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Takamimusubi
高皇産霊神
7
DEITY · Void
Takamimusubi
Takamimusubi · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR9
Rare
GRD8
The first-born deity in the Kojiki, 'the High Deity who gives birth to the origin of things,' invoked at the opening of the creation sequence.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-001print ↗
Amenominakanushi
天御中主
8
PRIMORDIAL · Sky
AM
archival reconstruction
PWR8
Mythic
GRD7
The primordial deity of the High Plain of Heaven (Takamagahara), who in the Kojiki 'gave birth to' or commanded the birth of the creator pair Izanagi and Izanami.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-002print ↗
Izanagi
伊邪那岐命
6
DEITY · Sky
Izanagi
The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR7
Rare
GRD7
Male member of the divine creator pair who, with his sister-wife Izanami, stirred the brine of the sea to form the Japanese islands and gave birth to the high deities.[S1] [S2] [S5] [S12]
japaneseDA-JPN-003print ↗
Izanami
伊邪那美命
6
DEITY · Death
Izanami
Izanagi and Izanami Creating the First Japanese Islands · Massachusetts Fine Arts (via Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain
PWR9
Rare
GRD4
Female member of the divine creator pair who, with Izanagi, formed the Japanese islands; after dying in childbirth, became associated with the Land of Yomi (the dead).[S1] [S2] [S5] [S12]
japaneseDA-JPN-004print ↗
Amaterasu
天照大御神
7
DEITY · Fire
Amaterasu
Luring the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Out of a Cave with Music; Death of the Fire God · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR10
Rare
GRD7
The Sun Goddess and supreme deity of the Shinto high pantheon; ancestress of the Japanese imperial line and the central figure of the Heavenly Rock-Cave myth.[S1] [S2] [S4] [S14] [S15] [S9]
japaneseDA-JPN-005print ↗
Tsukuyomi
月読命
6
DEITY · Water
TS
archival reconstruction
PWR9
Rare
GRD5
The Moon God, born of the creator pair; in the Kojiki he is estranged from Amaterasu after desecrating the weaving hall, marking the separation of sun and moon.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-006print ↗
Susanoo
須佐之男命
7
DEITY · Storm
Susanoo
Susanoo-no-Mikoto Slays Yamata-no-Orochi in Izumo · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
PWR7
Rare
GRD8
The storm and sea god, younger brother of Amaterasu; famed for slaying the eight-headed serpent Yamata-no-Orochi and for his role in the subjugation of the island (Kuniyurinshi).[S1] [S2] [S10] [S9] [S11]
japaneseDA-JPN-007print ↗
Kagutsuchi
迦具土神
7
DEITY · Fire
Kagutsuchi
Kagutsuchi · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
The Fire God, whose birth in the flames of childbirth kills his mother Izanami, driving the Kojiki's Yomi-separation episode.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-008print ↗
Konohanasakuya-hime
木花咲耶姫
6
DEITY · Earth
Konohanasakuya-hime
Konohanasakuya-hime · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR10
Rare
GRD4
The 'Flower-Blossom' goddess of the earthly realm, daughter of Ōkuninushi, who marries the descending heavenly prince Ninigi and bears the imperial ancestor Hooroni.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-009print ↗
Ninigi
迩邇岐命
7
DEITY · Void
Ninigi
Ninigi · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD5
The 'Heavenly Prince' (grandson of Amaterasu) sent down to rule the middle land; central to the Tenson Kōryō (descent of the heavenly deity) and the founding of the imperial line.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-010print ↗
Toyotama-hime
豊玉姫
6
DEITY · Water
Toyotama-hime
Toyotama-hime · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD4
Daughter of Amaterasu and the 'heavenly bride' of Ninigi; when she gives birth to Hooroni at sea, she becomes the sea goddess (Watatsumi), the mythic origin of the sea.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-011print ↗
Hooroni (Ōyahata)
火遠理命
6
DEITY · Void
Hooroni (Ōyahata)
Hoori (Ōyahata) meeting the sea-king's daughter · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR7
Rare
GRD7
Son of Ninigi and Toyotama-hime, born at sea; the direct ancestor in the mythic line leading to the Japanese emperors.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-012print ↗
Ōkuninushi
大国主神
7
DEITY · Earth
Ōkuninushi
Ōkuninushi no Mikoto statue · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR7
Rare
GRD8
The 'Great Lord of the Country,' the powerful indigenous deity of the middle land who resists, then yields, the heavenly takeover (the Kuniyurinshi).[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-013print ↗
Kotohikone
国常立尊
7
DEITY · Earth
KO
archival reconstruction
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
The 'Ever-Standing in the Country' deity, a mediator/alliance figure in the Kuniyurinshi who brokers the marriage tying the heavenly and earthly lines.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-014print ↗
Sarutahiko
猿田彦命
7
DEITY · Earth
Sarutahiko
Sarutahiko · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR8
Rare
GRD7
The 'Monkey-Field' crossroads god who guides the descending prince Ninigi through the earthly realm, and is subdued in the Kuniyurinshi contest.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-015print ↗
Ame-no-Uzume
天鈿女命
7
DEITY · Fire
Ame-no-Uzume
Ame-no-Uzume · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
The 'Heavenly Dancing Goddess' whose dance, in the Rock-Cave myth, lures Amaterasu back out and restores the light.[S1] [S2] [S16]
japaneseDA-JPN-016print ↗
Takemikazuchi
武甕槌命
6
DEITY · Storm
Takemikazuchi
Takemikazuchi · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR9
Rare
GRD5
The thunder/war god who throws the sword in the Kuniyurinshi contest and plays a role in luring Amaterasu from the cave.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-017print ↗
Kushinada-hime
櫛名田比卖
6
DEITY · Void
Kushinada-hime
Susanoo rescues Kushinada-hime · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR6
Rare
GRD8
The last daughter of the family whose daughters were devoured by Yamata-no-Orochi; rescued and married by Susanoo after he slays the serpent.[S1] [S2] [S11]
