spear and sling.
Luxovius	The Gaulish God of the Waters of Luxeuil.
Mabon	Mabon son of Modron, and was God of the Hunt. He has power to make land flourish or waste away.
Macha	One of three aspects of the Morrigan, Goddess of War.
Manannan mac Lir	Irish God of the Sea and Fertility. He forecasts the weather. He is the Guardian of the Blessed Isles, and is th ruler of Mag Mell, the paradise were the deceased live. Manannan has a ship that follows his command without sails; his cloak makes him invisible; his helmet is made of flames and his sword cannot be turned from its mark. He is described as riding over the sea in a chariot. He is older than the Tuatha De Dannan, yet appears to be one of them.
Manawydan	God of the sea and fertility. He was a scholar, a magician, and a peaceful man. He married the Goddess Rhiannon.
Mannan	God of the Sea. On Midsummer Eve people used to carry green meadow grass to the top of Barule in payment of rent to Mannan-beg-mac-y-Leir. People also used to pray to him for a blessing on their boats and for a good catch.
Maponos	The Celtic God of Youth.
Math Mathonwy	The Welsh God of Sorcery.
Matres	Celtic Mother Goddess of Gaul.
Midir	The Irish/Celtic ruler of Mag Mor, the Underworld.
Modron	A Welsh Goddess derived from the Celtic Goddess Matrona.
Mog Ruith	The one-eyed Celtic/Irish God of the Sun who rides through the sky in a shining bronze chariot, or flies through the sky like a bird.
Morrigan	The Morrigan is a Goddess of Battles, War, Death, Strife, and Fertility. Her name translates as either “Great Queen” or “Phantom Queen”. The Morrigan appears as both a single Goddess and a trio of Goddesses. The other deities who form the trio are Badb (Crow), and either Macha (who also connotes Crow) or Nemain (“Frenzy”). She is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She can take the form of a crow or raven. If seen by a warrior before battle, that warrior will die.
Nantosuelta	Goddess of Nature, Valleys, and Streams. Her name means “Winding River”. A Gallic Protective Goddess and Goddess of Water. Her symbol is the Raven.
Nantosuetta	A Celtic Goddess of Fertility, and the Goddess of the Realm of the Dead.
Nemausus	The Gaulish God of the Springs of Nimes. Later he became the God of the city Nimes.
Nemetona	The Celtic Goddess of Sacred Groves or Shrines.
Nodens	The Celtic River God of the Severn estuary in Southwest Britain.
Nuada	Also Nudd or Ludd. Silver Hand. The Irish/Celtic chieftain-God of Healing, the Sun, Childbirth, Youth, Beauty, Ocean, Dogs, Poetry, Writing, Sorcery, Magick, Weapons, and Warfare. Nuada had an invincible sword, one of four great treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann, that he used to cleave his enemies in half.
