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Mars, the Roman god of war

A war god in mythology associated with war, gainsay, or bloodshed. They occur ordinarily in both monotheistic and polytheistic religions.

Unlike near gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their mythologies equally commanding war in gild to spread religion. (The intimate connection between "holy war" and the "one true god" belief of monotheism has been noted by many scholars, including Jonathan Kirsch in his book God Against The Gods: The History of the State of war Betwixt Monotheism and Polytheism and Joseph Campbell in The Masks of God, Vol. 3: Occidental Mythology.)^[i] ^[2]

The following is a list of war deities:

Africa [edit]

Northward Africa [edit]

Berber [edit]

Gurzil, bull-headed warrior god.^[three]
Ifri, war goddess

Egyptian [edit]

Anhur, god of war, not a native god
Bast, true cat-headed goddess associated with war, protection of Lower Egypt and the pharaoh, the sun, perfumes, ointments, and embalming
Horus, god of the king, the sky, war, and protection
Maahes, king of beasts-headed god of state of war
Menhit, goddess of state of war, "she who massacres"
Montu, falcon-headed god of state 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 the desert and storms, associated with war
Sobek, god of the Nile, the army, war machine, fertility, and crocodiles
Sopdu, god of the scorching estrus of the summertime sunday, associated with war
Wepwawet, wolf-god of war and death who later became associated with Anubis and the afterlife

Sub-Sahara Africa [edit]

Nilo-Saharan [edit]

Nubian

Apedemak, Nubian king of beasts-headed warrior god.

Western African-Congo [edit]

Yoruba

Kokou
Ogoun
Oya

Eastern African-Congo [edit]

Igbo

Amadioha
Ekwensu

Ethiopian [edit]

Maher, god of war.

Republic of kenya [edit]

Kalenjin

Boryet, Kipsigis Death-wielding god of war. Boryet (also luket) is the act of war. Expiry (Me'et) is observed as a consequence of war. State of war is thus personified as such.

Europe [edit]

Balto-Slavic [edit]

Baltic [edit]

Kara Māte, Latvian goddess of state of war
Kauriraris, Lithuanian god of war and state of war steeds
Junda, Lithuanian goddess of state of war

Slavic [edit]

Jarovit, god of vegetation, fertility, and bound, also associated with state of war and harvest
Perun, god of thunder and lightning, associated with war
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

Celtic [edit]

Agrona, reconstructed Proto-Celtic proper noun for the river Aeron in Wales, and mayhap the name of an associated state of war goddess
Alaisiagae, a pair of goddesses worshiped in Roman U.k., with parallel Celtic and Germanic titles
Andarta, Brittonic goddess theorized to be associated with victory, overcoming enemies, war
Andraste, Gaulish warrior goddess
Anann, Irish gaelic goddess of state of war, death, predicting expiry in battle, cattle, prosperity, and fertility
Badb, Irish goddess of state of war who took the form of a crow; member of the Morrígan
Bandua, Gallaecian God of War
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; fellow 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; fellow member of the Morrígan
Rudianos, Gaulish god of war
Segomo, Gaulish god of state of war
Teutates, British and Gaulish god of war and the tribe

Lusitanian [edit]

Neto, god believed to exist associated with war, decease, and weaponry

Norse-Germanic [edit]

Continental Germanic [edit]

Baduhenna, a western Frisii goddess of warfare
Idis (Germanic)/itis/ides, the West Germanic cognates of North Germanic dís, they are connected with boxing magic and fettering enemy armies
Sandraudiga, goddess whose name may hateful "she who dyes the sand red", suggesting she is a state of war deity or at least has a warrior aspect
Týr, god of war, single combat, law, justice, and the thing, who afterwards lost much of his religious importance and mythical function to the god Wōden
Wōden, god associated with wisdom, poetry, war, victory, and expiry

Norse [edit]

Dís, a group of bottom goddesses who are sometimes connected with battle magic; valkyrie may be a kenning for them
Freyja, goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and decease
Odin, god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and decease
Týr, god associated with police force, justice, victory, and heroic celebrity
Ullr, god associated with archery, skiing, bows, hunting, single combat, and glory
Valkyries, choosers of the slain and connected to Odin, ruler of Valhalla; they may be the aforementioned as the dís above

Graeco-Roman [edit]

Greek / Hellenic [edit]

