List of Gods
Here's a list to give theists some real choice in their worship. Make sure to pick the right god, because if you don't, the real one(s) will be very upset.
(source: http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_myth_gods_index.htm)
- A -
Agdistis or Angdistis
Ah Puch
Ahura Mazda
Alberich
Allah
Amaterasu
An
Anansi
Anat
Andvari
Anshar
Anu
Aphrodite
Apollo
Apsu
Ares
Artemis
Asclepius
Athena
Athirat
Athtart
Atlas
- B -
Baal
Ba Xian
Bacchus
Balder
Bast
Bellona
Bergelmir
Bes
Bixia Yuanjin
Bragi
Brahma
Brigit
- C -
Camaxtli
Captain Pineapple
Ceres
Ceridwen
Cernunnos
Chac
Chalchiuhtlicue
Charun
Chemosh
Cheng-huang
Cybele
- D -
Dagon
Damkina (Dumkina)
Davlin
Dawn
Demeter
Diana
Di Cang
Dionysus
- E -
Ea
El
Enki
Enlil
Eos
Epona
Ereskigal
- F -
Farbauti
Fenrir
Forseti
Freya
Freyr
Frigg
- G -
Gaia
Ganesha
Ganga
Garuda
Gauri
Geb
Geong Si
- H -
Hades
Hanuman
Hathor
Hecate (Hekate)
Helios
Heng-o (Chang-o)
Hephaestus
Hera
Hermes
Hestia
Hod
Hoderi
Hoori
Horus
Hotei
Huitzilopochtli
Hsi-Wang-Mu
Hygeia
- I -
Inanna
Inti
Iris
Ishtar
Isis
Ixtab
Izanaki
Izanami
- J -
Jake
Jesus
Juno
Jupiter
Juturna
- K -
Kagutsuchi
Kartikeya
Kevin R Brown
Khepri
Ki
Kingu
Kinich Ahau
Kishar
Krishna
Kukulcan
- L -
Lakshmi
Liza
Loki
Lugh
Luna
- M -
Magna Mater
Maia
Marduk
Mars
Medb
Mercury
Mimir
Minerva
Mithras
Morrigan
Mot
Mummu
Muses
- N -
Nammu
Nanna
Nanna (Norse)
Nanse
Neith
Nemesis
Nephthys
Neptune
Nergal
Ninazu
Ninhurzag
Nintu
Ninurta
Njord
Nut
- O -
Odin
Ohkuninushi
Ohyamatsumi
Orgelmir
Osiris
Ostara
- P -
Pan
Parvati
Phaethon
Phoebe
Phoebus Apollo
Pilumnus
Poseidon
- Q -
Quetzalcoatl
- R -
Rama
Re
Rhea
- S -
Sabazius
Sarasvati
Selene
Shiva
Seshat
Seti (Set)
Shamash
Shapsu
Shen Yi
Shiva
Shu
Si-Wang-Mu
Sin
Sirona
Sol
Surya
Susanoh
- T -
Tawaret
Tefnut
Tezcatlipoca
Thanatos
Thor
Tiamat
Tlaloc
Tonatiuh
Toyo-Uke-Bime
Tyche
Tyr
- U -
Utu
Uzume
- V -
Venus
Vesta
Vishnu
Volturnus
Vulcan
- W -
Will
- X -
Xipe
Xi Wang-mu
Xochipilli
Xochiquetzal
- Y -
Yam
Yarikh
Yhwh
Ymir
Yu-huang
Yum Kimil
- Z -
Zeus
[edit]
There were glaring omissions in the "J" and "W" sections.
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
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I pick Krisna. Go Bhagavad Gita!
seems to be missing the 4 best gods of all time... >.>... and Jake...
They don't make everyone wear that ponytail and play the tambourine, do they? To tell you the truth, I have no idea what that shit's about. That seems about on par with Scientology, as far as the kook factor goes. Am I missing a great enlightenment?
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What four best gods? I just put up the ones that have had large cults. It's not a meritocracy of invisible friends or anything like that.
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
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He means the four major Chaos Gods of Games Workshop's Warhammer universes (Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40.000)
They probably have a fairly big cult following among nerdy war gamers, but I'm not sure they warant a place on the list. Not anymore than "the Force" from Star Wars does anyway.
And to Doomy: "Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the throne of Khorne!"
Huzzah!
(Allthough I've always been most partial to Slaanesh myself, I don't know his warcry, or even if he has one)
Well I was born an original sinner
I was spawned from original sin
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
There'd be a mountain of money piled up to my chin
The Force from Star Wars and Q from Star Trek both qualify as gods. They're just as real as anything else on that list. Get 'em in there!
Enlightened Atheist, Gaming God.
What Would Kharn Do?
Ah!... there we are
I stand corrected... make that 3... and Jake
What Would Kharn Do?
Oh, I see.
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Will you look at that: Wikipedia has a section called "fictional gods". I think they mean "purposely fictional gods". Don't they?
Should I just put myself on that list?
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
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My Bhagavad Gita comment was a joke. I mean, I do like the Bhagavad Gita to understand Hinduism. Emerson really liked it for philosophical reasons. I'm not sure why, because I Krisna persuades Arjuna away from non-violence.
"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell." (CS Lewis)
"A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading." (CS Lewis)
Good work, Will.
Very complete compilation.
Yes very nice. Almost as good as the one being done on the Richard Dawkins forums.
I don't think that theirs is likely as Komplete as this one.
Ahem.
Yes, I do have a sense of humour. I put myself on the list, after all. I just thought you might know something about the Bhagavad Gita. I know nothing about it, and didn't want to base my judgements on tambourine-playing toga people.
Emerson was one of those "first-rate intelligence" people that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about, in that he could explore complicated positions without endangering his even keel. He's enjoyable to read for that reason, I'd say.