Oengus Mac Oc	Also known as Aengus. An Irish/Celtic Go who is the God of Love, Beauty and Youth. He is known for his physical beauty and golden hair. His kisses become birds, and his name means Son of the Young.
Ogma	Ogma is the God of Eloquence and Learning, and one of the foremost members of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is the reputed inventor of the ancient Ogham alphabet that is used in the earliest Irish writings.
Ogmios	God of poetry, language and eloquence. He invented the Runes of the Druids. Ogmius escorts souls on their journey to the after-live. He is represented as an old man, with a bald head, and dressed in a lion skin. His attributes are a bow and stick.
Rhiannon	Welsh Fertility and Otherworld Goddess. The Great Queen. She was mistress of the Singing Birds who could wake the dead and lull the living to sleep. She appeared to Pwyll, Lady of Dyfed, as a beautiful woman in dazzling gold on a white horse. The white horse could outpace any rider although it appeared to go at a steady pace.
Robur	The Gaulish God of Oak Trees.
Rosmerta	In Gaulish Celtic mythology, Rosmerta was the Goddess of Fire, Warmth, and Abundance. She was a flower queen, a hater of marriage, and Queen of Death. She was a Celtic Goddess of Fertility and Wealth.
Sabrina	The Celtic river Goddess of the river Severn.
Segomo	The Gaulish (Continental Celtic) God of war and victory.
Sequanna	The Celtic Goddess of the river Seine.
Shannon	Goddess of the river Shannon.
Sheila-na-gig	The Celtic Goddess of Fertility. She was ann ugly, troll-like creature, and prominently displays her genitals in an attempt to allay the power of death.
Shoney	A Celtic Sea Deity.
Sirona	The Gaulish Goddess of Astronomy, and the Mosel Valley.
Smertrios	A God of War. He is portrayed as a bearded athlete with a club who is about to kill a snake.
Sucellus	God of the Forests and Agriculture. He ferries the dead to the otherworld. He is also known as the Hammer God.
Sul	The Celtic British Goddess of the Hot Springs in Bath.
Tailtiu	An Irish/Celtic Earth Goddess and nurse of Lugh. She raised him until he was able to carry arms.
Tamesis	The Celtic Goddess of Fresh Water. Her name survives in the River Thames.
Taranis	God of Thunder, Master of the Sky. His symbols are the wheel and the lightning flash. His name means Thunder.
Tethra	King of the Fomorians of Ireland, and God of the Sea and of the Underworld. He was killed in the first battle of Mag Tuireadh, ans now rules Mag Mell, the paradise where the dead live.
Teutates	Teutates is an ancient God of War, Fertility, and Wealth. His name means God of the Tribe. Human sacrifices were made to appease him.
Tuatha De Danann	People of the Goddess Danu. She is the Goddess of Artisans, Poets, Magicians, and Craftsmen.
Verbeia	The Celtic Goddess of the river Wharfe.
Vosegus	The Gaulish God of the Vosges Forest in France.
Yonne	A Celtic River Deity.