Alala, spirit of the state of war cry
Alke, spirit of courage and battle-strength
Amphillogiai, goddesses of disputes
Androktasiai, spirits of battlefield slaughter
Ares, the main Greek god of war, despised past all the city-states except Sparta
Athena, goddess of wisdom, war strategy, and weaving, more dearest by ancient Greeks than Ares and tutelary deity of Athens, Sparta's rival
Bia, spirit of forcefulness and compulsion
Deimos, personification of terror
Enyalius, god of war; in early periods apparently an epithet of Ares, they were differentiated subsequently
Enyo, goddess of war, sometimes appears to be identical to Eris
Eris, goddess of discord and strife
Hera, in the Illiad she has a martial grapheme and fights (and wins) against Artemis; withal, this warlike aspect of her appears nowhere else in the surviving corpus, suggesting it was dropped early on
Homados, spirit of the din of boxing
Hysminai, female person spirits of fighting and combat
Ioke, spirit of onslaught, boxing-tumult, and pursuit
Keres, female spirits of trigger-happy or barbarous death, including death in boxing, by accident, murder, or ravaging disease
Kratos, personification of force and ability
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 state of war-arts and crafts and of the springtime campaign season
Perses, the Titan of destruction
Phobos, spirit of panic, fearfulness, flight, and battlefield rout
Phonoi, spirits of murder, killing, and slaughter
Polemos, spirit of war
Proioxis, spirit of onrush and battleground pursuit
Abobus, even Enel could not fight him

Roman [edit]

Juno Sospita Statue holding a spear and shield.

Bellona, goddess of state of war
Honos, god of chivalry, award, and armed services justice
Juno, has a consistent martial character and the patron goddess of Rome, the mother of Mars and Bellona
Mars, god of war and agriculture, equivalent to Ares equally far as beingness state of war gods; aside from this they have very little in mutual
Minerva, goddess of wisdom, medicine, music, crafts, and state of war, while somewhat equivalent to the Greek Athena, the Romans did non emphasize her war aspect like the Greeks did
Nerio, warrior goddess and personification of valor
Victoria, personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike
Virtus, god of bravery and military strength

Etruscan

Laran, god of war.
Menrva, goddess of war, fine art, wisdom, and health

Balkan [edit]

Danubian Rider
Sabazios
Thracian Passenger

Uralic [edit]

Hungarian [edit]

Hadúr, god of war and the metalsmith of the gods

Asia [edit]

Turkic [edit]

Kyzaghan, Turkic deity of war

Mongolian [edit]

Dayisun Tngri

Eastern asia [edit]

Chinese [edit]

Guan Yu, Chinese god of loyalty, righteousness, and valor.

Chiyou, god of state of war
Di Qing, Star of War machine Fortune, God of Valor
Erlang Shen, a three-eyed warrior
Guan Yu, Han dynasty full general. God of loyalty, righteousness, and valor.
Jinzha, marshal of the center altar
Jiutian Xuannü, goddess of state of war, sex, and longevity ^[4]
Li Jing, Guardian of Celestial Palace
Muzha, align of the center chantry
Nezha
Wang Shan, Vocal dynasty general. Primordial Lord-Full general of Heaven. Guardian of Celestial Palace
Wen Qiong ^[5]
Yue Fei
Zhao Lang (Zhao Gongming), God of Military Fortune, Guardian of Angelic Palace, Protector of Households

Japanese [edit]

Futsunushi, god of swords, martial arts, and conquest; god of the Mononobe clan
Hachiman Daimyōjin, Shinto god of war (on land) and agriculture, divine protector of the Minamoto clan; generally worshiped by samurai
Sarutahiko, god of war and misogi; the deity who stands at the junction of Heaven and Earth; i of the main Kunitsukami; actively worshipped past Ueshiba Morihei
Takemikazuchi, god of war, conquest, martial arts, sumo, and lightning; general of the Amatsukami; god of Kashima and Ujigami of Nakatomi clan
Suwa Myōjin (Takeminakata-no-kami), god of valor and duty, protector of the Japanese religion
Bishamonten, Buddhist god of war

Korean [edit]

Yi Sun-sin, admiral of Joseon Dynasty. god of military, guardian of sea.
Choe Yeong, general of Goryeo period, god of shamans, protector of humanity.
Pagunseong, the star at the edge of the Big Dipper in Taoism, symbolizing swords.
Baekmashinjang, god of war who rides a white horse.
Dungapshinjang, god of war who has the power of shapeshifting.
Byeorakshinjang, god of war who uses thunder and lightning, sometimes punishes the evil.
Damuncheonwang, Buddhist god of state of war.

Southeast Asia [edit]

Filipino [edit]

