Aphrodite
Astarte / Isis / Inanna
Love, War, Fertility
The most beloved Goddess of the ancient world. Queen of Heaven, Queen of the Stars. She rules love in all its levels, from the carnal to the divine union of the soul.
The Pantheon of the Gods
author: High Priest Zevios Metathronos
The Original Gods of Mankind, restored to their True Names. Select a tradition to filter, or browse the complete index.
The Twelve Ruling Gods
Apollo
Mithra / Utu / Shamash
Light, Prophecy, Music
The Sun God, Lord of the Light, master of prophecy, music, medicine and spiritual alchemy. His oracle at Delphi was the supreme spiritual authority of the ancient world.
Hera
Juno
Marriage, Sovereignty
Queen of the Olympians, Goddess of sacred marriage, sovereignty, and the protection of the conjugal bond. She holds the scepter beside Zeus as co-ruler of the divine order.
Poseidon
Neptune / Enki / Ea
Seas, Earthquakes, Depths
Lord of the Seas and the Subconscious, shaker of the earth, ruler of the astral depths. His trident governs the three worlds below the surface of waking consciousness.
Athena
Minerva
Wisdom, Strategy, Craft
Born from the head of Zeus fully armed, she is divine intelligence in action. Patroness of Athens, protectress of heroes, weaver of cosmic strategy.
Ares
Mars
War, Courage, Force
The God of War in its raw and primal form. He is the force that breaks, the courage that charges, the fire that burns away weakness.
Hermes
Mercury / Thoth / Anubis
Communication, Knowledge
Messenger of the Gods, guide of souls, inventor of writing and language. Hermes Trismegistus bridges the Greek and Egyptian mysteries as thrice-great.
Hephaestus
Vulcan / Ptah / Mulciber
Forge, Creation, Fire
The divine smith, master of the sacred forge. He creates the weapons of the Gods and the mechanisms of the cosmos. Matter shaped by divine will.
Artemis
Diana
Moon, Hunt, Purity
Twin sister of Apollo, ruler of the Moon and its cycles, protectress of wildlife, children, and the virgin soul. Mistress of All the Animals.
Dionysus
Bacchus / Osiris
Ecstasy, Rebirth, Wine
The twice-born God, lord of ecstatic states, spiritual death and rebirth. His mysteries taught the dissolution of the ego and the liberation of the divine self.
Demeter
Ceres / Isis
Harvest, Earth, Mysteries
Mother of the Earth and the Eleusinian Mysteries. She governs the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. Her rites were the most sacred in the ancient world.
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A
Abrasax
Gnostic
Abraxas
Abrasax shenu
Adonis
Phoenician
Tammuz
Power RitualAgathodaemon
Hellenic
Pegasus
Power RitualAgni
Vedic
Vaishvanara
Agni shenu
Alastor
Hellenic
Alastor shenu
Alpheus
Hellenic
Alpheus shenu
Amon Ra
Egyptian
Amon Ra shenu
Amphion
Hellenic
Amphion shenu
Anubis
Egyptian
Wepwawet
Anubis shenu
Aphrodite
Hellenic
Isis, Inanna, Venus
Aphrodite shenu
Apollo
Hellenic
Apollo shenu
Ares
Hellenic
Ares shenu
Argus
Hellenic
Argus Panoptes
Argus shenu
Aristaios
Hellenic
Aristaeus
Aristaios shenu
Artemis
Hellenic
Artemis shenu
Asclepius
Hellenic
Imhotep
Power RitualAstraios
Hellenic
Astraios shenu
Athena
Hellenic
Pallas Athena, Minerva
Athena shenu
B
Baal-Berith
Phoenician
El-Berith, Zeus Horkios
Baal-Berith shenu
Balaam
Mesopotamian
Balaam shenu
Bastet
Egyptian
Bast
Bastet shenu
M
Mithra
Mesopotamian
Mithra shenu
B
Bennu
Egyptian
Phoenix
Bennu shenu
Bes
Egyptian
Bes shenu
Brigid
Celtic
Hestia, Vesta
Brigid shenu
C
Castor
Hellenic
Kastor
Castor shenu
Cerberus
Hellenic
Kerberos
Cerberus shenu
Ceto
Hellenic
Tiamat, Derketo, Atargatis
Ceto shenu
Coventina
Celtic
Sulis, Sirona
Coventina shenu
D
Dagan
Mesopotamian
Dagon
Dagan shenu
Dionysus
Hellenic
Zagreus, Osiris
Dionysus shenu
E
Eos
Hellenic
Aurora
Eos shenu
Equitas
Roman
Justitia
Equitas shenu
Ereshkigal
Mesopotamian
Persephone, Kore, Libera
Ereshkigal shenu
Eros
Hellenic
Eros shenu
Eshmun
Phoenician
Asclepios of Sidon
Eshmun shenu
F
Furfur
Hellenic
Trofos, Daemon of Demeter
Furfur shenu
H
Hades
Hellenic
Plouton, Dis Pater, Orcus
Hades shenu
Hathor
