List of hunting deities
A hunting deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with the hunting of animals and the skills and equipment involved. They are a common feature of polytheistic religions.
Celtic mythology
- Cernunnos, a horned god associated with fertility and hunting
- Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs
- Arawn, king of Annwn in some Welsh legends and associated with hunting, dogs and stags
- Gwyn ap Nudd, another king of Annwn in Welsh Mythology, associated with the Wild Hunt
- Vosegus, Gaulish god of hunting and forests; gives his name to the Vosges region
Chinese mythology
- Fu Xi, the creator of fishery.
- Jiang Ziya, a god of fishery.
Egyptian mythology
Finnish mythology
Georgian mythology
Greek mythology
Hindu mythology
- Banka-Mundi, goddess of the hunt and fertility
- Rudra, Rigvedic god associated with wind or storm, and the hunt
- Bhadra, god of hunting, one of Shiva's ganas
Hittite mythology
- Rundas, god of the hunt and good fortune
Inuit mythology
- Arnakuagsak, goddess responsible for ensuring the hunters were able to catch enough food and that the people remained healthy and strong
- Arnapkapfaaluk, sea goddess who inspired fear in hunters
- Nerrivik, the sea mother and patron of fishermen and hunters
- Nujalik, goddess of hunting on land
- Pinga, goddess of the hunt, fertility, and medicine
- Sedna, goddess of the sea, marine animals, and sea hunting
- Tekkeitsertok, god of hunting and master of caribou
Mbuti mythology
- Khonvoum, supreme god of the Mbuti people in central Africa; the "great hunter"
Mesoamerican mythology
Norse mythology
- Skaði, a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains
- Ullr Norse god of hunting, mountains, archery, and skiing.
Roman mythology
- Diana, goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness; the counterpart of Artemis, goddess of the hunt and wild. Twin sister of Apollo. Daughter of Leto and Jupiter.
Siberian mythology
- Bugady Musun, Evenki mother goddess of animals
- Hinkon, Tungusic lord of the hunt
Slavic mythology
Thracian mythology
- Bendis, goddess of the hunt and the moon, whom the Greeks associated with Artemis
- Thracian horseman, a hunting god on horseback.
Yoruba mythology
- Ogoun, loa and orisha who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war
- Oshosi, orisha of the Yoruba people in west Africa; the "hunter of a single arrow", also deity of the forests.
Other
- Herne the Hunter, leader of the Wild Hunt.
- The Horned God, the Neopagan god of the sun, masculinity, nature, and hunting.
See also
- Lord of the animals
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