japaneseDA-JPN-018print ↗
Yamata-no-Orochi
八岐大蛇
5
MONSTER · Void
Yamata-no-Orochi
Susanoo slays Yamata-no-Orochi in Izumo · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR5
Uncommon
GRD6
The eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent that devours the daughters of the Izumo family and is slain by Susanoo, whose tail yields the sword Kusanagi.[S1] [S2]
japaneseDA-JPN-019print ↗
Inari
稲荷
7
DEITY · Void
Inari
Inari shrine painting by Kawanabe Kyosai · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
The 'Rice' deity (Inari Ōkami) of rice, prosperity, and foxes, with the great Fushimi Inari shrine; a later (Heian-onward) development, not a Kojiki figure.[S1] [S21]
japaneseDA-JPN-020print ↗
Yamato Takeru
日本武尊
4
HERO · War
YA
archival reconstruction
PWR4
Uncommon
GRD2
A semi-legendary imperial prince-hero of the 7th-century tradition, famed for his campaigns; a literary/legendary hero rather than a Kojiki deity.[S2] [S21]
japaneseDA-JPN-021print ↗
Chaos
Χάος
8
PRIMORDIAL · Void
CH
archival reconstruction
PWR11
Mythic
GRD6
The first 'gap' or 'yawn' of existence in Hesiod's Theogony — the void from which all else, including Night and Eros, first emerged.[S1] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-001print ↗
Gaia
Γαῖα
6
DEITY · Earth
Gaia
Gaia (Roman) · Walters Art Museum · Public domain
PWR8
Rare
GRD4
Earth herself — the first solid being in Hesiod, mother of the Titans and mother of nearly every primordial lineage.[S1] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-002print ↗
Uranus
Οὐρανός
9
PRIMORDIAL · Sky
UR
archival reconstruction
PWR11
Mythic
GRD7
Sky, the first 'god' and husband of Gaia; father of the Titans. He was overthrown and castrated by his son Cronus.[S1] [S2] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-003print ↗
Cronus
Κρόνος
7
DEITY · Sky
Cronus
Cronus/Saturn · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR10
Rare
GRD5
Titan king who overthrew his father Ouranos and, in turn, was overthrown by his son Zeus.[S1] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-004print ↗
Rhea
Ῥέα
6
DEITY · Earth
Rhea
Rhea/Cybele statue · Eleusis Archaeological Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR7
Rare
GRD6
Titaness, wife of Cronus, mother of the first Olympians; she hid Zeus from her husband.[S1] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-005print ↗
Zeus
Ζεύς
6
DEITY · Sky
Zeus
Bronze Statuette of Zeus (Jupiter) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR7
Rare
GRD5
King of the gods, ruler of Olympus, lord of sky, thunder, and kingly order — father of many gods and heroes.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-006print ↗
Hera
Ἥρα
7
DEITY · Void
Hera
Hera (Ephesus-Vienna type) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 2.0
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
Queen of the gods, wife of Zeus, goddess of marriage and the protection of women and kings.[S1] [S2] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-007print ↗
Hades
ᾍδης
7
DEITY · Death
Hades
Terracotta Fragment of a Votive Relief: Hades and Persephone · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
God and ruler of the underworld, lord of the dead and of the wealth of the earth; he seized Persephone to be his queen.[S2] [S3] [S4] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-008print ↗
Poseidon
Ποσειδών
7
DEITY · Water
Poseidon
Bronze Statuette of Poseidon (Neptune) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR9
Rare
GRD6
God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses; brother and rival of Zeus, and rival of Athena for Athens.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-009print ↗
Athena
Ἀθηνᾶ
7
DEITY · Mind
Athena
Marble Head and Torso of Athena · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR10
Rare
GRD7
Goddess of wisdom, strategic war, and craft; born fully-formed from Zeus's head; patron of Athens.[S1] [S2] [S4] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-010print ↗
Apollo
Ἀπόλλων
8
DEITY · Fire
Apollo
Apollo of the Belvedere · Vatican Museums · CC BY-SA 3.0
PWR10
Rare
GRD8
God of the sun (in later association), music, poetry, prophecy, medicine, and archery; twin of Artemis.[S4] [S2] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-011print ↗
Artemis
Ἄρτεμις
6
DEITY · War
Artemis
Artemis of Ephesus · Musei Capitolini, Rome · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR7
Rare
GRD6
Goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and (in later association) the moon; twin of Apollo; protector of young women.[S4] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-012print ↗
Ares
Ἄρης
7
DEITY · War
Ares
"Ludovisi Ares" · Palazzo Altemps, Rome · Public domain
PWR9
Rare
GRD8
God of the violent, bloodier aspect of war; son of Zeus and Hera; lover of Aphrodite.[S2] [S4] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-013print ↗
Aphrodite
Ἀφροδίτη
5
DEITY · Earth
Aphrodite
Limestone Statue of Aphrodite Holding Winged Eros · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR6
Rare
GRD4
Goddess of love, beauty, and desire; born (in the Theogony) from the sea-foam around a severed divine member.[S1] [S2] [S4] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-014print ↗
Hermes
Ἑρμῆς
6
DEITY · Death
Hermes
Marble Statue of Hermes (after Polykleitos) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR10
Rare
GRD4
Messenger of the gods, god of travelers, commerce, and thieves; guide of souls to the underworld (psychopomp).[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-015print ↗
Dionysus
Διόνυσος
7
DEITY · Earth
Dionysus
Dionysus torso · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
PWR9
Rare
GRD6
God of wine, ecstasy, theater, and fertility; the only Olympian born of a mortal mother (Semele).[S4] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-016print ↗
Hephaestus
Ἡφαῖστος
6
DEITY · Fire
Hephaestus
Athena and Hephaestus · British Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR9
Rare
GRD5
