List of deities by classification
This is an index to deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world, listed by type of deity.
Motif-index
A basic classification of types of gods is given by Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature (1955–1958):
- A0 Creator (not necessarily a god)
- A100—A199. The gods in general
- A101. Supreme god
- A104. The making of gods
- A107. Gods of darkness and light (darkness thought of as evil, light as good)
- A109.1. Triple deity
- A116. Triplet gods
- A111.1. Mother of the gods
- A111.2. Father of the gods
- A117.5. Gods are spirits of deified dead
- A131. Gods with animal features
- A132.3. Equine god (goddess)
- A132.5. Bear-god (goddess)
- A132.9. Bull-god
- A161.2. King of the gods
- A177.1. God as dupe or trickster
- A192. Death or departure of the gods
- A193. Resurrection of gods
- A200—A299. Gods of the upper world
- A210. Sky-god
- A220. Sun-god
- A240. Moon-god
- A250. Star-god
- A260. Light
- A270. Dawn
- A280. Weather-god
- A281. Storm-god
- A282. Wind-god
- A284. God of thunder
- A287. Rain-god
- A300—A399. Gods of the underworld
- A310. God of the world of the dead
- A311. Conductor of the dead
- A400—A499. Gods of the earth (human sphere)
- A400. Earth
- A401. Mother Earth
- A405. Nature
- A410. Local gods
- A411. Household gods
- A415. God of clans or nations
- A420. Water
- A421. Sea
- A425. River
- A417. Springs
- A430. Vegetation
- A431. Fertility
- A435. Trees and forests
- A440. Animals
- A450. trades and professions
- A460. Gods of abstractions (also Z110. Abstractions personified)
- A461. Wisdom
- A463. Fate
- A463.1. The Fates (goddesses who preside over the fates of men)
- A464. Justice
- A465. God of the arts
- A472. Sleep
- A473. Wealth
- A475. Love
- A484. Oath
- A485. War
- A486. The Furies (goddesses of vengeance)
- A487. Death
- A490. Miscellaneous gods of the earth
- A491. God of travelers
- A493. God of fire
- A500—A599. Demigods and culture heroes
See also
References
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