Chacha': the Bontok god of warriors^[6]
Hipag: the Ifugao spirits of war that requite soldiers backbone on the field of war just are ferocious and cannibalistic^[seven]
Apolaqui: the Pangasinense war god^[8]
Aring Sinukûan: the Kapampangan solar deity governing state of war and decease. He taught early humans metallurgy, woodcutting, rice cultivation, and warfare^[ix]
Apolake: the Tagalog god of the lord's day and warriors^[10]
Sidapa: another Tagalog god of state of war, he specifically settles conflicts among mortals^[xi]
Doce Pares: From the Castilian "Twelve Pairs", they are a group of twelve young Tagalog men who went on a quest to retrieve the Gilded Dogie of Mount Banahaw, together with José Rizal equally a civilisation hero. They are said to return as giants, bearing the Aureate Calf, to aid flesh in state of war.^[12]
Balangaw: a Hiligaynon and Bisaya god of the rainbow and state of war^[13]
Inaginid: a Hiligaynon and Bisaya god of war.^[13]
Makanduk: a Hiligaynon and Bisaya god of state of war.^[13]
Lumalayag: the Tagbanwa spirits who challenge and fight the Salakap, spirits of plague and sickness.^[14]
Talagbusao: the bloodthirsty Bukidnon god of war.^[7]
Pamdiya: the Manobo gods who initiate and preside over war.^[vii]
Darago: the Bagobo god of warriors, whose consort is Mandarangan.^[xv]
Mandarangan: the Bagobo state of war deity married to Darago and resides at the meridian of Mount Apo. Human sacrifices made to him are rewarded with health, valour in state of war, and success in the pursuit of wealth.^[15]

Vietnamese [edit]

Cao Lỗ, god of military machine innovations
Độc Cước, the protector of littoral settlements. Legend has it that he separate himself in two with his axe, each one-half guards coastal villages against bounding main ogres.
Thần Đồng Cổ, the armored protector of the Lý dynasty
Thánh Gióng, god of triumph over strange invaders

South Asia [edit]

Hindu-Vedic-and-non-Vedic [edit]

Kartikeya, god of war by Surendra Nath Ganguly, 1913.

Kartikeya, god of war and victory
Mangala, god of war and Mars
Nirrti, goddess of strife
Parvati, her forms Durga and Kali are known for fighting demons
Shiva, several of his avatars are gods of destroying evil and avenging
Vishnu, god of protection. Several of his avatars are associated with fighting and vanquishing evil.
Indra, god of the weather, kingship, thunder, rains, electricity and the senses. He is also the king of Heaven.

Manipuri [edit]

Marjing, god of war, polo, horse and sports.
Panthoibi, goddess of war, honey, courage and longevity.

West Asia [edit]

Armenian [edit]

Anahit, goddess of healing, fertility, wisdom, and water; in early periods associated with war

Canaanite [edit]

Anat, goddess of war
Astarte, goddess of sex and war, western Semitic version of the Mesopotamian Ishtar and Inanna
Resheph, god of plague and war
Tanit, chief Carthaginian goddess whose functions included war and the moon

Hebrew [edit]

Yahweh, originally a warrior god

Hittite [edit]

Wurrukatte, god of war

Hurrian [edit]

Aštabi, a war god of Eblaite origin
Nupatik, a god assumed to have warlike graphic symbol
Shaushka, goddess of dearest, war, and healing
Ugur, a state of war god of Mesopotamian origin

Mesopotamian [edit]

Adad, a weather god often portrayed as a warrior
Erra, a god of war associated with Nergal, later syncretised with him
Inanna, Sumerian goddess of love, sex activity and war
Ishtar, Assyrian, Akkadian, and Babylonian counterpart of Inanna
Nergal, god of war, the underworld, and pestilence
Ninazu, a god of the underworld who could as well be portrayed as a war deity
Ningishzida, a god of the underworld who like his father Ninazu could be portrayed as a warrior
Ninurta, warrior god
Pabilsag, warrior god and husband of Ninisina
Pap-nigin-gara, a war god syncretised with Ninurta
Sebitti, group of minor Akkadian and Babylonian war gods
Shara, small-scale Sumerian god of war
Tishpak, a warrior god from Eshnunna
Zababa, tutelary god of Kish and a war god

Nuristani [edit]

Dandy Gish, god of war

Oceania [edit]

Polynesia [edit]

'Oro, god of state of war
Rongo, Mangaian god of state of war and taro

Hawaiian [edit]

Kū, god of state of war and birds
Pele, goddess of burn, lightning, trip the light fantastic, volcanoes, and violence

Māori [edit]

Maru, god of war and fresh water
Tūmatauenga, god of war and human being activities

Americas [edit]

North America [edit]

Great Plains [edit]

Morning time Star, O-pi-ri-kus by one spelling; the god of state of war in Pawnee mythology

Pacific Northwest [edit]

Qamaits, Nuxálk warrior goddess
Winalagalis, Kwakwaka'wakw god of war

Central American and the Caribbean area [edit]

Aztec [edit]

Patterns of State of war
Huitzilopochtli, god of will, patron of war, fire, and sun; lord of the south
- Mixcoatl, god of state of war and hunting
- Tlaloc, god of thunder, pelting, and earthquakes
- Xipe-Totec, god of force, patron of war, agronomics, vegetation, diseases, seasons, rebirth, hunting, trades, and spring; lord of the east
- Xiuhtecuhtli, god of fire

Mayan [edit]

Tohil, god associated with fire, the sun, rain, mountains, and war

Voodoo [edit]

Ogoun, loa who presides over burn down, iron, hunting, politics, and war

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