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 type.
Concept · 7
Abrasax
Gnostic & Hermetic · concept
Atman
Hindu · concept
Brahman
Hindu · concept
Ein Sof
Kabbalah · concept
Shekhinah
Kabbalah · concept
Sophia
Gnostic & Hermetic · concept
The Tao
Taoist & Chinese · concept
Creature · 1
God · 64
Agni
Hindu · god
Ahura Mazda
Zoroastrian · god
Allah
Islamic · god
Amun
Egyptian · god
Angra Mainyu
Zoroastrian · god
Anu
Mesopotamian · god
Anubis
Egyptian · god
Apollo
Greek · god
Ares
Greek · god
Baldr
Norse & Germanic · god
Bes
Egyptian · god
Bragi
Norse & Germanic · god
Brahma
Hindu · god
Dionysos
Greek · god
Ea (Enki)
Mesopotamian · god
Eros
Greek · god
Freyr
Norse & Germanic · god
Ganesha
Hindu · god
Gucumatz
Mesoamerican · god
Hades
Greek · god
Hanuman
Hindu · god
Hapi
Egyptian · god
Heimdall
Norse & Germanic · god
Heka
Egyptian · god
Helios
Greek · god
Hephaestus
Greek · god
Hermes
Greek · god
Horus
Egyptian · god
Indra
Hindu · god
Jupiter
Classical wisdom · god
Kama
Hindu · god
Kartikeya
Hindu · god
Khepri
Egyptian · god
Khonsu
Egyptian · god
Krishna
Hindu · god
Kronos
Greek · god
Loki
Norse & Germanic · god
Marduk
Mesopotamian · god
Melqart
Canaanite & Phoenician · god
Mithra
Zoroastrian · god
Njörðr
Norse & Germanic · god
Odin
Norse & Germanic · god
Osiris
Egyptian · god
Pan
Greek · god
Poseidon
Greek · god
Prometheus
Greek · god
Ptah
Egyptian · god
Ra
Egyptian · god
Rama
Hindu · god
Set
Egyptian · god
Shiva
Hindu · god
Shu
Egyptian · god
Sobek
Egyptian · god
Soma
Hindu · god
Surya
Hindu · god
Thor
Norse & Germanic · god
Thoth
Egyptian · god
Týr
Norse & Germanic · god
Varuna
Hindu · god
Víðarr
Norse & Germanic · god
Vishnu
Hindu · god
Yahweh
Hebrew · god
Yama
Hindu · god
Zeus
Greek · god
Goddess · 41
Aphrodite
Greek · goddess
Artemis
Greek · goddess
Athena
Greek · goddess
Bastet
Egyptian · goddess
Circe
Greek · goddess
Demeter
Greek · goddess
Durga
Hindu · goddess
Eos
Greek · goddess
Freyja
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Frigg
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Gaia
Greek · goddess
Hathor
Egyptian · goddess
Hekate
Greek · goddess
Hel
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Heqet
Egyptian · goddess
Hera
Greek · goddess
Hestia
Greek · goddess
Iðunn
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Ishtar (Inanna)
Mesopotamian · goddess
Isis
Egyptian · goddess
Juno
Classical wisdom · goddess
Kali
Hindu · goddess
Lakshmi
Hindu · goddess
Maʿat
Egyptian · goddess
Mut
Egyptian · goddess
Neith
Egyptian · goddess
Nephthys
Egyptian · goddess
Nike
Greek · goddess
Nut
Egyptian · goddess
Parvati
Hindu · goddess
Persephone
Greek · goddess
Saraswati
Hindu · goddess
Sekhmet
Egyptian · goddess
Selene
Greek · goddess
Seshat
Egyptian · goddess
Sif
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Sita
Hindu · goddess
Skaði
Norse & Germanic · goddess
Tanit
Canaanite & Phoenician · goddess
Taweret
Egyptian · goddess
Venus
Classical wisdom · goddess
Hero · 8
Arjuna
Hindu · hero
Enkidu
Mesopotamian · hero
Gilgamesh
Mesopotamian · hero
Heracles
Greek · hero
Perseus
Greek · hero
The Hero Twins (Hunahpú & Xbalanqué)
Mesoamerican · hero
Utnapishtim
Mesopotamian · hero
Väinämöinen
Finnic · hero