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 wisdom
73 figures, grouped by tradition.
Buddhist · 1
Christian · 1
Classical wisdom · 3
Egyptian · 11
Anubis
Egyptian · god
Hathor
Egyptian · goddess
Horus
Egyptian · god
Isis
Egyptian · goddess
Maʿat
Egyptian · goddess
Nut
Egyptian · goddess
Osiris
Egyptian · god
Ra
Egyptian · god
Set
Egyptian · god
Shu
Egyptian · god
Thoth
Egyptian · god
Finnic · 1
Gnostic & Hermetic · 2
Greek · 16
Aphrodite
Greek · goddess
Apollo
Greek · god
Ares
Greek · god
Athena
Greek · goddess
Circe
Greek · goddess
Demeter
Greek · goddess
Dionysos
Greek · god
Gaia
Greek · goddess
Hekate
Greek · goddess
Helios
Greek · god
Hermes
Greek · god
Kronos
Greek · god
Persephone
Greek · goddess
Poseidon
Greek · god
Prometheus
Greek · god
Zeus
Greek · god
Hebrew · 5
Abraham
Hebrew · prophet
Adam
Hebrew · prophet
Moses
Hebrew · prophet
Noah
Hebrew · prophet
Yahweh
Hebrew · god
Hindu · 10
Agni
Hindu · god
Arjuna
Hindu · hero
Atman
Hindu · concept
Brahman
Hindu · concept
Hanuman
Hindu · god
Indra
Hindu · god
Krishna
Hindu · god
Soma
Hindu · god
Varuna
Hindu · god
Vishnu
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 · 4
Freyja
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Loki
Norse & Germanic · god
Odin
Norse & Germanic · god
Thor
Norse & Germanic · god