The Gods & Things
A cross-tradition encyclopedia of gods, heroes, prophets, angels and concepts — in the spirit of Theoi, but spanning the whole corpus. Browse below; each figure carries its names, kin, and every text that names it. Greek figures link out to their Theoi page; all figures link to Wikipedia.
All traditionsEgyptianMesopotamianGreekHebrewChristianGnostic & HermeticHinduBuddhistTaoist & ChineseZoroastrianNorse & GermanicFinnicMesoamericanIslamicKabbalahClassical wisdomCanaanite & Phoenician
129 figures, grouped by tradition.
Buddhist · 1
Christian · 1
Classical wisdom · 3
Egyptian · 27
Amun
Egyptian · god
Anubis
Egyptian · god
Bastet
Egyptian · goddess
Bes
Egyptian · god
Hapi
Egyptian · god
Hathor
Egyptian · goddess
Heka
Egyptian · god
Heqet
Egyptian · goddess
Horus
Egyptian · god
Isis
Egyptian · goddess
Khepri
Egyptian · god
Khonsu
Egyptian · god
Maʿat
Egyptian · goddess
Mut
Egyptian · goddess
Neith
Egyptian · goddess
Nephthys
Egyptian · goddess
Nut
Egyptian · goddess
Osiris
Egyptian · god
Ptah
Egyptian · god
Ra
Egyptian · god
Sekhmet
Egyptian · goddess
Seshat
Egyptian · goddess
Set
Egyptian · god
Shu
Egyptian · god
Sobek
Egyptian · god
Taweret
Egyptian · goddess
Thoth
Egyptian · god
Finnic · 1
Gnostic & Hermetic · 2
Greek · 28
Aphrodite
Greek · goddess
Apollo
Greek · god
Ares
Greek · god
Artemis
Greek · goddess
Athena
Greek · goddess
Circe
Greek · goddess
Demeter
Greek · goddess
Dionysos
Greek · god
Eos
Greek · goddess
Eros
Greek · god
Gaia
Greek · goddess
Hades
Greek · god
Hekate
Greek · goddess
Helios
Greek · god
Hephaestus
Greek · god
Hera
Greek · goddess
Heracles
Greek · hero
Hermes
Greek · god
Hestia
Greek · goddess
Kronos
Greek · god
Nike
Greek · goddess
Pan
Greek · god
Persephone
Greek · goddess
Perseus
Greek · hero
Poseidon
Greek · god
Prometheus
Greek · god
Selene
Greek · goddess
Zeus
Greek · god
Hebrew · 5
Abraham
Hebrew · prophet
Adam
Hebrew · prophet
Moses
Hebrew · prophet
Noah
Hebrew · prophet
Yahweh
Hebrew · god
Hindu · 24
Agni
Hindu · god
Arjuna
Hindu · hero
Atman
Hindu · concept
Brahma
Hindu · god
Brahman
Hindu · concept
Durga
Hindu · goddess
Ganesha
Hindu · god
Hanuman
Hindu · god
Indra
Hindu · god
Kali
Hindu · goddess
Kama
Hindu · god
Kartikeya
Hindu · god
Krishna
Hindu · god
Lakshmi
Hindu · goddess
Parvati
Hindu · goddess
Rama
Hindu · god
Saraswati
Hindu · goddess
Shiva
Hindu · god
Sita
Hindu · goddess
Soma
Hindu · god
Surya
Hindu · god
Varuna
Hindu · god
Vishnu
Hindu · god
Yama
Hindu · god
Islamic · 1
Kabbalah · 2
Mesoamerican · 2
Mesopotamian · 8
Anu
Mesopotamian · god
Ea (Enki)
Mesopotamian · god
Enkidu
Mesopotamian · hero
Gilgamesh
Mesopotamian · hero
Ishtar (Inanna)
Mesopotamian · goddess
Marduk
Mesopotamian · god
Tiamat
Mesopotamian · creature
Utnapishtim
Mesopotamian · hero
Norse & Germanic · 16
Baldr
Norse & Germanic · god
Bragi
Norse & Germanic · god
Freyja
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Freyr
Norse & Germanic · god
Frigg
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Heimdall
Norse & Germanic · god
Hel
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Iðunn
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Loki
Norse & Germanic · god
Njörðr
Norse & Germanic · god
Odin
Norse & Germanic · god
Sif
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Skaði
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Thor
Norse & Germanic · god
Týr
Norse & Germanic · god
Víðarr
Norse & Germanic · god