Lists_of_deities_by_cultural_sphere

Lists of deities by cultural sphere

Lists of deities by cultural sphere

Lists of deities


This is an index to deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world, listed by region or culture.

Africa

Poster of a Mami Wata, "serpent priestess" painted ca. 1926 by German (Hamburg) artist Schleisinger, displayed in shrines as a popular image of Mami Wata in Africa and in the Diaspora.[1][2]

North Africa

Osiris, lord of the dead. His green skin symbolizes rebirth

Sub-Saharan Africa

Americas

Central America

North America

South America

Asia

Caucasus

Central Asia

East Asia

North Asia

South Asia

The image illustrates the Hindu belief that each part of the cow embodies a particular deity

Southeast Asia

West Asia

Europe

Oceania


References

  1. Jell-Bahlsen 1997, p. 105
  2. Chesi 1997, p. 255)

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