Greek Gods and Goddesses

Name	Description/(Keywords)	Roman Name
Aphrodite	Aphrodite, the golden Goddess of Love; born of the blood of Ouranos (the Heavens) and the foam of the sea.	Venus
Apollo	The son of Zeus and Leto; the brother of Artemis.	Apollo
Ares	Ares, the God of War; the son of Zeus and Hera.	Mars
Artemis	Artemis, Diana	Diana
Athena	Goddess of Wisdom, Intellect, and Invention.	Minerva
Demeter	Goddess of the Harvest; the daughter of Cronos and Rhea	Ceres
Dione	Dione, the Mother Goddess of Mount Olympus
Eos	Goddess of Dawn and Mother of the Winds.
Enyo	One of the Graiai (the Gray Sisters)	Bellona
Erida	The Wearisome Goddess of Hate.
Erinys	Mist-Walking and Kindly One; Punisher of the Unfaithful	Furiae
Eris	Goddess of Discord and Strife.	Discordia
Eros	The primal God of Love. Used arrows of gold and lead to wound the hearts of both mortals and immortals.	Cupid
Eurynome	One of the daughters of the Ocean; the Mother of the Graces.
Fates	The Daughters of Necessity; born of Zeus and Themis.	Morae
Gorgons	The daughters of Phorkys and Keto with snakes about their heads and wrists, Medusa, Sthenno and Euryale were so hideous, the shock of seeing them would turn anyone to stone.
Graces	The attendants of Aphrodite, and the incarnations of Grace and Charm.	Charities
Hades	Hades, Lord of the Underworld; the son of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea).	Pluto
Hebe	The Goddess of Youth; daughter of Zeus and Hera.
Helios	The Sun. He sees everything his light touches.	Apollo
Hephaestus	God of the Smith.	Vulcan
Hera	Daughter of Cronos and Rhea; wife to Zeus. The most beautiful of the Immortals.	Juno
Heracles	Heracles, the Ultimate Hero; the son of Zeus and Alkmene	Hercules
Hermes	Wing shod messenger of the Olympians; son of Zeus and Maia.	Mercury
Hestia	Virgin Goddess of the Hearth and humble domestic joy.	Vesta
Hyperion	The Titan; father of Helios (the Sun), Eos (the Dawn) and Selene (the Moon).
Hypnos	God of Sleep; child of Nix (Night); brother of Thanatos (Death).	Somnus
Io	The Heifer-Maiden who rejected the love of Zeus.
Iris	Wind-Footed messenger of the Immortals.
Calypso	The queenly Nymph and lover of Odysseus.
Chiron	The most righteous of the Centaurs; Master of Arts and Science.
Circe	Dread Goddess and Mistress of potions and spells.
Cronos	Cronos, the Titan; father of the Olympians	Saturn
Leto	Leto, the consort of Zeus and Mother of Apollon and Artemis.
Muses	The Muses attend the festivals on Olympos to entertain and inspire the other Gods with their wit and charm.
Nereids	The Nereids, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris.
Odysseus	Hero of the Trojan War and the long-suffering traveler in The Odyssey.	Ulysses
Orai, The Hours	Orai, the three sisters, Eunomia (Harmony), Dyke (Justice) and Eirene (Peace) assist the Olympians by organizing the Seasons and adding balance to Nature.	Horae
Pan	The Goat God. Prances through the fertile countryside with the Nymphs while playing his seven-reed pipe in wild abandon.	Faunus
Persephone	Persephone, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus; the wife of Hades and queen of the Underworld.	Proserpina
Poseidon	Poseidon, Lord of the Sea; son of Cronos and Rhea.	Neptune
Prometheus	The Rebel God; in defiance of Zeus, he gave fire and other comforts to the mortals on the Earth.
Rhea	Wife of devious Cronos and Mother to the Olympians.
Rivers	Rivers; the children of Ocean; Immortals who have chosen rivers as their Earthly bodies.
Skylla	Man-Eating She-Beast with six heads.
Styx	Any Immortal who pours the waters of Styx and swears an oath, is solemnly bound to tell only the truth.
Thanatos	God of Death
Thetis	One of the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris; the wife of Peleus and the Mother of Achilles.
Winds	The Winds are Immortals who have chosen the air as their Earthly bodies.
Zeus	Zeus, the Olympian; the son of Cronos and Rhea; Lady of the Sky.	Jupiter

