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 a–z.
A · 15
Abraham
Hebrew · prophet
Abrasax
Gnostic & Hermetic · concept
Adam
Hebrew · prophet
Agni
Hindu · god
Ahura Mazda
Zoroastrian · god
Allah
Islamic · god
Angra Mainyu
Zoroastrian · god
Anu
Mesopotamian · god
Anubis
Egyptian · god
Aphrodite
Greek · goddess
Apollo
Greek · god
Ares
Greek · god
Arjuna
Hindu · hero
Athena
Greek · goddess
Atman
Hindu · concept
B · 1
C · 1
D · 2
E · 3
F · 1
G · 3
H · 6
Hanuman
Hindu · god
Hathor
Egyptian · goddess
Hekate
Greek · goddess
Helios
Greek · god
Hermes
Greek · god
Horus
Egyptian · god
I · 3
J · 3
K · 2
L · 2
M · 4
N · 2
O · 2
P · 3
R · 1
S · 5
Set
Egyptian · god
Shekhinah
Kabbalah · concept
Shu
Egyptian · god
Soma
Hindu · god
Sophia
Gnostic & Hermetic · concept
T · 6
The Buddha
Buddhist · prophet
The Hero Twins (Hunahpú & Xbalanqué)
Mesoamerican · hero
The Tao
Taoist & Chinese · concept
Thor
Norse & Germanic · god
Thoth
Egyptian · god
Tiamat
Mesopotamian · creature