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Gods and Goddesses

Resources on the gods and goddesses of ancient mythology and some modern religions.
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  2. Deities Geographic Index (16)
  3. Olympian Gods and Goddesses (23)

Gods and Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses from Greek mythology.

List of Gods and Goddesses by Culture

List of ancient gods and goddesses by Culture.

Canaanite Gods and Goddesses

Canaanite gods and goddesses: Anat, Athirat, Athtart, Baal, El, Mot, Shapsu, Yam, and Yarikh.

Four Seasons

Here are pictures of the Roman personification of the seasons

Love Goddesses

Here are the top fertility and love goddesses of ancient mythology.

Love Goddesses

The very complex feeling we shorthand as love makes humans bond with each other. The ancient goddesses held responsible for these gifts were honored highly in their societies.

Moon Gods and Moon Goddesses

The god of the moon is usually a goddess. Here is a selection of goddesses and gods of the moon from the ancient world's religions and mythologies.

The Olympians

Article on the emergence of the Olympians discusses whether or not Demeter is one of the twelve Olympians.

Sun Gods of the World

List of the world's solar deities.

War Goddesses

While in the ancient world, most of the fighting was done by men, there was occasionally a woman who made her mark militarily. Likewise, while most of the war gods were male, there were also war goddesses, some of whom doubled as love and fertility goddesses.

War Gods and Goddesses

A list of war gods and goddesses from the mythology of the world.

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