Roman Gods and Goddesses

Abeona	Goddess who protects children when they leave the parents’ home for the first time.
Abundantia	Goddess of Abundance and Good Fortune. She distributes grain and money from her cornucopia (horn of plenty).
Adeona	Goddess who guides children back home after leaving the parents house for the first time.
Aequitas	God of Honest Deals and Fair Transactions.
Africus	God of the Southwest wind.
Alemonia	Goddess who feeds unborn children.
Angerona	Goddess of Secrecy and protector of Rome. She is shown with a bandaged mouth and a finger to her lips as if imploring silence. Her festival is December 21st.
Angita	Goddess of Healing and Witchcraft.
Anna Perenna	Goddess of the New Year, and Provider of Food. Her festival is March 15 and she is honored at the full moon.
Antevorte	Goddess of the Future.
Aquilo	God of the North Wind.
Aradia	Goddess of Witches in the Tuscany region of Italy. She is the daughter of Diana and her brother Lucifer (moon and sun). She teaches Witches her mother’s magic.
Aurora	Goddess of the Dawn.
Auster	God of the South Wind.
Bacchus	God of Wine and Intoxication.
Bellona	Goddess of War and Battles. Her attribute is a sword and she is depicted wearing a helmet and armed with a spear and a torch.
Bona Dea	The Good Goddess. Protector of Women and Matron of Fertility and Virginity. A Goddess of Healing. Her festival is on May 1, the nights of May 3-4, and December 3.
Bubona	Goddess of horses and cattle.
Camenae	Goddesses of Wells and Springs.
Candelifera	Goddess of Birth.
Cardea	Goddess of Thresholds; especially doors. Protects the home and children against evil spirits.
Carmenta	Goddess of Childbirth and Prophecy. Inventor of the arts and sciences as well as the Roman Alphabet.
Carnea	Goddess of Door Handles, Bodily Organs and the Heart.
Ceres	Goddess of Corn, Agriculture and Grain.
Cinxia	Goddess of Marriage.
Clementia	Goddess of Mercy and Clemency.
Cloacina	Goddess of the Drains and Sewers that drained refuse under the city of Rome.
Coelus	God of the Sky and Heavens; the personification of the sky.
Concordia	Goddess of Concord. Her temple was the meeting place of the Roman Senate.
Conditor	God of Harvesting the crops.
Consus	God Grain Storage and of Secret Consuls.
Convector	God of Harvesting Crops.
Copia	Goddess of Wealth and Plenty.
Cuba	Goddess who watches over infants in their cribs and lulls them to sleep.
Cunina	Goddess of Infants.
Cupid	God of Love. Venus son. He is seen as either a winged infant with a bow and arrow, or as a youth with his lover Psyche.
Dea Tacita	Goddess of the Dead and the Earth. The Silent Goddess.
Decima	Goddess of Childbirth. With Nona and Morta she forms the Parcae (the three Fates).
Dei Lucrii	Gods of Profit.
Devera	Goddess of the Brooms used to purify a ritual site.
Deverra	Goddess of Women in Labor and the Patron of Midwives.
Diana	The Goddess of the Moon, Fertility, Nature and Childbirth. Mother with Lucifer, her brother, of Aradia, Goddess of Witches. Diana is invoked to protect the harvest from storms. Her magical weapon is the bow and arrow. She is worshipped on mountain tops and in sacred forests. She is the patron of the working class and slaves.
Dis Pater	God of the Underworld and Treasure in the form of gems and metals of the earth.
Disciplina	Goddess of Discipline.
Discordia	Goddess of Discord and Strife and proceeds the chariot of Mars into battle.
Dius Fidus	God of Oaths of Honor.
Egestes	Goddess of Poverty. Virgil mentions her as a Demon of the Underworld.
Empanda	Goddess of Openess, Friendliness and Generosity.
Endovelicus	God of Health and Welfare.
Eventus Bonus	God whose name means good ending. He insures success in business and a good harvest.
Fabulinus	God who teaches children their first word.
Fama	Goddess of Fame and Rumor. She spreads rumors through the Heavens and Earth.
Fauna	Goddess of the Earth. Mother, and Fertility Goddess.
