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List of hunting deities

A hunting deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with the hunting of animals and the skills and equipment involved. They are a common feature of polytheistic religions.

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African mythology

  • Khonvoum, supreme god of the Mbuti Pygmy people in central Africa; the "great hunter"
  • Oshosi, orisha of the Yoruba people in west Africa; the "hunter of a single arrow", also deity of the forests.

    • Anglo-Saxon mythology

  • Wōden, leader of the Wild Hunt

    • Aztec mythology

  • Mixcoatl, god of war and hunting.
  • Opochtli, god of fishing.

    • Celtic mythology

  • Cernunnos, a horned god associated with fertility and hunting
  • Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs
  • Flidais, goddess of hunting and wild animals

    • Chinese mythology

  • Fu Xi, the creator of fishery.
  • Jiang Ziya, a god of fishery.

    • Egyptian mythology

  • Neith, goddess of war and the hunt
  • Pakhet, a lioness huntress deity, whom the Greeks associated with Artemis

    • Wepwawet- god of hunting and war, along with funerary practices

    Finnish mythology

  • Mielikki, goddess of forests and the hunt
  • Nyyrikki, god of the hunt
  • Tapio, East Finnish forest spirit to whom men prayed before a hunt

    • Greek mythology

  • Actaeon, god of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, and male animals
  • Aristaeus, god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting
  • Artemis, goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness
  • Britomartis, Cretan goddess of nets
  • Lelantos, god of air and the hunter's skill of stalking prey

    • Hindu mythology

  • Banka-Mundi, goddess of the hunt and fertility
  • Rudra, Rigvedic god associated with wind or storm, and the hunt
  • Bhadra, god of hunting, one of Shiva's ganas

    • Hittite mythology

  • Rundas, god of the hunt and good fortune

    • Inuit mythology

  • Arnakuagsak, goddess responsible for ensuring the hunters were able to catch enough food and that the people remained healthy and strong
  • Arnapkapfaaluk, sea goddess who inspired fear in hunters
  • Nerrivik, the sea mother and patron of fishermen and hunters
  • Nujalik, goddess of hunting on land
  • Pinga, goddess of the hunt, fertility, and medicine
  • Sedna, goddess of the sea, marine animals, and sea hunting
  • Tekkeitsertok, god of hunting and master of caribou

    • Mesoamerican mythology

  • Ah Tabai, Maya god of the hunt
  • Mixcoatl, Aztec god of hunting
  • Sip, a hunting god often shown with deer ears and antlers
  • Yum Kaax, Maya god of the forest and the protector of game animals

    • Norse mythology

  • Odin, chief god and ruler of Asgard, associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt
  • Skaði, a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains
  • Ullr Norse god of hunting, archery, and skiing.

    • Roman mythology

  • Diana, goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness; the counterpart of Artemis, goddess of the hunt and wild. Twin sister of Apollo. Daughter of Leto and Jupiter.

    • Slavic mythology

  • Devana, goddess of the hunt; the Slavic equivalent of the Roman goddess Diana
  • Ipabog, Wendish god of the hunt
  • Podaga, Wendish god of the weather, fishing, hunting, and farming

    • Thracian mythology

  • Bendis, goddess of the hunt and the moon, whom the Greeks associated with Artemis

    • Yoruba and Afro-American mythology

  • Ogoun, loa and orisha who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war
  • Oxóssi, Yoruba hunting god.

    • References

    List of hunting deities Wikipedia
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