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
64 figures of type “god”, grouped by tradition.
Classical wisdom · 1
Egyptian · 15
Amun
Egyptian · god
Anubis
Egyptian · god
Bes
Egyptian · god
Hapi
Egyptian · god
Heka
Egyptian · god
Horus
Egyptian · god
Khepri
Egyptian · god
Khonsu
Egyptian · god
Osiris
Egyptian · god
Ptah
Egyptian · god
Ra
Egyptian · god
Set
Egyptian · god
Shu
Egyptian · god
Sobek
Egyptian · god
Thoth
Egyptian · god
Greek · 13
Apollo
Greek · god
Ares
Greek · god
Dionysos
Greek · god
Eros
Greek · god
Hades
Greek · god
Helios
Greek · god
Hephaestus
Greek · god
Hermes
Greek · god
Kronos
Greek · god
Pan
Greek · god
Poseidon
Greek · god
Prometheus
Greek · god
Zeus
Greek · god
Hebrew · 1
Hindu · 15
Agni
Hindu · god
Brahma
Hindu · god
Ganesha
Hindu · god
Hanuman
Hindu · god
Indra
Hindu · god
Kama
Hindu · god
Kartikeya
Hindu · god
Krishna
Hindu · god
Rama
Hindu · god
Shiva
Hindu · god
Soma
Hindu · god
Surya
Hindu · god
Varuna
Hindu · god
Vishnu
Hindu · god
Yama
Hindu · god
Islamic · 1
Mesoamerican · 1
Mesopotamian · 3
Norse & Germanic · 10
Baldr
Norse & Germanic · god
Bragi
Norse & Germanic · god
Freyr
Norse & Germanic · god
Heimdall
Norse & Germanic · god
Loki
Norse & Germanic · god
Njörðr
Norse & Germanic · god
Odin
Norse & Germanic · god
Thor
Norse & Germanic · god
Týr
Norse & Germanic · god
Víðarr
Norse & Germanic · god