Faunus	God of the Wilds and Fertility. He is the protector of cattle also referred to as Lupercus. He is the giver of oracles.
Faustitas	Goddess protectress of Herds of Livestock.
Favonius	God of the West Wind. The herald of spring.
Febris	Goddess protectress against fevers.
Felicitas	Goddess of Success.
Feronia	Goddess of Freedom and Good Harvest.She was often worshipped by slaves to achieve their freedom.
Fides	Goddess of Faithfulness and Good Faith.
Flora	Goddess of Spring and Blooming Flowers.
Fontus	God of Fountains, Wells and Springs.
Fornax	Goddess of Bread Baking and Ovens.
Fortuna	Goddess of Fate. Patroness of bath houses and once-married matrons.
Fulgora	Goddess of Lightning.
Furies	Goddesses of Vengance. Lives in the underworld and torments wrongdoers.
Furina	Goddess of Thieves.
Honos	God of Morality and Military Honor.
Indivia	Goddess of Jealousy.
Janus	The God of Gates, Doors, Beginnings and Endings. He represents beginnings, boundaries, times of change, and transitions.
Juno	Queen of the Gods. Jupiters wife and sister, sister to Neptune and Pluto, daughter of Saturn, mother of Juventas, Mars, and Vulcan. Protectress of the Roman state. She was the guardian of the Empire’s finances and considered the Matron Goddess of all Rome. The month of June was named after her.
Jupiter	Ruler of the Gods. He is the god of Sky, Lightning and Thunder. He is the son of Saturn and brother of Neptune, Pluto and Juno, who is also his wife. His attribute is the lightning bolt and his symbol the eagle, who is also his messenger. He was also considered the Patron god of Rome, and his temple was the official place of state business and sacrifices.
Justitia	Goddess of Justice.
Juturna	Goddess of Lakes, Wells and Springs.
Juventas	Goddess of Youth.
Lactans	God of Agriculture.
Lares	Guardian spirits of the House and Fields.
Laverna	Goddess of Unlawful Gain and Trickery. The patron of thieves, con artists and frauds.
Liber	Old Italian God of Fertility and Nature.
Libera	Fertility Goddess.
Liberalitas	God of Generousity.
Libertas	Goddess of Freedom.
Libitina	Goddess of Funerals. Her temple contained all of the necessary implements for funeral services. A piece of money had to be brought to her temple whenever anyone died.
Lima	Goddess of Thresholds.
Lucifer	God of the Morning Star and the Planet Venus.
Lucina	Goddess of Childbirth and Midwifery.
Luna	Goddess of the Moon.
Maia	Goddess of Fertility and Spring.
Maiesta	Goddess of Honor and Reverence. Wife of Vulcan.
Mania	Goddess of the Dead. Guardian with Mantus of the Underworld. Referred to as the mother of ghosts. Her name means insanity and she is the personification of madness.
Mars	God of War. One of the most important of Roman deities. Originally a God of the Earth, Spring, and Fertility.
Matuta	Goddess of the Dawn, Harbors and the Sea. Patron of newborn babies.
Meditrina	Goddess of Wine and Health. Her name means Healer.
Mefitis	Goddess of Poisonous Vapors from the earth. She is worshipped especially in volcanic areas and swamps.
Mellona	Goddess and Protector of Bees.
Mena	Goddess of Menstruation.
Mens	Goddess of the Mind and Consciousness.
Mercury	God of Trade, Profit, Merchants and Travelers.
Messor	God of Agriculture and Mowing.
Minerva	Goddess of Wisdom, Learning, the Arts, Sciences, Medicine, Dyeing, Trade, and of War. Wife of Jupiter and protector of commerce, industry and education. Honored at the spring equinox on March 19 – 23.
Moneta	Goddess of Prosperity.
Mors	God of Death.
Morta	Goddess of Death
Muta	Goddess of Silence.
Mutinus Mutunus	God of Fertility. Invoked by women seeking to become pregnant.
Naenia	Goddess of Funerals.
Necessitas	Goddess of Destiny.
Nemestrinus	God of the Woods.
Neptune	God of the Sea. Brother of Jupiter, Pluto and Juno. The God and patron of Horses and Horse Racing.
Nona	Goddess of Pregnancy. She is called upon when a child is ready to be born.
Nox	Personification of the night.
Nundina	Goddess of the Ninth Day, on which a newborn is named.