God of fire and the forge, the divine smith who made the gods' weapons; married to Aphrodite.[S1] [S2] [S4] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-017print ↗
Demeter
Δημήτηρ
7
DEITY · Earth
Demeter
Relief Fragments from the Great Eleusinian Relief · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR9
Rare
GRD7
Goddess of the harvest and the grain; mother of Persephone; her grief at Persephone's abduction set the seasons in motion.[S1] [S4] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-018print ↗
Persephone
Περσεφόνη
7
DEITY · Death
Persephone
Terracotta Fragment of a Votive Relief: Hades and Persephone · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR10
Rare
GRD5
Queen of the underworld, wife of Hades, daughter of Demeter; her annual return to earth gives spring.[S4] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-019print ↗
Hestia
Ἑστία
7
DEITY · Void
Hestia
Hestia Giustiniani · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR9
Rare
GRD6
Goddess of the hearth and the home, the eldest of the Olympians; she renounced a seat on Olympus to let Zeus divide the world.[S1] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-020print ↗
Leto
Λητώ
5
DEITY · Life
LE
archival reconstruction
PWR6
Rare
GRD5
Titaness, mother of Apollo and Artemis by Zeus.[S1] [S4] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-021print ↗
Metis
Μῆτις
6
DEITY · Mind
ME
archival reconstruction
PWR9
Rare
GRD5
Titaness of counsel and cunning; mother of Athena; swallowed by Zeus, from whose head Athena was born.[S1] [S4] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-022print ↗
Perseus
Περσεύς
5
HERO · Void
Perseus
Bronze Mirror with Perseus and the Graiai · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR4
Uncommon
GRD6
Hero who slew the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda; aided by Athena, Hermes, and the gift of winged sandals.[S4] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-023print ↗
Medusa
Μέδουσα
5
MONSTER · Void
Medusa
Gilded Silver Relief: Woman, Herakles, Artemis, and a Gorgon · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (Met Open Access)
PWR5
Uncommon
GRD5
The Gorgon with snakes for hair whose gaze turned viewers to stone; slain by Perseus.[S1] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-024print ↗
Typhon
Τυφώνας
7
MONSTER · Void
Typhon
Typhon · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR8
Uncommon
GRD7
The greatest of the monsters, born of Gaia to avenge the Titans; he was the only being to seriously wound Zeus before being overthrown.[S1] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-025print ↗
Cerberus
Κέρβερος
5
MONSTER · Death
CE
archival reconstruction
PWR6
Uncommon
GRD5
The three-headed hound that guards the gates of the underworld, preventing the dead from leaving.[S1] [S3] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-026print ↗
Heracles
Ἡράκλεια
4
HERO · Void
Heracles
Heracles approaching seated Zeus and Hera · National Archaeological Museum, Athens · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR4
Uncommon
GRD4
The greatest of the Greek heroes, son of Zeus; he performed the twelve labors and was raised to Olympus.[S2] [S5] [S6]
greekDA-GRE-027print ↗
Odysseus
Ὀδυσσεύς
5
HERO · Mind
Odysseus
Odysseus blinding Polyphemus · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Uncommon
GRD4
The cunning king of Ithaca, hero of the Odyssey; his ten-year journey home from Troy is a foundational epic.[S2] [S3]
greekDA-GRE-028print ↗
Maia
Μαῖα
6
DEITY · Life
Maia
Coin of Pheneos showing the head of Maia · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR7
Rare
GRD7
Nymph, daughter of the Titan Atlas, and mother of Hermes by Zeus.[S1] [S4] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-029print ↗
Atlas
Ἄτλας
7
DEITY · Sky
Atlas
Atlas with celestial sphere (Farnese Atlas) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 2.0
PWR9
Rare
GRD8
Titan condemned to hold up the sky (or the heavens) for eternity; father of the Pleiades.[S1] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-030print ↗
Danae
Δανάη
4
MORTAL · Life
DA
archival reconstruction
PWR2
Common
GRD6
Mortal princess, daughter of King Acrisius of Argos; mother of Perseus by Zeus.[S5]
greekDA-GRE-031print ↗
Semele
Σεμέλη
4
MORTAL · Life
SE
archival reconstruction
PWR4
Common
GRD4
Mortal princess, mother of Dionysus by Zeus; destroyed by a bolt of lightning, from whose womb Zeus saved the unborn god.[S5]
greekDA-GRE-032print ↗
Eros
Ἔρως
6
DEITY · Void
Eros
Eros (Farnese dolphin group) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR7
Rare
GRD6
God of love and desire; in the Theogony a primordial force, in later myth the son of Aphrodite.[S1] [S4] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-033print ↗
Andromeda
Ἀνδρομέδα
5
MORTAL · Void
AN
archival reconstruction
PWR3
Common
GRD6
Princess of Aethiopia, offered to the sea-monster Cetus and rescued by Perseus, who married her.[S5]
greekDA-GRE-034print ↗
Echidna
Ἔχιδνα
4
MONSTER · Life
EC
archival reconstruction
PWR5
Uncommon
GRD3
Half-woman, half-serpent monster who, with Typhon, mothered many of the great monsters of Greek myth.[S1] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-035print ↗
Oceanus
Ὠκεανός
6
DEITY · Water
Oceanus
Oceanus and Tethys mosaic · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 3.0
PWR9
Rare
GRD4
Primordial Titan, personification of the great river that (in Greek thought) encircled the inhabited world.[S1] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-036print ↗
Tethys
Τηθυς
5
DEITY · Water
Tethys
Tethys · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR7
Rare
GRD4
Primordial Titaness, consort of Oceanus and mother of the rivers and oceanids.[S1] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-037print ↗
Alcmena
Ἀλκμήνη
4
MORTAL · Life
AL
archival reconstruction
PWR4
Common
GRD3
Mortal woman, wife of Amphitryon and mother of Heracles by Zeus.[S2] [S5]
greekDA-GRE-038print ↗
Penelope
Πηνελόπεια
5
MORTAL · Void
PE
archival reconstruction
PWR4
Common
GRD6
Queen of Ithaca, faithful wife of Odysseus; she warded off the suitors for twenty years while her husband was away.[S3]
