Gods and Goddesses

Egyptian

Amun, creator deity
Anubis, God of Embalming, Friend of the Dead, originally god of the dead
The Aten, the embodiment of the morning Sun's rays brief
Apep, Serpent of the Underworld, enemy of Ra
Atum, a creator deity, and the setting sun
Bast, Goddess of Cats
Bes, God-Demon of Protection, Childbirth and Entertainment
Geb, God of the Earth
Hapy, God of the Nile and Fertility
Hathor, Goddess of Love and Music
Heget, Goddess of Childbirth
Horus, the falcon-headed god
Imhotep, God of wisdom, medicine and magic
Isis, Goddess of Magic
Khepry, the scarab beetle, the embodiment of the dawn
Khnum, a creator deity
Maahes, god of war
Ma'at, Concept of Truth, Balance and Order
Menhit, Goddess of war
Mont, god of war
Naunet, the primal waters
Neith, goddess of war, then great mother goddess
Nephthys, mother of Anubis
Nut, goddess of heaven and the sky
Osiris, god of the underworld, fertility and agricultural
Ptah, a creator deity
Ra, the sun, possible father of Anubis
Sekhmnet, goddess of war and battles
Sobek, Crocodile God
Set, God of Storms, later became god of evil
Tefnut, goddess of order, justice, time, Heaven, Hell and weather
Thoth, god of the moon, drawing, writing, geometry, wisdom, medicine,
music, astronomy, and magic

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Sumerian

An- God of the Heavens, leading Sumerian deity from Fourth Millennium B.C. until the city of Erech began to lose its power (c. 2500 B.C.)

Enki - Lord of Water and Wisdom: Enki emits streams from his shoulders; he is the god who gave rulers their intelligence and who provided craftsmen with their skills.

Enlil- God of Air and Storms, son of An and Ki: Enlil is credited with separating the heavens from earth and, therefore, described as the father of the gods, king of the universe, king of all lands. For about a thousand years after 2500 B.C., Enlil is supreme ruler of Sumerian pantheon of gods and guardian of the city of Nippur

Ereshkigal- Goddess of Darkness, Gloom, and Death, sister of Inanna

Inanna- Goddess of Love and War: Inanna stands beside her insignia, gateposts hung with streamers, and is present whenever life is conceived through love or ended in battle.

Ki- Goddess of the Earth

Lilith- thought of as the first wife of the Biblical Adam. The Burney Relief, of Sumerian or Assyrian origin and dating from c.1950BCE, was, until very recently, commonly thought to depict her. Many believe there to be a connection between Lilith and Inanna, Sumerian Goddess of war and sexual pleasure.

Nammu- Goddess of the Primeval Sea, the mother who gave birth to heaven and earth.

Ninhursag- Mother Earth, the source of all life: from Ninhursag came the birth of the planets; she is usually seen wearing a leafy crown and holding a branch to indicate fertility

Utu- sun god who lights the world with rays issuing from his shoulders: Utu was also the god of justice and carved out justice with the many-toothed saw he carried with him.

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Greek

Aphrodite - goddess of beauty, one of the twelve Olympians
Apollo - god of poetry, music, the sun, an Olympian
Ares - god of war, an Olympian
Artemis - goddess of the hunt, an Olympian
Athena - goddess of wisdom, defensive war, Athens- an Olympian
Cronus - father of the first six Olympians, a Titan
Demeter - goddess of the harvest, nature, often considered an Olympian
Dionysus - god of wine, took Hestia's place as an Olympian
Eris - goddess of discord
Eos - goddess of the dawn
Gaia - primordial goddess of earth, mother of the Titans
Hades - god of the underworld, often considered an Olympian
Hebe - wife of Hercules
Hecate - goddess of witchcraft, crossroads
Helios - god who drives of the sun
Hephaestus - god of smiths, an Olympian
Hera - chief goddess, goddess of marriage, an Olympian
Hermes - messenger of the gods, an Olympian
Hestia - goddess of the hearth, gave up seat at Olympus to Dionysus
Pan - god of shepherds
Persephone - daughter of Demeter, queen of the dead
Poseidon - god of the sea, an Olympian
Rhea - mother of the first six Olympians, a Titan
Selene - goddess who drives the moon
Uranus - primordial god of the heavens, father of the Titans
Zeus - god of sky and air, chief Olympian