Obarator	God of plowing.
Occator	God of Harrowing.
Ops	Goddess of the Fertile Earth, Abundance, Sowing, Harvest and Wealth.
Orbona	Goddess of parents who lost their children. She could grant them more and parents prayed to her for this purpose.
Orcus	God of Death and the Underworld. Also a god of oaths and punisher of perjurers.
Pales	Goddess of Shepherds and Flocks.
Parcae	Goddesses of Fate.
Pax	Goddess of Peace.
Penates	Gods of the Storeroom and Household.
Picus	God of Agriculture who has the gift of prophecy.
Pietas	Goddess of Piety and Sense of Duty to the state and Gods.
Pluto	God of the Underworld. The son of Saturn, brother to Jupiter and Neptune. Pluto’s wife was Proserpina, whom he captured. Black sheep were given as sacrifices to Pluto. Equivalent to the Greek Hades.
Poena	Goddess of Punishment.
Pomona	Goddess of Fruit Trees and Orchards.
Portunes	God of Ports and Harbors. He is the guardian of storehouses and locked doors. His attribute is a key. The Portunalia were observed on August 17, and on this festival keys were thrown into the fire to safeguard them against misfortune.
Porus	God of Plenty.
Postverta	Goddess of the Past.
Priapus	God of Gardens, Viniculture, Sailors and Fishermen. He is a fertility god, shown wearing a long robe that exposes an unusually large and erect phallus.
Prorsa Postverta	Goddess of Women in Labor. She oversees the position of the fetus in the womb.
Proserpina	Wife of Pluto, identical to Persephone.
Providentia	Goddess of Forethought.
Pudicitia	Goddess of Modesty and Chastity.
Puta	Goddess of the Pruning of Vines and Trees.
Quirinus	Italian God whose origin is uncertain and worship is not well-known.
Quiritis	Italian Goddess of Motherhood.
Robigo	Goddess of Corn.
Robigus	God who Protects Corn from Diseases.
Roma	Personified Goddess of the City of Rome.
Rumina	Goddess of Nursing Mothers, both Human and Animal.
Salus	Goddess of Health and Prosperity.
Sancus	God of Oaths and good faith.
Saritor	God of Weeding and Hoeing.
Saturn	God of Agriculture and the Sowing of Seeds. The father of Jupiter, Ceres, Juno and others. Saturday named after him.
Securitas	Goddess of Security and Stability.
Semonia	Goddess of Sowing.
Silvanus	God of Forests, Groves, Wild Places and Boundaries. A fertility God associated with flocks and herds.
Sol	God of the Sun. Later worshipped as the God of the State, Sol Invictus..
Somnus	God of Sleep.
Sors	God of Luck.
Spes	Goddess of Hope.
Stata Mater	Goddess who Guards Against Fires.
Stimula	Goddess who Incites Passion in Women.
Strenua	Goddess of Strength and Vigor. Worshiped at New Year.
Suadela	Goddess of Persuasion, especially in matters of love.
Subruncinator	God of Weeding.
Summanus	God of Night Thunder.
Tellus	Goddess of the Earth.
Tempestes	Goddesses of Storms.
Terminus	God of the Boundaries between Fields.
Terra Mater	Mother Earth, Goddess of Fertility and Earth. Watches over marriage, producing children, and the fertility of soil.
Trivia	Goddess of the Crossroads.
Vacuna	Sabean Goddess of Agriculture.
Veiovis	One of the oldest gods, he is the God of Healing.
Venus	Originally a Goddess of Gardens and Vinyards, Venus became the major deity of love and beauty after the influx of Greek deities.
Veritas	Goddess of truth.
Vertumnus	God of the Changing Seasons and Ripening of Fruits and Grains. He is the patron of fruit trees.
Vesta	Goddess of the Fire (both sacred and domestic) and the Hearth. Patroness of bakers, and a popular Deity.
Victoria	Goddess of Victory. Originally a protectress of fields and woods who became Goddess of Romes military success.
Virtus	God of Courage and Military Prowess.
Vitumnus	God who gave life to children in the womb.
Volumna	Goddess who Protects the Nursery.
Vulcan	God of Fire, Blacksmiths and Craftsmanship. His forge is located beneath Mount Etna. It is here that he, together with his helpers, forges weapons for Gods and heroes.
Vulturnus	God of the East Wind.

