Deities Collection

Classical Greek gods allegorised
The classical Greek gods allegorised. Date: 18th century

Tablet of Shamash. beg. 9th c. BC. The sun-god Shamash (right) receiving the Babylonian king Nabu-apla-iddina (left), between two interceding deities

Guru Nanek / Govind Singh
GURU NANEK DEV (right) Founder of the Sikh religion, pictured here with GOVIND SINGH (1666 - 1708), the tenth and last of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism

YU-HOANG, THE JADE EMPEROR [he has many other names] supreme deity of the Chinese pantheon

Hindu God Indra
Indra, King of the hindu gods in an early collection of hymns, the Rig Veda. He had authority over the sky; he could rend clouds apart with thunderbolts to make rain

KOAN-KONG (or Koang-Yu) the God of War, with his son KOAN-PING, and his faithful bodyguard TCHEOU-TSANG

Horus-Seth (2)
In some of his many forms, the falcon-god Horus takes on the attributes of other deities : here he is as HORUS-SETH, adding Seths formidable powers to his own

Vishnu and Lakshmi, Hindu gods
Vishnu and his wife Lakshmi, Hindu gods, sitting on a couch

Mayan Deities
Mayan deities, represented on a vase from Chama

Tchou-I / Literature
TCHOU-I god of literature, with some of his helpers

Ancient Germanic deities, Svetovid and Triglav
Ancient Germanic deities. Svetovid, Slavic war god with four heads worshipped by the Rugians, and Triglav, three-headed Slavic god, worshipped by the Vandals. Suantovito, Trigla

Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen, monumental Roman column erected in Lutetia (Paris) in honour of Jupiter by the guild of boatmen in the 1st century AD

View of the encampment of German and Roman armies
View of the battle formation, encampment and entrenchment of German and Roman armies in ancient Germany. Roman legions with eagles, cavalry and barracks

Painted wooden stela of Neswy. Egypt
Painted wooden stela of Neswy with his Ba at the top. The scenes shown arranged in horizontal bands, from top to bottom, the winged solar disk flanked by the goddesses Nekhbet

Egyptian wooden sarcophagus
Inner wooden coffin of Henutmehyt, covered in gold leaf. Decorated with representations of different deities as a winged goddess Nut, the boat of the Sun god and other protective deities

Relief depicting the god of wisdom, Toth and the god of the d
Relief depicting the god of wisdom, Toth (ibis-headed man) and the god of the dead, Anubis (jackal-headed man). Luxor Temple. Egypt

RELIGION/INDIA/KALI
KALI, the fearsome Hindu goddess of death, watches while a sacrifical victim is put painfully to death

BOOK OF THE DEAD/PLATE 9
1. Eleven deities and the seven gods identified with the seven stars of the constellation of the Great Bear. 2. Souls of Ra and Osiris between two Tats

Ancient stone structure near Albersdorf, Germany
Ancient stone megalith structure near Albersdorf, Germany. Ara antica di Albersdorf. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Ancient Germanic deities. Statue of the sun god Sunna 1, moon god Mani 2, witches, magas mulieres or Haliurunna 3, goddess of fertility Ziwa or Siva 4. Divinita di Germani

Triple deities of the ancient Germans, Mairae or Mairabus
The triple deities or mother goddesses of the ancient Germans, Mairae or Mairabus. Inscribed: In honorem Domits divinae diis Mairabus Dee madri o matrone

Golden Horn of Gallehus, drinking horn or Tunderense
Golden Horn of Gallehus, Denmark, drinking horn or Tunderense. Decorated with armed figures, snakes, centaurs, dogs, and other ancient Norse, German or Roman mythology

Japanese supreme deities, including four-armed god on a pillar on a turtle, serpent god, gods with dog and deer heads, etc

Japanese Buddhist Deities Tiedebaik and Amida
Japanese idols Tiedebaik and Amida. Amida is a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss. Date: 1737

LU-SHEH-NA who represents the ideal essence of the Buddha Date: 1914

THE THREE AGENTS OF THE TAOIST PANTHEON Deities of the SKY, EARTH and WATER

Druids build a wicker man for sacrifice
The Wicker Man In which people were burnt as sacrifices to their deities

Spirit of Thunder
LEI-KONG the spirit of Thunder Date: 1915

THE PIG BONZE
TCHOU PA-KIAI a bonze who is the victim of a mistake during reincarnation, forced to live this life half- pig, half-man Date: 1914

FIRE GOD
TCHE-TSING-TSE the God of Fire Date: 1915

GODDESS OF WATER
CHOEI-MOU-NIANG-NIANG goddess of water Date: 1915

YU-CHE, LORD OF RAIN
YU-CHE the Lord of the Rain Date: 1915

FONG-PE, GOD OF WINDS
FONG-PE the God of the Winds Date: 1915

A Balinese fisherman pauses to look at the sunset
A Balinese fisherman pauses from casting his nets in the shallow sea to gaze at the setting sun above the waves. Near Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia Date: 1989

Sri Lanka - Shiva the Destroyer and Reproducer and Peacock
Sri Lanka - Hindu God Shiva as the Destroyer and Reproducer. The Peacock beside him is that ridden by Saraswati, goddess of music and speech. Date: circa 1920s

Mumbai, India - Festival of Ratha Yatra - A Chariot
Mumbai, India - Ratha Yatra or Ratha Jatra or Chariot Festival - a festival that involves moving deities Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana on a chariot (called a ratha or rotho)

Neptune and Triton by Bernini (1598-1680). 1622-23. Baroque
Neptune and Triton by italian artisht Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). 1622-23. Baroque style. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Egypt. Edfu. Temple of Horus. Horus in battle with god Seth
Egypt. Edfu. Temple of Horus. 3rd century B.C. Relief depicting the god Horus standing on a boat and avenging his fathers murder in a battle with his Uncle, the god Seth

Izanagi and Izanami giving birth to Japan. circa 1870

Vishnu / Brahma / Shiva
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

Worship of Baal
Some communities encountered by the Israelites in their wanderings worshipped Baal and other deities in high places; their lively ceremonies lured some from the approved ways

Binzeru, The Japanese God of Healing

IDISE
The Idise are protective deities who capture men with their deceitful tricks

Liu Tong-Pin
LIU TONG-PIN, one of the EIGHT IMMORTALS of the Chinese pantheon, depicted riding on a kraken (which looks very like a giant crayfish !)

Temple of Hathor in Deir el-Medina near Luxor, Egypt
Inside the temple of Hathor, Ancient Egyptian goddess of motherhood, in Deir el-Medina near Luxor (Thebes), Egypt. Deir el-Medina was a village inhabited by artisans who worked on the tombs in

Apollo. Olympic deity. Sculpture. Imperial Era. Ny Carlsberg
Apollo. Olympic deity in ancient Greek and roman religion. Sculpture. Imperial Era. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Stele depicting a priest making an offering to the god Ra. E
Egyptian Art. Stele depicting a priest making an offering to the god Ra (seated, with falcons head and sun disk.) Behind him, the goddess Isis. 22nd Dynasty. Third Intermediate Period. Luxor Museum

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