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The best-known gods of the underworld are Hades in Greek mythology, Pluto and Dis Pater in Roman mythology, Osiris and Anubis in Egyptian mythology, Hel in Norse mythology, Yama in Hindu mythology and Ereshkigal in Mesopotamian mythology. Most cultures have a god of death or a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife or […]

The best-known gods of healing are Asclepius and Apollo in Greek mythology, Dhanvantari in Hindu mythology, Sekhmet and Isis in Egyptian mythology, Dian Cecht in Irish mythology and Gula in Mesopotamian mythology. Health deities are a common feature of polytheistic religions, and they are often related to childbirth or to mother goddesses. This list groups […]

The gods of chaos in mythology are figures who personify primordial disorder. The best-known examples are Chaos in Greek mythology, Apep in Egyptian mythology, Tiamat in Mesopotamian mythology, Yam in Canaanite mythology and Loki in Norse mythology. Many of them are monsters, such as sea serpents and dragons, that a hero god has to defeat. […]

The best-known goddesses of the hunt are Artemis in Greek mythology and Diana in Roman mythology. Many other cultures also have a goddess who guards hunters or presides over wild animals, from Mielikki in Finland to Dali in Georgia and Pinga among the Inuit. This list covers the main goddesses of the hunt by mythology, […]

The best-known goddesses of love in mythology are Aphrodite in Greek mythology, Venus in Roman mythology, Freyja in Norse mythology, Hathor in Egyptian mythology, Ishtar in Mesopotamian mythology and Rati in Hindu mythology. Nearly every polytheistic religion has at least one deity tied to love, romance or beauty, and many of them overlap with war, […]