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Aken Ferryman of the Underworld.

Aker Guardian and Gatekeeper
of the Underworld

Am-Heh Devourer of Millions

Ament .Greeter of the Dead

Ammit Devourer of the
Wicked

Amum (Amum-Re)
King of the Gods

Anat Mother
of the Gods

Andjety A Precurser
of Osiris

Anqet Embracer,
Goddess of Fertility and the Nile at Aswan

Anubis God
of Embalming

Anuke Goddess
of War

Anuket Goddess
of the Nile

Apep The Great
Destroyer

Arensnuphis Anthroporphic
Nubian Deity

As Kindly God
of the Desert

Astarte Warrior
Goddess of Canaan

Aten The Sun
Disk and Later God

Atum The All-Father

Auf (Efu Ra) An
Aspect of the Sun God Ra

Baal God of
Thunder

Ba-Pef The
Soul

Babi The Dominant
Male Baboon Godd

Banebdjetet God
of Lower Egypt

Bast Beautiful
Cat Goddess

Bat Ancient
Cow Goddess

Benu (Bennu) The
Bird of Creation

Bes Protector
of Childbirth

Dedwen Nubian
God of Resources

Denwen The
Fiery Serpent

The Ennead The
Nine Great Osirian Gods

Fetket The
Sun Gods Butler

Geb God of
the Earth

Genger Wer The
Great Honker

Hapi God of
the Nile River

Hathor Goddess
of Music and Dance

Hatmehyt The
Fish Goddess

Haurun The
Victorious Herdsman

Heh and Hauhet Deities
of Infinity and Eternity

Heget Frog
Goddess

Heret-Kau She
who is Above the Spirits

Heryshef Ruler
of the Riverbanks

Heset Goddess
of Plenty

Hetepes-Sekhus An
Eye of Re

Hike God of
Magic and Medicine

Horus King
of the Gods on Earth

Hu God of the
Spoken Word

Iabet Cleanser
of Re, Personification of the East

Ihy The Child
God

Imhotep Lady
of Science and Thought

Ipy (Opet) Mother
of Osiris

Isis Queen
of the Gods

Iusaas Creator
Goddess

Kabechet Helper
of Anubis

Kek and Kauket Deities
of Darkness, Obscurity and Night

Khenmu The
Great Potter

Kherty Ram-headed
God

Kephri The
Great Scarab

Khonsu God
of the Moon

Maat Lady of
Truth and Order

Mafdet Goddess
of Scorpions and Snakes

Mahaf The Ferryman

Mahes The Lady
of the Massacre

Mandulis The
Lower Nubian Sun God

Mehen Defender
of the Sun Boat

Mehet-Weret Cow
Goddess of the Sky

Menhit Lion-headed
War Goddess

Mertseger Guardian
of the Valley of the Kings

Meskhenet Goddess
of Childbirth

Mihos Son of
Bastet

Min God of
Fertility

Montu Warrior
and Solar God

Mut Grandmother
of the Gods

Nefertem Lady
of the Sunrise

Nehebkau God
who joined the Ka to the Body

Nekhbet Goddess
of the Power of Kings

Neith Goddess
of War and Funerals

Nephthys Lady
of the Wings

Nun and Naunet Gods
of Chaos and Water

Nut Goddess
of the Firmament

The Ogdoad The
Primordial Creation Gods

Onuris The
War God

Osiris Lady
of the Dead

Pakhet The
Strength of Woman

Panebtawy The
Child God

Peteese and Pihor
Brother Gods

Ptah The Creator

Qadesh Goddess
of Esctasy and Sexual Pleasure

Re (Ra) The
Sun God

Renenutet Goddess
of the Harvest

Sah and Sopdet (Sothis)
The Astral God and Goddess

Satet Goddess
of the Inundation

Satis Guardian
of the Boarders

Sebiumeker Meroitic
God of Procreation

Sefkhet-Abwy Goddess
of Writing and Temple Libriaries

Seker The Resurrected
Osiris

Sekhmet The
Eye of Ra

Sepa Cintipede
God

Serapis The
Composit God

Serqet (Selkis) Scorpion
Goddess

Seshat Goddess
of Writing, Measurements

Set God of
Evil

Shay Personified
Deity

Shesmetet Leonine
Goddess

Shesmu Demon
God of the Win Press

Shu God of
the Air and Sky

Sia The Perceptive
Mind

Sobek Guard
of the Gods

Son of Horus Gods
of the Viscera and Canopic Jars

Sopedu The Boarder Patrol God

Ta-Bitjet A
Wife of Horus

Tasnetnofret The
Good Sister

Taweret Goddess
Demoness of Birth

Tayet Goddess
of Weaving

Tefnut Goddess
of Moisture

Tatenen Father
of Gods and God of the Rising Sun

Thoth God of
Wisdom

Wadj Wer The
Pregnant God

Wadjet The
Serpent Goddess

Weneg Ancient
Son of Re

Wepwawet (Upuaut)
The Opener of the Ways

Wosret Goddess
of Thebes

Yah Another
Moon God

Yamm God of
the Sea

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