greekDA-GRE-039print ↗
Telemachus
Τηλεμαχός
5
MORTAL · Void
TE
archival reconstruction
PWR5
Common
GRD6
Son of Odysseus and Penelope; the Odyssey begins with his quest to find his father.[S3]
greekDA-GRE-040print ↗
Hebe
Ἥβη
7
DEITY · Void
HE
archival reconstruction
PWR9
Rare
GRD7
Goddess of youth, cup-bearer of the gods; she married Heracles after his deification.[S5]
greekDA-GRE-041print ↗
Ginnungagap
Ginnungagap
5
REALM · Void
GI
archival reconstruction
PWR6
Common
GRD4
The yawning void between fire and ice — the primordial space from which the first beings emerged.[S1] [S2]
norseDA-NOR-001print ↗
Muspel (fire)
Múspell
3
REALM · Fire
MU
archival reconstruction
PWR2
Common
GRD3
The realm of fire to the south, whose heat began the creation of the world.[S1] [S2]
norseDA-NOR-002print ↗
Niflheim (ice)
Niflheimr
6
REALM · Void
NI
archival reconstruction
PWR6
Common
GRD6
The realm of ice and mist to the north, source of the rime that became Ymir.[S1] [S2]
norseDA-NOR-003print ↗
Ymir
Ymir
5
GIANT · Void
YM
archival reconstruction
PWR5
Common
GRD4
The first being, an ice-giant formed from the rime of Ginnungagap; his body became the world.[S1] [S2]
norseDA-NOR-004print ↗
Auðhumbla
Auðhumbla
3
CREATURE · Void
AU
archival reconstruction
PWR3
Common
GRD2
The primordial cow who licked Ymir free of the ice and whose milk nourished him.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-005print ↗
Búri
Búrir
5
DEITY · Void
BÚ
archival reconstruction
PWR6
Rare
GRD5
The first god, formed from the salt the primordial cow licked from the ice; father of Borr.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-006print ↗
Borr
Borr
6
DEITY · Void
BO
archival reconstruction
PWR10
Rare
GRD4
Son of Búri and husband of the giantess Bestla; father of Odin, Vili, and Vé.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-007print ↗
Bestla
Bestla
6
GIANT · Life
BE
archival reconstruction
PWR6
Common
GRD6
The giantess who married Borr and bore the three gods Odin, Vili, and Vé.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-008print ↗
Odin
Óðinn
7
DEITY · Mind
Odin
Odin, der Göttervater (Odin, the Father of the Gods) · Romantic-era illustration (widely reproduced) · Public domain
PWR8
Rare
GRD7
The Allfather, chief of the Æsir: god of wisdom, war, death, magic, and poetry. He sacrificed an eye for wisdom and hung on Yggdrasil to win the runes.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4]
norseDA-NOR-009print ↗
Vili
Vili
6
DEITY · Void
VI
archival reconstruction
PWR6
Rare
GRD7
One of the three brothers (with Odin and Vé) who created the world from Ymir's body. Barely developed in the sources.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-010print ↗
Vé
Vé
8
DEITY · Void
VÉ
archival reconstruction
PWR10
Rare
GRD8
One of the three brothers (with Odin and Vili) who created the world. Barely developed in the sources.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-011print ↗
Thor
Þórr
6
DEITY · Storm
Thor
Thor's Battle Against the Jötnar · National Museum, Stockholm · Public domain
PWR7
Rare
GRD7
God of thunder and storms, wielder of the hammer Mjölnir, and the mightiest protector of the gods and of humans.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4]
norseDA-NOR-012print ↗
Frigg
Frigg
6
DEITY · Sky
Frigg
The Oseberg Ship · Viking Ship Museum, Oslo (Vikingskipshuset) · Public domain
PWR9
Rare
GRD4
Queen of the Æsir, wife of Odin, mother of Baldr; a goddess of marriage and the home.[S1] [S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-013print ↗
Baldr
Baldr
6
DEITY · Fire
Baldr
The Death of Balder (Balders Død) · Danish rococo painting · Public domain
PWR8
Rare
GRD6
The brightest and most beloved of the gods, associated with light and purity; his murder by Loki (via the mistletoe) is the great tragedy of Norse myth.[S1] [S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-014print ↗
Höðr
Höðr
6
DEITY · Void
Höðr
Höðr · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR6
Rare
GRD8
The blind brother of Baldr, who unknowingly threw the mistletoe dart that killed his brother, at Loki's instigation.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-015print ↗
Loki
Loki
4
TRICKSTER · Mind
Loki
Loki leaves the hall and threatens the Æsir with fire · Danish mythological illustration · Public domain
PWR4
Common
GRD3
The trickster god — part of the Æsir but not a true god — who engineered Baldr's death and will fight the gods at Ragnarök.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4]
norseDA-NOR-016print ↗
Týr
Týr
6
DEITY · War
Týr
Tyr and Fenrir · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR6
Rare
GRD8
God of war, justice, and law; he sacrificed his hand to bind the wolf Fenrir.[S1] [S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-017print ↗
Freyr
Freyr
7
DEITY · Earth
Freyr
The Gokstad Ship · Viking Ship Museum, Oslo (Vikingskipshuset) · CC BY-SA 3.0
PWR10
Rare
GRD7
God of fertility, peace, and the sea, of the Vanir; he gives his sword to a dwarf and is slain by Surt at Ragnarök.[S1] [S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-018print ↗
Freyja
Freyja
6
DEITY · Earth
Freyja
Freyja and the Necklace (Brísingamen) · British romantic-era illustration · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD4
Goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war, and magic (seiðr), of the Vanir; she receives half of the slain in her hall Fólkvangr.[S1] [S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-019print ↗
Njord
Njordr
5
DEITY · Water
NJ
archival reconstruction
PWR7
Rare
GRD4
God of the sea, calm winds, and wealth, of the Vanir; father of Freyr and Freyja.[S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-020print ↗
Heimdall
Heimdallr
6
DEITY · Fire
Heimdall
Wooden statue of Heimdall · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR10
Rare
GRD4
The watchman of the gods, who guards the Bifrost and will sound the horn Gjallarhorn at Ragnarök; he and Loki will kill each other.[S1] [S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-021print ↗
Víðarr
Vidar
7
DEITY · Void
Víðarr
Víðarr · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
