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A war deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with war, combat, or bloodshed. They occur commonly in both
monotheistic and polytheistic religions.
Unlike most gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their
mythologies as commanding war in order to spread their religion.
The following is a partial list of war deities.
African mythology
Apedemak, Nubian lion-headed warrior god
Kokou, powerful Yoruba warrior god
Maher, Ethiopian god of war
Ogoun, Yoruba deity who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics, and war
Oya, Yoruba warrior-goddess of the Niger River
Armenian mythology
Anahit, goddess of fertility, birth, beauty, and water; in early periods associated with war
Aztec mythology
Patterns of War
Mixcoatl, god of war and hunting.
Xipe-Totec, god of force, patron of war, agriculture, vegetation, diseases, seasons, rebirth, hunting, trades, and Spring, the lord of
the East.
Tlaloc, god of thunder, rain, and earthquakes.
Xiuhtecuhtli, god of fire.
Huitzilopochtli, god of will, patron of war, fire, and sun, the lord of the South.
Baltic mythology
Kara Māte, Latvian goddess of war
Kauriraris, Lithuanian god of war and war steeds
Kovas, Lithuanian god of war
Berber mythology
Gurzil, war god
Ifri, war goddess
Celtic mythology
Agrona, reconstructed Proto-Celtic name for the river Aeron in Wales, and possibly the name of an associated war goddess
Andarta, Brittonic goddess theorised to be associated with victory, overcoming enemies, war
Alaisiagae, a pair of goddesses worshiped in Roman Britain, with parallel Celtic and Germanic titles
Andraste, Gaulish warrior goddess
Anann, Irish goddess of war, death, predicting death in battle, cattle, prosperity, and fertility
Bandua, Gallaecian God of War
Badb, Irish goddess of war who took the form of a crow; member of the Morrígan
Belatucadros, 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
Teutates, British and Gaulish god of war and the tribe
Chinese mythology
Jiutian Xuannü, goddess of war, sex, and longevity
Chiyou, God of War
Yang Jian, Three Eyed Warrior
Jinzha, Marshal of the Center Altar
Muzha, Marshal of the Center Altar
Li Jing, Heavenly King and Holder of the Pagoda.
Wen Qiong
Nezha
Guan Yu, a historical general from the Han Dynasty who came to be worshiped as god of loyalty, righteousness, and valor
Yue Fei
Continental Germanic mythology
Baduhenna, a western-Frisii goddess of warfare
Wōden, god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, as well as magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt
Týr, god of war, law, the thing and tribal bonds, who later lost much of his religious importance and mythical roles to the god
Wōden
Egyptian mythology
Anhur, god of war
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Bast, cat-headed goddess associated with war, protection of Lower Egypt and the pharaoh, the sun, perfumes, ointments, and
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Horus, god of the king, the sky, war, and protection
Maahes, lion-headed god of war
Menhit, goddess of war, "she who massacres"
Montu, falcon-headed god of war, valor, and the Sun
Neith, goddess of war, hunting, and wisdom
Pakhet, goddess of 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
Set, god of chaos, associated with war
Sobek, god of the Nile, the army, military, fertility and of crocodiles
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
Etruscan mythology
Laran, god of war.
