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Epona, the Celtic goddess of horses and riding, lacked a direct Roman equivalent, and is therefore one of the most persistent distinctly Celtic deities.This image comes from Germany, about 200 AD Replica of the incomplete Pillar of the Boatmen, from Paris, with four deities, including the only depiction of Cernunnos to name him (left, 2nd from top)
Cuslanus - a god in Cisalpine Gaul associated with Jupiter [3] Deus Latis - a Brittonic god; Deus Ducavavius - a god known from a lone inscription in Cisalpine Gaul [15] Deus Orevaius - a god known from a lone inscription at Cemenelum [15] Dorminus - god of the hot springs at Aquae Statiellae [15] Intarabus - a Gallic god of the Treveri; Esus ...
Dazhbog, the regenerating god of the solar fire who rides in the sky; Kresnik, golden fire god who became a hero of Slovenia; Ognyena Maria, fire goddess who assists Perun; Peklenc, god of fire who rules the underworld and its wealth and who judges and punishes the wicked through earthquakes; Svarog, the bright god of fire, smithing, and the ...
Gods may rule the sky as a pair (for example, ancient Semitic supreme god El and the fertility goddess Asherah whom he was most likely paired with). [3] The following is a list of sky deities in various polytheistic traditions arranged mostly by language family, which is typically a better indicator of relatedness than geography.
Perkūnas pursues an opponent in the sky on a chariot, made from stone and fire (Lithuanian ugnies ratai). Sometimes the chariot is made from red iron. Sometimes the chariot is made from red iron. It is harnessed by a pair (less often four or three) of red and white (or black and white) horses (sometimes goats).
Ēostre, West Germanic spring goddess; she is the namesake of the festival of Easter in some languages. Brigid, celtic Goddess of Fire, the Home, poetry and the end of winter. Her festival, Imbolc, is on 1st or 2nd of February which marks "the return of the light". Persephone, Greek Goddess of Spring. Her festival or the day she returns to her ...
The Celtic god Sucellus. Though the Celtic world at its height covered much of western and central Europe, it was not politically unified, nor was there any substantial central source of cultural influence or homogeneity; as a result, there was a great deal of variation in local practices of Celtic religion (although certain motifs, for example, the god Lugh, appear to have diffused throughout ...
Ukonkivi (Ukko's rock) in Lake Inari in Lapland. Ukonkivi was a holy site to the local Sami and archeological finds, apparently offerings, have been found there.. Ukko (Finnish:), [2] Äijä or Äijö (Finnish for 'male grandparent', 'grandfather', 'old man'), [3] [4] parallel to Uku in Estonian mythology, [5] is the god of the sky, weather, harvest, and thunder [6] across Finnic paganism.