The silent son of Odin, who will avenge his father by slaying the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök.[S1] [S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-022print ↗
Váli
Vali
5
DEITY · Void
VÁ
archival reconstruction
PWR7
Rare
GRD4
The son of Odin, who will avenge his brother Baldr by slaying Höðr.[S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-023print ↗
Fenrir
Fenrirr
5
MONSTER · Void
Fenrir
Odin and Fenris · British illustration · Public domain
PWR4
Uncommon
GRD7
The great wolf, son of Loki, whom the gods bound with the magic ribbon Gleipnir; he will kill Odin at Ragnarök.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4]
norseDA-NOR-024print ↗
Jörmungandr
Jörmungandr
5
MONSTER · Void
Jörmungandr
Thor and the Midgard Serpent (Jörmungandr) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR5
Uncommon
GRD5
The world-serpent, son of Loki, whom the gods cast into the sea; he encircles the world and will kill Thor at Ragnarök.[S1] [S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-025print ↗
Hel
Hel
5
DEITY · Death
Hel
Hel · Russian symbolist painting · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Rare
GRD5
The ruler of the realm of the dead (Hel), daughter of Loki; she is half-living, half-dead.[S1] [S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-026print ↗
Sleipnir
Sleipnir
4
CREATURE · Void
Sleipnir
Odin on Sleipnir (17th-c. Icelandic manuscript) · National Library of Iceland (Háskólabibliótekin), MS Neustadt 97 · Public domain
PWR6
Common
GRD2
The eight-legged horse of Odin, born of Loki (in the form of a mare).[S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-027print ↗
Angerboa
Angrboða
5
GIANT · Life
AN
archival reconstruction
PWR7
Common
GRD4
The giantess who, with Loki, mothered the great monsters: Fenrir, Jörmungandr, and Hel.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-028print ↗
Sif
Sif
6
DEITY · Void
Sif
Sif · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR8
Rare
GRD6
The wife of Thor, whose golden hair was cut off by Loki and regrown by dwarves as real gold.[S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-029print ↗
Ullr
Ullr
6
DEITY · Void
Ullr
Ullr · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR7
Rare
GRD6
The archer-god, associated with winter, skiing, and archery; son of Thor.[S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-030print ↗
Nanna
Nanna
6
DEITY · Void
NA
archival reconstruction
PWR10
Rare
GRD4
The wife of Baldr; when Baldr died, Nanna followed him into grief (in some accounts she dies of sorrow).[S2]
norseDA-NOR-031print ↗
Fosite (Forsétir)
Fórsétir
8
DEITY · Mind
Fosite (Forsétir)
"Forseti zu Gericht sitzend" — Forseti sitting in judgement · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD8
The son of Baldr, god of peace and reconciliation, who sits in the hall of Glitnir to settle disputes.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-032print ↗
Magni
Magni
6
DEITY · Void
MA
archival reconstruction
PWR7
Rare
GRD6
The son of Thor (and the giantess Járnsaxa), a god of great strength.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-033print ↗
Móði
Móði
5
DEITY · Void
MÓ
archival reconstruction
PWR6
Rare
GRD4
The son of Thor (and the giantess Járnsaxa), a god of great strength; brother of Magni.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-034print ↗
Járnsaxa (Járnsaxa)
Járnsaxa
6
GIANT · Life
JÁ
archival reconstruction
PWR5
Common
GRD7
The giantess who, with Thor, mothered Magni and Móði.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-035print ↗
Gerðr
Gerðr
7
GIANT · Void
GE
archival reconstruction
PWR9
Common
GRD6
The giantess whom Freyr loved and for whom he gave away his magic sword.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-036print ↗
Skaði
Skaði
6
DEITY · Void
SK
archival reconstruction
PWR6
Rare
GRD8
The huntress-goddess, associated with the mountains and skiing; she married Njord but the marriage failed.[S2] [S3]
norseDA-NOR-037print ↗
Surt
Surt
7
GIANT · Fire
Surt
Freyr and Surt do battle at Ragnarök · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR9
Common
GRD6
The fire-giant of Muspelheim, who wields the great flame-sword and will destroy the world at Ragnarök.[S1] [S2]
norseDA-NOR-038print ↗
Hrungnir
Hrungnir
5
GIANT · Void
HR
archival reconstruction
PWR8
Common
GRD3
The giant with the iron head and the iron belly, whom Thor slew with Mjölnir.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-039print ↗
Síd
Síd
5
GIANT · Void
SÍ
archival reconstruction
PWR6
Common
GRD3
A giantess who, in one account, is the mother of Sleipnir with Loki.[S2]
norseDA-NOR-040print ↗
Atum-Ra (the primordial waters' first god)
Atum / Ra
9
PRIMORDIAL · Fire
Atum-Ra (the primordial waters' first god)
Ra Enthroned in the Tomb of Roy · — (Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain
PWR11
Mythic
GRD8
In the Heliopolitan tradition, the self-created god who rose from the primordial waters (Nun) as the first being; identified with Ra and with Atum (the 'Completed One').[S1] [S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-001print ↗
Nun (the primordial waters)
Nun / Nu
8
PRIMORDIAL · Void
NU
archival reconstruction
PWR10
Mythic
GRD6
The primordial waters from which creation emerged — the infinite, dark water that existed before the world.[S1] [S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-002print ↗
Apep (Apophis)
Apep / Apophis
6
MONSTER · Fire
Apep (Apophis)
Ra slays Apep · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 3.0
PWR7
Uncommon
GRD5
The great chaos serpent who tries each night to devour the sun god in the Duat; he is defeated every night — but must be defeated again.[S1] [S2] [S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-003print ↗
Shu
Shu
6
DEITY · Void
Shu
Shu · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR8
Rare
GRD6
God of the air, son of Atum-Ra (with Tefnut); he holds up the sky (Nut) to keep it from the earth (Geb).[S1] [S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-004print ↗
Tefnut
Tefnut
6
DEITY · Water
Tefnut
