Awar god inmythology associated withwar ,combat , or bloodshed. They occur commonly inpolytheistic religions.
Unlike mostgods andgoddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their mythologies as commanding war in order to spreadreligion . (The intimate connection between "holy war " and the "one true god" belief ofmonotheism has been noted by many scholars, includingJonathan Kirsch in his bookGod Against The Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism and Joseph Campbell inThe Masks of God, Vol. 3: Occidental Mythology .)[ 1] [ 2]
The following is a list of war deities:
Sekhmet , an Egyptian goddess of warfareAnat -- also known as Anath-- was a goddess of fertility, sexuality, love, and war. She was the sister ofBaal Anhur , god of war, not a native godAnuke , a goddess of war and consort of AnhurApedemak , the lion god of war: he is sometimes depicted with three headsBast , cat-headed goddess associated with war, protection ofLower Egypt and thepharaoh , the sun, perfumes, ointments, and embalmingHorus , god of the king, the sky, war, and protectionMaahes , lion-headed god of warMenhit , goddess of war, "she who massacres"Montu ,falcon -headed god of war, valor, and the SunNeith , goddess of war, hunting, and wisdomPakhet , goddess of warSatis , deification of the floods of theNile River and an early war, hunting, and fertility goddessSekhmet , goddess of warfare, pestilence, and the desertSet , god of the desert and storms, associated with warSobek , god of the Nile, the army, military, fertility, and crocodilesSopdu , god of the scorching heat of the summer sun, associated with warWepwawet , wolf-god of war and death who later became associated withAnubis and the afterlifeNubian
Western African-Congo [ edit ] Yoruba
Ogun ,oriṣa of war and ironKokou , oriṣa of warOya , warrior oriṣa of storms and the dead.Eastern African-Congo [ edit ] Igbo
Kalenjin
Boryet ,Kipsigis Death-wielding god of war. Boryet (also luket) is the act of war. Death (Me'et) is observed as a consequence of war. War is thus personified as such.Akan
Tano , god of war and strife for the Akan, and additionally god of thunder for the northern Akan peoples, such as theAsante Sakumo, the deity of war and duels, guardian of the Ga tribe. Afua Kranka , goddess of conquest, bloodlust, brutality, war, and battle.Nkunim, spirit of victory in battle. Kara Māte, Latvian goddess of war Kauriraris, Lithuanian god of war and war steeds Junda, Lithuanian goddess of war Perkūnas , god of thunder and lightning, associated with warJarovit , god of vegetation, fertility, and spring, also associated with war and harvestPerun , god of thunder and lightning, associated with warSvetovid , god of war, fertility, and abundanceZorya Utrennyaya , goddess of the morning star, sometimes depicted as a warrior goddess who protected men in battleAgrona , reconstructedProto-Celtic name for theriver Aeron inWales , and possibly the name of an associated war goddessAlaisiagae , a pair of goddesses worshipped inRoman Britain , with parallel Celtic and Germanic titlesAndarta , Brittonic goddess theorized to be associated with victory, overcoming enemies, warAndraste ,Gaulish warrior goddessAnann ,Irish goddess of war, death, predicting death in battle, cattle, prosperity, and fertilityAtepomarus , god of horses, horsemen, and healing.Badb , Irish goddess of war who took the form of a crow; member of the MorríganBandua , Gallaecian god of warBelatucadros , war god worshipped by soldiers and equated with the Roman war godMars Camulus , god of war of the BelgicRemi and BritishTrinovantes Catubodua , Gaulish goddess assumed to be associated with victoryCaturix , god of warCicolluis , Gaulish and Irish god associated with warCocidius ,Romano-British god associated with war, hunting and forestsMacha , Irish goddess associated with war, horses, andsovereignty ; member of the MorríganMars Cnabetius , Gaelic god of warThe Morrígan , Irishtriple goddess associated withsovereignty , prophecy, war, and death on the battlefieldNeit , Irish god of war, husband of Nemain of BadbNemain , Irish goddess of the frenzied havoc of war; member of the MorríganRudianos , Gaulish god of warSegomo , Gaulish god of warTeutates , British and Gaulish god of war and the tribeNeto , god believed to be associated with war, death, and weaponryIdise by Emil Doepler Continental Germanic [ edit ] Baduhenna , a western Frisii goddess of warfareIdis (Germanic) /itis/ides, the West Germanic cognates of North Germanicdís , they are connected with battle magic and fettering enemy armiesSandraudiga , goddess whose name may mean "she who dyes the sand red", suggesting she is a war deity or at least has a warrior aspectTýr , god of war, single combat, law, justice, and thething , who later lost much of his religious importance and mythical role to the god WōdenWōden , god associated with wisdom, poetry, war, victory, and deathTýr , a Norse god of warDís , a group of lesser goddesses who are sometimes connected with battle magic; valkyrie may be akenning