Menrva, goddess of war, art, wisdom, and health
Greek mythology
Alala, spirit of the war cry
Alke, spirit of courage and battle-strength
Amphillogiai, goddesses of disputes
Androktasiai, spirits of battlefield slaughter
Ares, god of war, bloodlust, weapons of war, the defence and sacking of cities, rebellion, civil order, banditry, manliness, and
courage; the son of Zeus and Hera
Athena, goddess of wisdom, war strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts, and reason
Bia, spirit of force and compulsion
Deimos, personification of terror
Enyalius, god of battle
Enyo, goddess of war
Eris, goddess of discord, chaos and strife
Homados, spirit of the din of battle
Hysminai, female spirits of fighting and combat
Ioke, spirit of onslaught, battle-tumult, and pursuit
Keres, female spirits of violent or cruel death, including death in battle, by accident, murder, or ravaging disease
Kratos, the personification of strength and power
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 and of the springtime campaign season
Perses, the Titan of destruction
Phobos, spirit of panic, fear, flight, and battlefield route
Phonoi, spirits of murder, killing, and slaughter
Polemos, spirit of war
Proioxis, spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuit
Hawaiian mythology
Kū, God of war, bird, fire
Pele, goddess of fire, lightning, dance, volcanoes, and violence
Hindu mythology
Chamunda, Goddess of war and disease
Durga, The fiercer, demon-fighting form of Shiva's wife, the goddess Parvati
Hanuman, God associated with war, wisdom, 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
Parasurama, Axe God "Rama with an axe", God of war and battle,
Shiva, God of avenging and destroying
Yama, God of Death
Narasimha, God of Justice
Ganesha, Heroically taking action against demons
Kalki, Destroyer of foulness, darkness and ignorance
Virabhadra, The God of Warriors
Nirrti, Goddess of Strife
Rama, God associated with War, Justice, Kingship
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Krishna, God of strategies of War
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Hittite mythology
Shaushka, goddess of fertility, war, and healing
Wurrukatte, god of war
Hungarian mythology
Hadúr, god of war and the metalsmith of the gods
Japanese mythology
Hachiman Daimyōjin, Shinto god of war and agriculture, divine protector of the Minamoto clan and Imperial Dynasty ownership
of Japan
Takemikazuchi-no-kami, god of war, conquest, martial arts, Sumo, and lightning; general of the Amatsukami; god of Kashima and
Ujigami of Nakatomi clan
Futsunushi, god of swords, martial arts, and conquest; god of the Mononobe clan
Sarutahiko Ōkami, deity of war and misogi; the Great God who stands at the junction of Heaven and Earth; one of the main
Kunitsukami; actively worshipped by Ueshiba Morihei
Suwa Myōjin, god of valor and duty, protector of Japanese religion
Bishamonten, armor-clad god of war
Lusitanian mythology
Neto, god believed to be associated with war, death, and weaponry
Māori mythology
Tūmatauenga, god of war
Maya mythology
Tohil, god associated with fire, the sun, rain, mountains and war
Mesopotamian mythology
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
Mongolian mythology
Dayisun Tngri
Native American mythology
Qamaits, Nuxálk warrior goddess
Winalagalis, Kwakwaka'wakw god of war
Morning Star, O-pi-ri-kus by one spelling. The god of war in Pawnee mythology
Norse mythology
Freyja, goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death
Odin, god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death
Thor, god associated with thunder, strength, defense, oaks, goats, lightning, storms, weather, crops, trading voyages, courage, trust,
revenge, protection, warfare, and battles
Týr, god associated with honor, law, justice in battle, victory, and heroic glory
Ullr, god associated with archery, male beauty, skiing, winter sports, single combat, and war
Nuristani mythology
Great Gish, god of war
Paleo-Balkan mythology
Thracian Rider
Sabazios
Danubian Rider
Polynesian mythology
'Oro, god of war
Roman mythology
Bellona, goddess of war
Honos, god of chivalry, honor, and military justice
Mars, god of war and agriculture, 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
Victoria, personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike
Virtus, god of bravery and military strength
Semitic mythology
Agasaya, "the Shrieker", goddess of war
Anat, goddess of war
Astarte, goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, associated with the Mesopotamian Ishtar or Inanna
Resheph, god of plague and war
Tanit, Phoenician lunar goddess associated with war
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Slavic mythology
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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
Turkic mythology
Kyzaghan, Turkic deity of war
Vietnamese mythology
Thánh Gióng, god of triumph over foreign invaders
Thần Đồng Cổ, the armored protector of Lý dynasty.
Độc Cước, the protector of coastal settlements. Legend has it that he split himself in two with his axe, each half guards coastal
villages against sea ogres.
Cao Lỗ, god of military inno

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