Tefnut · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR8
Rare
GRD5
Goddess of moisture and rain, sister and consort of Shu; together they are the first divine pair.[S1] [S3] [S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-005print ↗
Geb
Geb
5
DEITY · Earth
Geb
Geb · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Rare
GRD5
God of the earth, son of Shu and Tefnut; he is the father of Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys.[S1] [S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-006print ↗
Nut
Nut
6
DEITY · Sky
Nut
Nut (sky) crouching over Geb (earth) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR7
Rare
GRD6
Goddess of the sky, daughter of Shu and Tefnut; she swallows the sun each night and gives it birth each morning.[S1] [S2] [S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-007print ↗
Osiris
Osiris
6
DEITY · Death
Osiris
Funerary stele of Tjrerei for Ra-Horakhty: Osiris, Horus, and Isis · State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich (via Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Rare
GRD8
The lord of the dead and resurrection; murdered by his brother Set, restored by Isis, and father of Horus; he judges the dead in the afterlife.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-008print ↗
Isis
Isis
8
DEITY · Mind
Isis
Isis (from a painted shroud) · Metropolitan Museum of Art (via Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 2.5
PWR10
Rare
GRD8
The greatest of the Egyptian goddesses: wife of Osiris, mother of Horus, the master of magic, the protector of the dead, and the faithful wife.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-009print ↗
Horus
Horus
6
DEITY · Sky
Horus
The Falcon God Horus · Walters Art Museum (via Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain
PWR8
Rare
GRD6
The falcon god of the sky and of kingship; son of Osiris and Isis; he avenges his father by defeating Set. The living pharaoh is Horus; the dead pharaoh becomes Osiris.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-010print ↗
Set (Seth)
Set
5
DEITY · Storm
Set (Seth)
Horus and Seth crowning Ramesses III (detail of Seth) · — (Wikimedia Commons) · CC0
PWR6
Rare
GRD5
The god of the desert, storm, and chaos; brother of Osiris who murdered him; the great enemy of Horus and of Ma'at (order).[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-011print ↗
Nephthys
Nephthys
6
DEITY · Death
Nephthys
Seated goddess Nephthys · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
PWR6
Rare
GRD7
The goddess of the dead and the protection of the mummy; sister of Osiris and Isis; she helped Isis restore her brother.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-012print ↗
Ra
Ra
5
DEITY · Fire
Ra
Ra Enthroned in the Tomb of Roy · — (Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain
PWR7
Rare
GRD4
The sun god, king of the gods, who travels across the sky by day and through the Duat by night; he is defeated nightly by Apep and reborn each dawn.[S1] [S2] [S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-013print ↗
Amun
Amun
6
DEITY · Void
Amun
Statuette of Amun-Ra · State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich (via Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Rare
GRD7
The 'Hidden One', the supreme god of the later Egyptian state religion; fused with Ra to become Amun-Ra.[S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-014print ↗
Ptah
Ptah
6
DEITY · Void
Ptah
Statue of Ptah · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
PWR10
Rare
GRD4
The creator-god of Memphis, the divine craftsman who 'fashioned' the world in his heart and mouth; in the Memphite tradition he is the self-created first god.[S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-015print ↗
Thoth
Thoth
6
DEITY · Mind
Thoth
Thoth-Ibis · Walters Art Museum (via Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain
PWR6
Rare
GRD6
The ibis-headed god of wisdom, writing, and the moon; he records the verdict in the Weighing of the Heart and helps Ra defeat Apep.[S1] [S2] [S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-016print ↗
Hathor
Hathor
6
DEITY · Mind
Hathor
Head in Relief of the Egyptian Celestial Goddess Hathor · — (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 2.0
PWR8
Rare
GRD6
The cow goddess of love, music, dance, and joy; she is the 'Great One' and the mother of the pharaoh; in the 'Eye of Ra' myth she becomes Sekhmet.[S3] [S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-017print ↗
Bastet
Bastet
6
DEITY · Water
Bastet
Statuette of the goddess Bastet (bronze) · Museo Egizio, Turin (C 268, via Wikimedia Commons) · CC0
PWR8
Rare
GRD6
The cat goddess of the home, the protection of women, and the gentle aspects of the moon; the 'gentle' counterpart of Sekhmet.[S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-018print ↗
Sekhmet
Sekhmet
6
DEITY · War
Sekhmet
Granite Statue of Sitting Lioness Goddess Sekhmet · — (Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain
PWR8
Rare
GRD5
The lioness goddess of war and destruction; the 'raging eye of Ra' who is calmed back into Hathor.[S3] [S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-019print ↗
Anubis
Anubis
6
DEITY · Death
Anubis
Anubis (Egyptian god) · — (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Rare
GRD6
The jackal-headed god of mummification and the dead; he oversees the embalming of the body and guides the soul to the afterlife.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [S5]
egyptianDA-EGY-020print ↗
Nun & Naunet (primeval waters)
Nun & Naunet
8
PRIMORDIAL · Void
NU
archival reconstruction
PWR8
Mythic
GRD7
In the Hermopolitan creation tradition, the primeval waters (Nun and his female counterpart Naunet) are the first of the Ogdoad — the eight primeval deities.[S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-021print ↗
Heh & Hehet (primordial infinity)
Heh & Hehet
8
PRIMORDIAL · Void
HE
archival reconstruction
PWR7
Mythic
GRD8
In the Hermopolitan Ogdoad, Heh and Hehet represent primordial infinity (the endless, the without-beginning).[S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-022print ↗