for themFreyja , goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold,seiðr , war, and deathOdin , god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and deathTýr , god associated with law, justice, victory, and heroic gloryUllr , god associated with archery, skiing, bows, hunting, single combat, and gloryValkyries , choosers of the slain and connected to Odin, ruler of Valhalla; they may be the same as the dís aboveAres , the Greek god of warAlala , spirit of the war cryAlke , spirit of courage and battle-strengthAmphillogiai , goddesses of disputesAndroktasiai , spirits of battlefield slaughterAres , the main Greek god of warAthena , goddess of wisdom, war strategy, and weavingAphrodite Areia , a goddess of war and beauty worshiped in Kythira and SpartaBia , personification of force and compulsionCastor and Pollux , twin brothers that were the gods of war, sailors, and the constellation Gemini.Deimos , personification of terrorEnyalius , god of war; in early periods apparently an epithet of Ares, they were differentiated laterEnyo , goddess of war, sometimes appears to be identical to ErisEris , goddess of discord and strifeHera , in theIlliad Homados , spirit of the din of battleHysminai , female spirits of fighting and combatIoke , spirit of onslaught, battle-tumult, and pursuitKeres , female spirits of violent or cruel death, including death in battle, by accident, murder, or ravaging diseaseKratos , personification of strength and powerKydoimos , spirit of the din of battleMakhai , male spirits of fighting and combatNike , personification of victoryPalioxis , spirit of backrush, flight, and retreat from battlePallas , Titan god of war-craft and of the springtime campaign seasonPerses , the Titan of destructionPhobos , spirit of panic, fear, flight, and battlefield routPhonoi , spirits of murder, killing, and slaughterPolemos , spirit of warProioxis , spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuitZelus , personification ofzeal Zeus Stratios, Zeus had the epithet Stratios (Στράτιος), which means "of armies".[ 4] Mars , the Roman god of warJuno Sospita Statue holding a spear and shield Bellona , goddess of warHercules InvictusHonos , god of chivalry, honor, and military justiceJuno , has a consistent martial character and the patron goddess of Rome, the mother of Mars and BellonaMars , god of war and agriculture, equivalent to Ares as far as being war gods; aside from this they have very little in commonNerio , warrior goddess and personification of valorVictoria , personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess NikeVirtus , god of bravery and military strengthEtruscan
Laran , god of war.Menrva , goddess of war, art, wisdom, and healthHadúr , god of war and the metalsmith of the godFinnish
Ukko , god of the weather, sky and thunder, often associated with fertility and warGuan Yu , Chinese god of loyalty, righteousness, and valorChiyou , god of warDi Qing , Star of Military Fortune, God of ValorErlang Shen , a three-eyed warriorGuan Yu , Han dynasty general. God of loyalty, righteousness, and valor.Jinzha , marshal of the center altarJiutian Xuannü , goddess of war, sex, and longevity[ 5] Li Jing , Guardian of Celestial PalaceMuzha , marshal of the center altarNezha Wang Shan, Song dynasty general. Primordial Lord-General of Heaven. Guardian of Celestial Palace Wen Qiong[ 6] Yue Fei Zhao Lang (Zhao Gongming ), God of Military Fortune, Guardian of Celestial Palace, Protector of Households Xue Rengui, Tang dynasty general. Sarutahiko, the Japanese god of war Futsunushi , god of swords, warfare and martial arts, and conquest; General of Amaterasu and god of the Mononobe clanHachiman Daimyōjin,Shinto god of war (on land) and agriculture, divine protector of the Minamoto clan; mostly worshipped by samuraiSarutahiko , god of war andmisogi .Takemikazuchi , god of war, conquest, martial arts,sumo , swords, and lightning; general of theAmatsukami ; god of Kashima andUjigami of Nakatomi clanSuwa Myōjin (Takeminakata-no-kami) , god of hunting, valor and duty, protector of the Japanese religionBishamonten , god of war who protected Buddhist templesCh'oe Yŏng , general ofGoryeo period, god ofshamans , protector of humanity.Pagunseong , the star at the edge of theBig Dipper inTaoism , symbolizing swords.Baekmashinjang, god of war who rides a white horse. Dungapshinjang, god of war who has the ability ofshapeshifting . Byeorakshinjang, god of war who uses thunder and lightning, sometimes punishes the evil. Damuncheonwang , Buddhist god of war.Seonangshin , a god of warChacha’: theBontok god of warriors[ 7] Hipag: theIfugao spirits of war that give soldiers courage on the field of war but are ferocious and cannibalistic[ 8] Apolaqui: thePangasinense war god[ 9] Aring Sinukûan: theKapampangan solar deity governing war and death. He taught early humans metallurgy, woodcutting, rice cultivation, and warfare[ 10] Apolake: theTagalog god of the sun and warriors[ 11] Sidapa: another Tagalog god of war, he specifically settles conflicts among mortals[ 12] Doce Pares: From the Spanish "Twelve Pairs", they are a group of twelve young Tagalog men who went on a quest to retrieve the Golden Calf ofMount Banahaw , together withJosé Rizal as aculture hero . They are said to return as giants, bearing the Golden Calf, to aid mankind in war.