Topical Index of Gods and Goddesses

Since long ago, people around the world have associated the heavens, objects in the sky, and aspects of the world around us with their gods and goddesses. Links from this page will take you to descriptions of and stories about selected gods and goddesses in various cultures.


Objects in the Sky


Moon
Anningan
Coyolxauhqui
Diana
Heng-o
Ix Chel
Mawu
Sin
Tsuki-yomi


Planets
Mythology by Planet


Stars
Bifrost
Coyote
Flintboys
Maya and the Milkyway
Tianquiztli


Sun
Amaterasu
Apollo
Freyr
Inti
Horus
Huitzilopochtli
Liza
Malina
Shamash
Ten Suns
Tsohanoai


Aurora
Freya
Valkiries


Earth and Aspects of Earth


The Earth
Bacabs
Coatlicue
Enlil
Gaea
Geb
Midgard
Pachamama


Ocean
Aegir
Olokun


Rain, Wind, Storm, Thunder and Lightning
Shango
Susanowo
Thor
Tlaloc
Tonenili
Xib Chac
Njord


Seasons
Estsanatlehi


Sky
Ahsonnutli
An
Nut
Odin
Olorun
Tyr


Creation


Pan-ku





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