Khenunu & Khenunit (primordial mystery)
Khenunu & Khenunit
8
PRIMORDIAL · Void
KH
archival reconstruction
PWR10
Mythic
GRD7
In the Hermopolitan Ogdoad, Khenunu and Khenunit represent primordial mystery (the hidden, the secret).[S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-023print ↗
Sat & Satet (primordial duration)
Sat & Satet
7
PRIMORDIAL · Void
SA
archival reconstruction
PWR8
Mythic
GRD6
In the Hermopolitan Ogdoad, Sat and Satet represent primordial duration (the enduring, the lasting).[S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-024print ↗
Horus the Elder (Harsomatus)
Harsomatus
8
DEITY · Sky
Horus the Elder (Harsomatus)
Haroeris (Horus the Elder) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 2.0
PWR10
Rare
GRD8
In some genealogies, an 'elder' Horus (Harsomatus) is the father of the younger Horus (son of Osiris).[S4]
egyptianDA-EGY-025print ↗
Nebo (the Sky-Father)
Nebo
8
DEITY · Sky
Nebo (the Sky-Father)
The Seven Gods of Slavic Theo-Cosmology · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR10
Rare
GRD8
In folk (and partly reconstructed) belief, 'the sky' personified as the supreme heavenly father — the highest deity, above the named gods. Whether Nebo was a formal pre-Christian god or a folk Christianization is debated.[S4] [S5] [S6]
slavicDA-SLA-001print ↗
Perun
Perun
6
DEITY · Storm
Perun
Oak of Perun and Aurochs Horn (9th–10th c. pagan finds) · Kyiv History Museum (photo: Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR9
Rare
GRD4
The supreme thunder-god of the pre-Christian Slavs, the sky-father, god of thunder, lightning, war, and the sacred oak. His great idol stood on a hill in Kiev, destroyed in 980 CE.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [S5] [S6]
slavicDA-SLA-002print ↗
Veles
Veles
5
DEITY · Death
Veles
The Seven Gods of Slavic Theo-Cosmology · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Rare
GRD5
The god of the underworld, cattle, magic, and the serpent; son of Svarog; the great antagonist of Perun. His domain is the realm of the dead (Nav/Cherd).[S1] [S2] [S4] [S5] [S6]
slavicDA-SLA-003print ↗
Svarog (Svarozhich)
Svarog
7
DEITY · Fire
Svarog (Svarozhich)
Triglav ('Three-Headed') Cosmological Diagram · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
The god of fire, smithing, and crafts; father of Veles; in some accounts a sky/sun god. His name is the root of 'Svarozhich' (the 'Svarog-son').[S1] [S2] [S4] [S5] [S6]
slavicDA-SLA-004print ↗
Dazhbog
Dazhbog
5
DEITY · Fire
Dazhbog
Dazhbog (folk-art depiction) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR7
Rare
GRD4
The 'day-god' or 'light-god' (his name means 'giving day' or 'giving light'); a sun god, in the Kiev pantheon.[S1] [S2] [S4] [S5]
slavicDA-SLA-005print ↗
Khors
Khors
6
DEITY · Fire
Khors
Khors (with Perun · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR6
Rare
GRD7
A solar god (a 'sun' deity) in the Kiev pantheon; less well-attested than Dazhbog.[S1] [S2] [S4] [S6]
slavicDA-SLA-006print ↗
Stribog
Stribog
7
DEITY · Storm
Stribog
Stribog (Starik Polevichok) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR10
Rare
GRD7
The god of the wind, the air, the breath of the sky; in the Kiev pantheon. The 'Stribog' is the wind itself in folk belief.[S1] [S2] [S4] [S5]
slavicDA-SLA-007print ↗
Mokosh
Mokosh
6
DEITY · Earth
Mokosh
Mokosh · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR8
Rare
GRD5
The goddess of fertility, the earth, weaving, and the fate (the spinning of destiny); in the Kiev pantheon. Her name is the root of the common Slavic word for 'moisture/wetness'.[S1] [S2] [S4] [S5] [S6]
slavicDA-SLA-008print ↗
Lada
Lada
7
DEITY · Water
Lada
Lada · Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD7
The goddess of spring, fertility, beauty, and the household; in folk belief the 'Lada' is the beloved, the beautiful one. Her status as a formal pre-Christian goddess is debated.[S4] [S5] [S6]
slavicDA-SLA-009print ↗
Morana (Marena)
Morana
7
DEITY · Death
Morana (Marena)
Effigy of Morana (Death) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 3.0
PWR7
Rare
GRD8
The goddess of death and winter; in folk tradition the 'drowning of Marzanna' (an effigy of the winter-goddess) is a spring-ritual that 'kills' winter and 'calls' spring. Her pre-Christian status is debated.[S4] [S5] [S6]
slavicDA-SLA-010print ↗
Jarilo (Kupala)
Jarilo
6
DEITY · Water
Jarilo (Kupala)
Jarilo (folk-art depiction of the spring/sun god) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Rare
GRD7
The god of spring, youth, and the sun; in folk tradition the 'Kupala' night (the midsummer solstice) is a fire-and-water festival. His relationship to the 'Kupala' ritual is well-attested in folk tradition.[S4] [S5] [S6]
slavicDA-SLA-011print ↗
Zorya (the Morning Stars)
Zorya
7
DEITY · Fire
ZO
archival reconstruction
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
The goddess (or pair of goddesses) of the dawn and the morning star (Venus); the 'Zorya' is the 'gate' of the sky, the threshold between the human world and the divine. In folk belief the 'Zorya' is the 'guardian of the threshold'.[S4] [S5] [S6]
slavicDA-SLA-012print ↗
Cherd (Chert)
Cherd
6
DEITY · Death
CH
archival reconstruction
PWR7
Rare
GRD6
The god of the underworld, the realm of the dead (Nav/Cherd); in folk (post-Christian) belief the 'Chert' (the devil) is a Christianization of the underworld-god. His pre-Christian status is debated.[S6] [S5]
slavicDA-SLA-013print ↗
An (the heavens)
An
7
DEITY · Sky
AN
archival reconstruction
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
The sky god, the supreme deity of the Sumerian pantheon; 'An' means 'sky/heaven'. In the Akkadian period he is called Anu. Father of Enlil and (in some accounts) Enki.[S1] [S5] [S6]
mesopotamianDA-MES-001print ↗
Ki (the earth)
Ki
9
PRIMORDIAL · Earth
KI
archival reconstruction
PWR11
Mythic
GRD8
The earth goddess, the consort of An (the sky); the 'mother' of the world. In Sumerian cosmology, An (heaven) and Ki (earth) are the first pair.[S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-002print ↗
Apsu (the primeval freshwater)
Apsu
9
