This is an index of lists of
deities
A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines ''deity'' as a God (male deity), god or god ...
of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world.
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List of deities by classification
This is an Lists of deities, index to deity, deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world, listed by type of deity. Motif-index
A basic classification of the types of gods as based on the ''Motif-Index of Folk-Literatur ...
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Lists of deities by cultural sphere
This is an index to deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world, listed by region or culture.
Africa
North Africa
* Berber deities
** Guanche deities
*Egyptian deities
Sub-Saharan Africa
* African deities
**Alusi ...
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List of fictional deities
This is a navigational list of deities exclusively from fictional works, organized primarily by media type then by title of the fiction work, series, franchise or author. This list does not include deities worshipped by humans in real life that ap ...
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List of goddesses
This is a list of goddesses, deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in gender.
African mythology (sub-Saharan) Afro-Asiatic
Ethiopian
* Dhat-Badan
Kafa
* Atete
Niger-Congo
Akan (inc. Ashanti)
Asase Yaa (Asaase Afua, Asaase Yaa, As ...
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List of people who have been considered deities; see also
apotheosis
Apotheosis (, ), also called divinization or deification (), is the glorification of a subject to divine levels and, commonly, the treatment of a human being, any other living thing, or an abstract idea in the likeness of a deity.
The origina ...
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Imperial cult
An imperial cult is a form of state religion in which an emperor or a dynasty of emperors (or rulers of another title) are worshipped as demigods or deities. "Cult (religious practice), Cult" here is used to mean "worship", not in the modern pejor ...
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Sacred king
In many historical societies, the position of kingship carried a sacral meaning and was identical with that of a high priest and judge. Divine kingship is related to the concept of theocracy, although a sacred king need not necessarily rul ...
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Names of God
There are various names of God, many of which enumerate the various Quality (philosophy), qualities of a Supreme Being. The English word ''God (word), god'' (and its equivalent in other languages) is used by multiple religions as a noun to ref ...
, names of deities of monotheistic religions
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