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Resheph (also Reshef and many other variants, see below; Eblaite 𒀭𒊏𒊓𒀊, Rašap, Ugaritic: 𐎗𐎌𐎔, ršp, Egyptian ršpw, Phoenician: 𐤓𐤔𐤐, ršp, Hebrew: רֶשֶׁף Rešep̄) was a god associated with war and plague, originally worshiped in Ebla in the third millennium BCE.
The earliest mention of a group of pestilence gods in Chinese mythology is from the Li wei xi ming zheng 禮緯稽命證, an apocryphal Confucian commentary dating from the Han dynasty. This describes three sons of the Emperor Zhuanxu , all three of whom died at birth and became spirits of disease.
Pages in category "Plague gods" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Apollo; Apulu; B.
Sidapa (Bisaya mythology): the goddess of death; co-ruler of the middleworld called Kamaritaan, together with Makaptan [18] Sidapa (Hiligaynon mythology): god who lives in the sacred Mount Madia-as; determines the day of a person's death by marking every newborn's lifespan on a very tall tree on Madya-as [24]
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, military, fertility, and crocodiles; Sopdu, god of the scorching heat of the summer sun, associated with war; Wepwawet, wolf-god of war and death who later became associated with Anubis and the afterlife
This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world.. List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere
The Bringer of Pestilence: A huge, flying scorpion with an ant-like head. [3] Basatan Master of the Crabs: Not described, possibly has fins and tentacles. B'gnu-Thun The Soul-Chilling Ice-God: Appears as a cyanotic humanoid, followed by an eerie blizzard. Bokrug The Great Water Lizard, The Doom of Sarnath: Appears as a gigantic water lizard ...
The two gods argue and Emesh lays claim to Enten's position. [333] They take the dispute before Enlil, who rules in favor of Enten. [334] The two gods rejoice and reconcile. [334] Erra: Kutha [347] Erra is a warlike god who is associated with pestilence and violence.