PRIMORDIAL · Water
AP
archival reconstruction
PWR10
Mythic
GRD8
The primeval freshwater, the 'deep' beneath the earth; in the Atrahasis and Enuma Elish, Apsu is the god of the fresh water who is slain (in Atrahasis) or overthrown (in Enuma Elish).[S1] [S3] [S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-003print ↗
Tiamat
Tiamat
7
PRIMORDIAL · Water
Tiamat
Marduk's Battle with Tiamat (from the Enuma Elish) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR10
Mythic
GRD4
The primeval saltwater, the 'salt sea', the embodiment of chaos; in the Enuma Elish she is the great adversary of Marduk, whose slain body is used to create the world.[S1] [S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-004print ↗
Kingu
Kingu
7
DEITY · War
KI
archival reconstruction
PWR10
Rare
GRD7
The general of Tiamat's army in the Enuma Elish; he holds the 'Tablet of Destinies' (the symbol of cosmic authority); he is slain by Marduk.[S1]
mesopotamianDA-MES-005print ↗
Enlil
Enlil
6
DEITY · Storm
Enlil
Seated statue of Enlil · Iraq Museum, Baghdad · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Rare
GRD7
The 'air/wind/storm' god, the 'breath' of the world; in the Akkadian and Babylonian periods he is the king of the gods. His great temple was at Nippur. He is the 'decider' — he makes the fates (the 'me').[S1] [S2] [S3] [S5] [S6]
mesopotamianDA-MES-006print ↗
Enki (Ea)
Enki
5
DEITY · Mind
Enki (Ea)
Enki/Ea holding a cup of overflowing water · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Rare
GRD5
The freshwater god of wisdom, magic, and the 'me' (the divine decrees); his great temple was at Eridu (the oldest city in Sumerian tradition). In the Atrahasis and the Gilgamesh flood-story, he saves the flood-hero against Enlil's will.[S1] [S2] [S3] [S5] [S6]
mesopotamianDA-MES-007print ↗
Ninlil
Ninlil
6
DEITY · Water
Ninlil
Ninlil · Louvre Museum · Public domain
PWR6
Rare
GRD8
The consort of Enlil; in some accounts she is the moon-goddess (or the 'light' of Enlil). She is the mother of Nanna (the moon god).[S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-008print ↗
Nanna (Sin)
Nanna
6
DEITY · Water
Nanna (Sin)
Votive stele from the temple of Sin (Nanna) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR7
Rare
GRD6
The moon god, the god of time, the calendar, and fate; his great temple was at Ur. In Sumerian tradition he is the son of Enlil; in Akkadian he is called Sin. Father of Utu (Shamash) and Inanna (Ishtar).[S5] [S6]
mesopotamianDA-MES-009print ↗
Utu (Shamash)
Utu
6
DEITY · Fire
Utu (Shamash)
Cylinder Seal of Shamash (Louvre AO 9132) · Wikimedia Commons (Louvre, Paris) · Public domain
PWR9
Rare
GRD4
The sun god, the god of justice and the 'light' that reveals the truth; in Akkadian he is called Shamash. The sun-god travels through the underworld by night (the 'journey of the sun through the Duat' equivalent).[S2] [S5] [S6]
mesopotamianDA-MES-010print ↗
Inanna (Ishtar)
Inanna
7
DEITY · War
Inanna (Ishtar)
Inanna/Ishtar, Goddess of the Sky · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
PWR9
Rare
GRD8
The great goddess of love, sexuality, war, and fertility; 'queen of heaven'; the morning/evening star (Venus); her great temple was at Uruk. In Akkadian she is Ishtar. She descends to the underworld and is restored (the 'Inanna's Descent' myth).[S4] [S2] [S5] [S6]
mesopotamianDA-MES-011print ↗
Ereshkigal
Ereshkigal
5
DEITY · Death
Ereshkigal
The 'Queen of the Night' Relief (Burney Relief) · Wikimedia Commons (British Museum, London) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR6
Rare
GRD5
The queen of the underworld, the 'dark' goddess of the dead; Inanna's sister (in some accounts) or adversary. In the 'Descent' myth, Inanna attends her funeral (or is her guest) and is killed there.[S4] [S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-012print ↗
Nergal
Nergal
7
DEITY · Death
Nergal
Parthian relief of the god Nergal · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
The underworld god, the 'lord of the netherworld', the god of the plague; in some accounts he is Ereshkigal's consort. In the 'Nergal and Ereshkigal' myth, he 'rapes' (or marries) Ereshkigal and becomes her consort.[S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-013print ↗
Marduk
Marduk
6
DEITY · Storm
Marduk
Marduk's battle with Tiamat · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR8
Rare
GRD4
The Babylonian supreme god, the 'storm' god, the king of the gods in the Babylonian period; in the Enuma Elish he slays Tiamat and creates the world from her body. His great temple was at Babylon (the Esagila).[S1] [S6]
mesopotamianDA-MES-014print ↗
Antu (Anatum)
Antu
7
DEITY · Sky
AN
archival reconstruction
PWR9
Rare
GRD8
The consort of An (the sky god); the 'sky' as a female principle (in some accounts).[S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-015print ↗
Ninhursag
Ninhursag
8
DEITY · Earth
Ninhursag
Ninhursag (bull-man with palmtree) · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD8
The 'earth-mother', the 'mistress of the mountains'; in some accounts a consort of Enlil or a mother-figure. Her name means 'Lady of the Mountain'.[S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-016print ↗
Nergal (Ereshkigal's consort)
Nergal
8
DEITY · Death
Nergal (Ereshkigal's consort)
Nergal — Ereshkigal's consort — Parthian relief from Hatra · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
PWR10
Rare
GRD8
Nergal as Ereshkigal's consort (the 'Nergal and Ereshkigal' marriage myth).[S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-017print ↗
Ningal
Ningal
6
DEITY · Water
Ningal
Goddess Bau (Ningal) from Ur · Iraq Museum, Baghdad · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR8
Rare
GRD4
The consort of Nanna (the moon god); the 'light' of the moon.[S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-018print ↗
Nabu
Nabu
7
DEITY · Mind
Nabu
Colossal statue of Nabu · Iraq Museum, Baghdad · CC BY-SA 4.0
PWR7
Rare
GRD8
The god of writing and wisdom, the patron of the scribes; son of Enki (Ea).[S5]
mesopotamianDA-MES-019print ↗
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