List of war deities
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A war deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with war, combat or bloodshed. They occur commonly in polytheistic religions.
The following is a list of war deities.
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- Anahit, goddess of fertility, birth, beauty and water; in early periods associated with war
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- Huitzilopochtli, god of war and the sun
- Itzpapalotl, skeletal warrior goddess
- Mextli, god of the moon, born fully armed as a warrior
- Mixcoatl, god of fire, war and the hunt
- Teoyaomicqui, god of lost dead souls, particularly those who have died in battle
- Tezcatlipoca, god associated with the night sky, the night winds, hurricanes, the north, the earth, obsidian, enmity, discord, rulership, divination, temptation, jaguars, sorcery, beauty, war and strife
- Toci, goddess of the earth, sometimes associated with war
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- Agrona, reconstructed Proto-Celtic name for the river Aeron in Wales, and possibly the name of an associated war goddess
- Alaisiagae, a pair of goddesses worshiped in Roman Britain, with parallel Celtic and Germanic titles
- Andarta, Gaulish warrior goddess
- Anann, Irish goddess of war, death, predicting death in battle, cattle, prosperity and fertility
- Badb, Irish goddess of war who took the form of a crow; member of the Morrígan
- Belatu-Cadros, war god worshipped by soldiers and equated with the Roman war god Mars
- Camulus, god of war of the Belgic Remi and British Trinovantes
- Catubodua, Gaulish goddess assumed to be associated with victory
- Cicolluis, Gaulish and Irish god associated with war
- Cocidius, Romano-British god associated with war, hunting and forests
- Macha, Irish goddess associated with war, horses and sovereignty; member of the Morrígan
- The Morrígan, Irish triple goddess associated with sovereignty, prophecy, war, and death on the battlefield
- Neit, Irish god of war, husband of Nemain of Badb
- Nemain, Irish goddess of the frenzied havoc of war; member of the Morrígan
- Rudianos, Gaulish god of war
- Segomo, Gaulish god of war
- Smertrios, Gaulish god of war
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- Wōden, god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt
- Andraste, Teutonic goddess theorised to be associated with victory
- Anhur, god of war
- Ankt, goddess of war, possibly originating from Asia Minor
- Bast, goddess associated with war, protection of Lower Egypt and the pharaoh, the sun, perfumes, ointments and embalming
- Horus, god of the king, the sky, war and protection
- Maahes, lion-headed god of war
- Menhit, goddess of war, "she who massacres"
- Monthu, falcon-headed god of war, valor and the sun
- Neith, goddess of creation, hunting and the dead; associated with war
- Satis, deification of the floods of the Nile River and an early war, hunting, and fertility goddess
- Sekhmet, goddess of warfare, pestilence and the desert
- Sopdu, god of the scorching heat of the summer sun, associated with war
- Wepwawet, wolf-god of war and death who later became associated with Anubis and the afterlife
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- Samulayo, god of war and those dead souls who died in battle
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- Alala, spirit of the war cry
- Androktasiai, spirits of battlefield slaughter
- Ares, god of war, bloodlust, weapons of war, the defence and sacking of cities, rebellion and civil order, banditry, manliness and courage
- Athena, goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason
- Bia, spirit of force, power, bodily strength and compulsion
- Enyalius, an epithet for Ares, sometimes identified as a separate, minor god of war
- Enyo, goddess of destructive war
- Eris, goddess of strife and discord, who initiated the Trojan War
- Homados, spirit of the din of battle
- Hysminai, female spirits of fighting and combat
- Keres, female spirits of violent or cruel death, including death in battle, by accident, murder or ravaging disease
- Kydoimos, spirit of the din of battle
- Makhai, male spirits of fighting and combat
- Nike, spirit of victory
- Palioxis, spirit of backrush, flight and retreat from battle
- Pallas, Titan god of warcraft, killed by Athena
- Phobos, spirit of panic fear, flight and battlefield rout
- Polemos, spirit of war
- Proioxis, spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuit
- Chamunda, goddess of war and disease
- Durga, the fiercer, demon-fighting form of Shiva's wife, the goddess Parvati
- Hanuman, god associated with war and courage
- Indra, god of war, storms and rainfall
- Kali, goddess associated with time, change and war
- Kartikeya, god of war and battle
- Kathyayini, goddess of vengeance and victory
- Mangala, god of war
- Matrikas, goddesses of war, children and emancipation
- Murugan, god of war and victory
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- Shaushka, goddess of fertility, war and healing
- Wurrukatte, god of war
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- Hadúr, god of war and the metalsmith of the gods
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- Bishamonten, armour-clad god of war
- Futsunushi, god of swords and lightning
- Hachiman, Shinto god of war, and divine protector of Japan and the Japanese people
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- Cariocecus, god of war
- Neto, god believed to be associated with war
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- Tūmatauenga, god of war
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- Tohil, god associated with fire, the sun, rain, mountains and war
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- Belus, Babylonian god of war
- Inanna, Sumerian goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare
- Ishtar, Assyrian and Babylonian counterpart to Inanna
- Nergal, Babylonian god of war, fire, the underworld, and pestilence
- Pap-nigin-gara, Akkadian and Babylonian god of war
- Sebitti, group of minor Akkadian and Babylonian war gods
- Shala, Akkadian and Babylonian goddess of war and grain
- Shara, minor Sumerian god of war
- Shulmanu, god of the underworld, fertility, and war
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- Qamaits, Nuxálk warrior goddess
- Winalagalis, Kwakwaka'wakw god of war
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- Freyja, goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death
- Odin, god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt
- Thor, god associated with thunder, strength, Lightning, defense, oaks, goats, lightning, storms, weather, crops, trading voyages, courage, trust, revenge, protection, warfare and battles
- Týr, god associated with single combat,law, victory and heroic glory
- Valkyries, goddesses who decide who will die in battle and bring the dead to Valhalla, the afterlife hall of the slain
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- Great Gish, god of war
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- 'Oro, god of war
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- Bellona, goddess of war
- Honos, god of chivalry, honor and military justice
- Lua, goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons
- Mars, god of war and bloodshed, equivalent to the Greek god Ares
- Minerva, goddess of wisdom and war, equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena
- Nerio, warrior goddess and personification of valor
- Vica Pota, goddess of victory
- Victoria, personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike
- Virtus, god of bravery and military strength
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- Jarovit, god of vegetation, fertility and spring, also associated with war and harvest
- Perun, god of thunder and lightning, associated with war
- Radegast, West Slavic god of hospitality, fertility and crops, associated with war and the sun; may or may not have been worshipped by ancient Slavs
- Svetovid, god of war, fertility and abundance
- Zorya Utrennyaya, goddess of the morning star, sometimes depicted as a warrior goddess who protected men in battle
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- Bugid Y Aiba, loa associated with war
- Ogoun, loa who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war
- Pie, soldier-loa who lives at the bottoms of lakes and rivers and causes floods
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