ORIGIN Canaanite [northern Israel, Lebanon and Syrian coastal regions]. Creator god.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 2000 BC, and probably earlier, until circa 200 BC or later.
SYNONYMS EL (Hebrew); LATIPAN; Tor-’Il.
CENTER(S) OF CULT Ugarit (Ras Sˇamra), but also generally throughout areas of Canaanite influence.
ORIGIN Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) [Mexico]. Sun god, patron god of the Aztec nation.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa AD 750, but probably much earlier, to circa AD 1500.
SYNONYMS Blue Tezcatlipoca.
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ORIGIN Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) [Mexico]. Mother goddess.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa AD 750 to AD 1500 and probably much earlier.
SYNONYMS Coatlicue-Chimalman (Valley of Mexico).
CENTER(S) OF CULT Tenochtitlan.
ORIGIN Egyptian. Primeval deity associated both with Osiris and Re.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP from circa 2700 BC, and probably earlier, until the end of Egyptian history (circa AD 400).
SYNONYMS Arsaphes (Plutarch).
CENTER(S) OF CULT Hnes (Ihnasya el-Medina) near Beni Suef.
ORIGIN Nordic (Icelandic). Of uncertain status but probably a guardian deity.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP Viking period (circa AD 700) and earlier, through to Christianization (circa AD 1100).
SYNONYMS Mardall; possibly Rig; “the white god.”
ORIGIN Possibly Swedish or Germanic but extending throughout the Nordic region with lowest popularity in Iceland. Fertility god.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP Viking period (circa AD 700) and earlier, until Christianization (circa AD 1100).
SYNONYMS none confirmed, but possibly including Frodi (Denmark); YNG or ING; Lytir (Sweden).
ORIGIN Nordic (Icelandic) or Germanic. Mother goddess.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP Viking period (circa AD 700) and earlier, until Christianization (circa AD 1100).
SYNONYMS Frija (Germanic).
ORIGIN Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) [Mexico]. Primordial goddess.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa AD 750 until AD 1500, but probably much earlier.
SYNONYMS none.
CENTER(S) OF CULT none specific.
ORIGIN Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) [Mexico]. Water goddess.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa AD 750 to AD 1500 but probably much earlier.
SYNONYMS none.
Vegetation goddess. Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian). Minor deity probably known to the Sumerians from circa 3500 BC or earlier. She is concerned with the abundance of grain in the fields, sent as its protectress by the gods ENLIL and ENKI. According to creation accounts, she and the cattle god LAHAR were first intended to serve the needs of the Annunaki, the celestial children of AN, but when the heavenly creatures were found unable to make use of their products, humankind was created to provide an outlet for their services.
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