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
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Don't think that I'm keeping your little addition in bold, you sneaky bugger.
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
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What? There's no mention of me at all on that list! This is obviously the superior list.
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
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...Oh, my.
How did that get in there?
- Leon Trotsky, Last Will & Testament
February 27, 1940
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Im starting to think, this list is terribly incomplete o_O
What Would Kharn Do?
They're like weeds, these freaking gods! I still can't justify putting in the "fictional" ones, despite a feeling that they might as well go in. When gods are worshipped ironically (obviously, I'm not worshipped ironically, and I actually exist, which makes me more prominent than the other gods) it diminishes their stature.
That god of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll from a sci-fi fantasy game would be a good example. Not that I don't think his place in the pantheon is level to other gods, I just don't think he's worshipped in a literal sense by anything but fictional characters.
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
fabulae! nil satis firmi video quam ob rem accipere hunc mi expediat metum. - Terence
"Literal sense"? as in by the books and not in a half-ass, even joking manner? then i would have to agree to a point... as theoretically, no sane person could possibly worship any Chaos god >.>
If anything, i think some gods are indeed "jokingly" worshipped for the very reason that they dont exist! (Odd right? i know o_O )
Cthulhu, a recent example. How many times you heard some one say something about Cthulhu? A joke about Cthulhu for president, or destroying the world, i classify this as a form of Mock Worship. Guess the difference is between Real and Mock, is just how far the worshipper is willing to go... Will some one sacrifice themselves in the name of Raptor Jesus? No... but that wont stop them from resiting Raptor prayers (i've had an MMO guildmate pull that one out of nowhere >.< )
Just ask Niko, if Slaanesh really, truly, 100% did exist, I can say for a fact Niko wouldnt worship him, but he may joke of it, as i do Khorne.
heh, this is all probably a good topic for another discussion
What Would Kharn Do?
Actually "Allah" isn't a name, it's the Arabic word for God.
Well then you have no argument for the Force. There are in fact people out there who believe in it. Whether sad or not, I must give them that at least it's better than most if not all other religions.
Enlightened Atheist, Gaming God.
Well, ironically, I was the first person to put religion into Star Trek. Back when TNG was still in production, most of the people who were into the Klingon thing were running neo-paganism. So I set out to come up with a Klingon religion.
Since it was pretty much required to do something that would be obviously different from what happened on Earth, I decided that Klingons are not atheists but yet have no gods. They used to have gods but it is part of the defining character of Klingons that they got rid of them while still retaining the trappings of religion. In fact, I can tell from various episodes that someone from Paramount must have read the material that I used to put on the fan tables.
So even a refusal to list fictional gods still includes Klingon religion.
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I have to say, I've never really liked the Chaos gods from 40k. They are too over the top for me (intentionally over top as they may be). The C'tan are more my style. More subdued, but still out to kill everything everywhere. Since Doomy has used necrons as his avatar in the past, I suppose he understands what I am talking about.
"You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours."
British General Charles Napier while in India
I have to say, I've never really liked the Chaos gods from 40k. They are too over the top for me (intentionally over top as they may be). The C'tan are more my style. More subdued, but still out to kill everything everywhere. Since Doomy has used necrons as his avatar in the past, I suppose he understands what I am talking about.
"You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours."
British General Charles Napier while in India
doublepost
All gods who lay claim to an "aspect" are supposed to be over the top... ie. When was the last time you heard of a Fire God that wasnt on fire? ^_^
I find it comical that you compare the C'Tan to the Chaos gods, because guess who used to be chaos gods?
also, nice trippple pppost!
What Would Kharn Do?
That's it - I'm putting you on the list. I'm not taking this picky shit from anything less than a deity.
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
fabulae! nil satis firmi video quam ob rem accipere hunc mi expediat metum. - Terence
Did you want me to cry? Were you looking to see a grown man cry? Is that why you posted that? Huh?
That's some sad, sad shit. I was upset enough about mystical friends, but the force? Really? There are really people? C'mon.
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Really?
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
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Sith to bro... no joke... >.> websites, holy books, the whole shebang!
What Would Kharn Do?
Wait, what? You put ... how does one come up with a religion for a show that someone else writes? Did you write in and tell them they should have a religion? Or you were at a convention or something? I'm at a loss, here. Are (were) you a writer for the show?
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
fabulae! nil satis firmi video quam ob rem accipere hunc mi expediat metum. - Terence
You're becoming strangely human. What's up? Is your trigger finger no longer itchy? Do bunnies look more like fluffy creatures than light snacks?
What happened to you, man? Did you fall in love with another ... snarly robotic death's head thing?
Saint Will: no gyration without funkstification.
fabulae! nil satis firmi video quam ob rem accipere hunc mi expediat metum. - Terence
i fail to see just how that comment lowered me to your... "human" stature... o_O
(And if you know where to find another snarly robotic deaths head thats looking for hot male flesh, im all... blue penis!)
What Would Kharn Do?
Actually, it's only ONE of the names for god in islam.
There are 82 other listed in the Q'uran as long as you don't count arabic synonyms.
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Yes, really. Don't cry though. I know enough about the Force to be unconcerned. They'd have to actually have access to the Force for a problem to reveal itself(provided it doesn't go "christian" of course...). Fortunately the Force doesn't exist, so there's no problem.
Enlightened Atheist, Gaming God.
Maybe, just maybe you are... Just for the sake of rationality, read the Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita As It Is, by the Hare Krishnas. No you don't have to shave your head and wear a ponytail, you don't have to dance in the streets. Just give that book a rational once-over.
Will that change the fact that you and other theists have way more gods than you actually need?
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I can read anything; how does that make your imaginary friend anything other then IMAGINARY???
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