Egyptian
Het-Heru
Hathor shenu
Hecate
Hellenic
Hekate, Trivia
Hecate shenu
Hephaestus
Hellenic
Hephaestus shenu
Hera
Hellenic
Hera shenu
Heracles
Hellenic
Heraklees, Alcides, Hercules, Hercle
Heracles shenu
Hermes Trismegistus
Gnostic
Hermes Trismegistus shenu
Horus
Egyptian
Ra-Horakhty
Horus shenu
I
Isimud
Mesopotamian
Isimud shenu
J
Janus
Roman
Ianus
Janus shenu
K
Kheiron
Hellenic
Chiron
Kheiron shenu
Khepri
Egyptian
Kheper
Khepri shenu
Khnum
Egyptian
Khnemu
Khnum shenu
Kratos
Hellenic
Kratos shenu
Kali
Mesopotamian
Lilitu, Shakti, Lilith
Kali shenu
M
Maat
Egyptian
Ma'at
Maat shenu
Moirai
Hellenic
The Three Fates
Moirai shenu
Morpheus-Hypnos
Hellenic
Morpheus-Hypnos shenu
N
Nemesis
Hellenic
Nemesis shenu
Nephthys
Egyptian
Nebt-Het
Nephthys shenu
Nergal-Maahes
Mesopotamian
Nergal-Maahes shenu
Ningishzida
Mesopotamian
Lord of the Good Tree
Ningishzida shenu
Ninurta
Mesopotamian
Ningirsu
Ninurta shenu
Nut
Egyptian
Nut shenu
O
Oannes
Mesopotamian
Adapa
Oannes shenu
Orpheus
Hellenic
Mousaios
Orpheus shenu
Oscarius
Roman
Oscar, Osgur
Oscarius shenu
Osiris
Egyptian
Wesir, Ausar
Osiris shenu
B
Brihaspati
Vedic
Khenti-Amentiu, Paimon
Brihaspati shenu
P
Pan
Hellenic
Pan shenu
Polydeukes
Hellenic
Pollux
Polydeukes shenu
Poseidon
Hellenic
Poseidon shenu
Prometheus-Enki
Hellenic
Baal-Peor
Prometheus-Enki shenu
Proteus
Hellenic
Proteus shenu
R
Renenutet
Egyptian
Wadjet, Nekhbet
Renenutet shenu
Rudra-Mahakala
Vedic
Rudra-Mahakala shenu
S
Sekhmet
Egyptian
Sachmet
Sekhmet shenu
Seshat
Egyptian
Safekh-Aubi
Seshat shenu
Set
Egyptian
Seth, Sutekh
Set shenu
Silvanus
Roman
Faunus
Silvanus shenu
Skanda
Vedic
Skanda shenu
Sphinx
Egyptian
Shesep-ankh, Lamassu
Sphinx shenu
Surya
Vedic
Surya shenu
T
The Titans
Hellenic
The Titans shenu
Thoth
Egyptian
Hermes, Tehuti
Thoth shenu
Tiresias
Hellenic
Teiresias
Tiresias shenu
V
Valerefontis
Roman
Bellerophon
Valerefontis shenu
Z
Zephyrus
Hellenic
Favonius
Zephyrus shenu
Zethus
Hellenic
Zethus shenu
Zeus
Hellenic
Atum, Jupiter, Dyaus Pita
Zeus shenu
More pages of the Gods
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- Our Goddess Sekhmet: the leonine protector of Egypt, wife of Ptah
- Sobek: the crocodile God of the Egyptian waters
- Khepri and the Tarot: the Seven of Swords, the Sun and the Hierophant reversed
- Spring Goddesses: Coventina, Sulis Minerva, Sirona, Arnomecta and Egeria
Artwork sources and credits
- Agni, Kushan-period sculpture, Biswarup Ganguly (CC BY 3.0).
- Hephaestus, amphora, about 520 BCE (Public domain).
- Janus, Roman coin, 119 BCE, West Berkshire, Charlotte Burrill, 2007-08-28 16:12:49 (CC BY-SA 2.0).
- Moirai and Prometheus, Roman sarcophagus, about 240 CE (Public domain).
- Zephyrus, Tower of the Winds, Athens, George E. Koronaios (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Cerberus, hydria, about 525 BCE (Public domain).
- Surya, Kushan-period bronze, Biswarup Ganguly (CC BY 3.0).
- Alastor, Louis Le Breton, Dictionnaire infernal, 1863 (Public domain).
- Alpheus, Jean Restout the Younger, Alpheus and Arethusa, 1720 (Public domain).
- Aristaios, statue by Claude Bertin, Louvre, Jebulon (CC0).
- Astraios, Vollmer, Wörterbuch der Mythologie, 1874 (Public domain).
- Balaam, stele of Baal with the thunderbolt, Ugarit, Louvre, Jastrow (Public domain).
- Dagan, the fish-tailed god, Chambers's Encyclopaedia, 1881 (Public domain).
- Furfur, Louis Le Breton, Dictionnaire infernal, 1863 (Public domain).
- Kratos, John Flaxman, Hephaestus with Kratos and Bia binding Prometheus (Public domain).
- Oscarius, Forcas, Louis Le Breton, Dictionnaire infernal, 1863 (Public domain).
- Paimon, Louis Le Breton, Dictionnaire infernal, 1863 (Public domain).
- Proteus, Sébastien Slodtz, Aristaeus fettering Proteus, Versailles, Coyau (CC BY-SA 3.0).
- Rudra-Mahakala, Mahakala, National Museum of Indonesia, LinYuKi (Public domain).
- The Titans, Rhea hands Kronos the stone, Athenian pelike, about 460–450 BCE, Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0).
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