[ 13] Balangaw: aHiligaynon andBisaya god of the rainbow and war[ 14] Inaginid: a Hiligaynon and Bisaya god of war.[ 14] Makanduk: a Hiligaynon and Bisaya god of war.[ 14] Lumalayag: theTagbanwa spirits who challenge and fight the Salakap, spirits of plague and sickness.[ 15] Talagbusao: the bloodthirsty Bukidnon god of war.[ 8] Pamdiya: theManobo gods who initiate and preside over war.[ 8] Darago: theBagobo god of warriors, whose consort is Mandarangan.[ 16] Mandarangan: the Bagobo war deity married to Darago and resides at the top ofMount Apo .Human sacrifices made to him are rewarded with health, valour in war, and success in the pursuit of wealth.[ 16] Trần Hưng Đạo , Vietnamese god of exorcism and the god of warCao Lỗ , god of military innovationsĐộc Cước , the protector of coastal settlements. Legend has it that he split himself in two with his axe, each half guards coastal villages against sea ogres.Đồng Cổ , the armored protector of theLý dynasty .Liễu Hạnh , goddess of earth, heaven and war.Thánh Gióng , god of triumph over foreign invaders.Trần Hưng Đạo , is the national hero of the Vietnamese people, after his death he was honored as the god of exorcism and the god of war.The Hindu god of youth and Wisdom,Kartikeya Indra , god of heaven, kingship, thunder, rains, the gods, and the sensesAyyappan , warrior deityMangala , god of war andMars Nirrti , goddess of strifeParvati , and her forms ofDurga ,Kali andKorravai Marjing , god of war, polo, horse and sports.Panthoibi , goddess of war, love, courage and longevity.Kataragama deviyo කතරගම දෙවියෝ Kartikeya , god of war and god of victorySri Siddha Suniyam Deviyo ශ්රී සිද්ධ සූනියම් දෙවියෝ , god of cavalry, god of war, god of warriorRajasinha I of Sitawaka Maha Sona මහා සෝනා , god of war, god of cemetery, god of death, god of warriorReeri Yakseya රීරි යක්ෂයා , god of death, god of war, god of sacrificeKalu Kambili deviyo කළු කම්බිලි දෙවියෝ , god of revenge, god of war, god of warriorAnahit , goddess of healing, fertility, wisdom, and water; in early periods associated with warNane , goddess of war and wisdomBaal , god of fertility, storms, and warAnat , goddess of warAstarte , goddess of sex and war, western Semitic version of the MesopotamianIshtar andInanna Resheph , god of plague and warTanit , main Carthaginian goddess whose functions included war and the moonAštabi , a war god of Eblaite originḪešui , a war godNupatik , a god assumed to have warlike characterShaushka , goddess of love, war, and healingUgur , a war god of Mesopotamian originAdad , a weather god often portrayed as a warriorErra , a god of war associated with Nergal, later syncretised with himIlaba , warlike tutelary god of the kings of theAkkadian Empire Inanna ,Sumerian goddess of love, sex and warIshtar ,Akkadian (laterAssyrian andBabylonian ) counterpart of InannaNergal , god of war, the underworld, and pestilenceNinazu , a god of the underworld who could also be portrayed as a war deityNingishzida , a god of the underworld who like his father Ninazu could be portrayed as a warriorNinurta , warrior godPabilsag , warrior god and husband ofNinisina Pap-nigin-gara , a war god syncretised with NinurtaSebitti , group of minor war gods best attested in AssyriaShara , minor Sumerian god of warTishpak , a warrior god fromEshnunna Zababa , tutelary god of Kish and a war godKū , god of war and birdsPele , goddess of fire, lightning, dance, volcanoes, and violenceMaru , god of war and fresh waterTūmatauenga , god of war and human activitiesCentral American and the Caribbean [ edit ] [ edit ] Patterns of WarHuitzilopochtli , god of will, authority, war, conflict, light, victory, heroic deeds, and sun; patron of the polar south, often compels Tlaloc to bring about rainMixcoatl , god of battle, hunting, civilisation, and starsTlaloc , god of thunder, rain, fertility, child sacrifice, drought, and storms; sometimes associated with the southXipe-Totec patron of war, agriculture, vegetation, creation, fertility; patron of diseases, pubescent development, rebirth, hunting, trades, human sacrifice, chores, spring, and cardinal eastTezcatlipoca , god of night, darkness, lunar light, creation, providence, power, disorder-disarray, destruction, beauty, tricks, merriment, uninhibited sexuality, deception, virility, mystery, polar north, and winter; also a chthonic deityXiuhtecuhtli , god of fire, old age, daytime, kingship, the hearth, warmth, chronicles of time, and renewal Tohil , god associated with fire, the sun, rain, mountains, and warBuluc Chabtan , Mayan god of war, violence and gambling.Cadmaela , Mayan goddess of war.Ogoun , loa who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics, and war^ Kirsch, J. 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