Northern and Eastern Europe. c. 2000 BCE to 1600 CE
Norse, Germanic, Celtic, Slavic, Baltic, Finnic, Hungarian and Albanian traditions, most written down by Christian authors long after the gods were last worshipped.
Yggdrasilig-drah-silThe World-Tree — frame of the cosmosOdinoh-dinAllfather — God of War, Wisdom, and DeathThorthorGod of Thunder — Defender of AsgardFreyrfrayrLord of the Vanir — God of Plenty and PeaceFreyjafray-yahLady of the Vanir — Goddess of Love, Magic, and the SlainFriggfriggQueen of the Aesir — Wife of OdinBaldrbaldrThe Beautiful — His Death the Beginning of RagnarökLokilo-kiThe Trickster — Companion and Betrayer of the GodsTýrtýrGod of Single Combat and Sworn OathsHeimdallrheim-dallrWatchman of the Gods — Guardian of BifrostHelhelQueen of the Underworld — Daughter of LokiNjordnjordGod of the Sea and WealthSkadiska-diGiantess of Mountains and Skis — Reluctant BrideIdunni-dunnKeeper of the Apples of YouthBragibra-giGod of Poetry — Husband of IdunnVidarvi-darThe Silent God — Avenger of Odin at RagnarökValiva-liAvenger of BaldrHodrhodrThe Blind God — Unwitting Killer of BaldrForsetifor-se-tiGod of Justice — Son of BaldrUllrullrGod of Skiing, Hunting, and the BowSifsifGoddess with Golden Hair — Wife of ThorAegirae-girLord of the Sea — Brewer of Ale for the GodsRanranGoddess of the Sea — Catcher of the DrownedFenrirfen-rirThe Wolf — Devourer of Odin at RagnarökJörmungandrjör-mun-gandrThe World-SerpentSleipnirsleip-nirEight-Legged Steed of OdinValkyriesval-ky-riesChoosers of the SlainNornsnornsThe Three Fates of the Norse CosmosYmiry-mirThe Primordial Giant — from whose body the world was madeAudhumlaaud-hum-laThe Primal Cow — who licked the first god from the iceBorr and Bestlaborr and best-laThe Parents of Odin — son of the first man, daughter of the giantsVili and Vévi-li and véOdin's Brothers — co-creators of the human raceTuisto and Mannustuis-to and man-nusThe Germanic Earth-Born and his Son — primordial ancestors of the German peoplesNerthusner-thusThe Germanic Earth-Mother — whose chariot crossed the fields in springMimirmi-mirThe Wisest of Beings — whose head spoke from the well of wisdomKvasirkva-sirThe Wisest of Men — whose blood made the Mead of PoetryGefjongef-jonThe Goddess Who Plowed Zealand from Sweden — patroness of virginsGullveiggull-veigThe Witch Thrice Burnt — whose murder began the war of the godsWaylandway-landThe Smith — Völundr in the Old Norse, Welund in the Old EnglishSigurdsi-gurdThe Dragonslayer — Sigurd Fáfnisbani, Siegfried of the NibelungenliedBrynhildrbryn-hildrThe Valkyrie — pledged to Sigurd, betrayed, who summoned his murderFafnirfaf-nirThe Dragon — son of Hreidmar, slain by SigurdGrendel and Grendel'sgren-del and gren-del'sThe Monsters of Heorot — slain by Beowulf
Danuda-nuMother of the Tuatha Dé — Irish Ancestral GoddessDagdadag-daThe Good God — Father of the Tuatha DéLughlughThe Many-Skilled — Hero-God of Light and CraftsMorríganmor-rí-ganThe Phantom Queen — Goddess of Battle and SovereigntyBrigidbri-gidGoddess of Smithcraft, Healing, and Poetry — Triple GoddessNuada Airgetlámnua-da air-get-lámNuada of the Silver Hand — King of the Tuatha DéManannán Mac Lirma-nan-nán maclirLord of the Sea — Son of the SeaOgmaog-maGod of Eloquence — Inventor of the Ogham ScriptCú Chulainnkoo-khul-inThe Hound of Ulster — Hero of the Ulster CycleFionn Mac Cumhaillfionnmaccum-haillLeader of the Fianna — Hero of the Fenian CycleArianrhoda-rianr-hodWelsh Goddess of the Silver Wheel — Mother of LleuRhiannonrhian-nonWelsh Goddess of Sovereignty — Lady of HorsesBran the Blessedbran the bles-sedGiant King of Britain — His Severed Head a TalismanEponae-po-naContinental Celtic Horse-GoddessCernunnoscer-nun-nosThe Horned God — Lord of AnimalsBelenosbe-le-nosContinental Celtic God of the Sun and HealingTaranista-ra-nisGaulish Thunder-GodTeutatesteu-ta-tesGaulish Tribal God — God of the PeopleEsuse-susGaulish God of the Tree-FellingSucellussu-cel-lusThe Good Striker — Hammer-Bearing Father-GodThe Cailleachthe cail-leachThe Old Veiled One — primordial hag-goddess of the Celtic landscapeCeridwence-rid-wenThe Welsh Witch of Inspiration — keeper of the cauldron of awenMath Fab Mathonwy, Gwydionmathfab ma-thon-wy, gwy-dionThe Welsh Magician-King and his Sister's Son — and the woman made of flowersDian CéchtdiancéchtThe Healer of the Tuatha Dé Danann — physician of the godsAirmedair-medDaughter of Dian Cécht — keeper of the herb-knowledgeGoibniu, Credne, and Luchtagoib-niu, cred-ne, and luch-taThe Three Craftsmen of the Tuatha — smith, bronze-worker, and wrightBoannboannGoddess of the River Boyne — wife of the DagdaMedbmedbQueen of Connacht — instigator of the Cattle Raid of CooleyMidir and Étaínmi-dir and é-taínThe Lovers of the Fairy Mound — recovered through three livesScáthachscá-thachThe Warrior-Woman of the Isle of Skye — instructress of Cú ChulainnTaliesinta-lie-sinThe Welsh Bard — twice born, once mortal and once divineMaponosma-po-nosThe Divine Youth — the British Apollo, hunter and singerGrannus and Sironagran-nus and si-ro-naGallo-Roman Apollo and his consort — healers of the eastern Gallic provincesNantosuelta and Sucellusnan-to-suel-ta and su-cel-lusThe Gallic Pair — the Goddess of the Winding Stream and the God of the Mallet
Perunpeh-roonGod of Thunder — Chief of the Kievan PantheonVelesveh-lesUnderworld God — Patron of Cattle and WealthSvarogsva-rogSky-God — Father of DazhbogDazhbogdazh-bogSolar God — Giver of WealthStribogstri-bogWind God — Lord of the AirMokoshmo-koshMother Earth — Spinner of FatesLadala-daGoddess of Spring, Love, and MarriageMoranamo-ra-naGoddess of Winter and DeathSvetovidsve-to-vidWestern Slavic God of War — Of the Four-Faced ImageTriglavtrig-lavThree-Headed God of Western SlavsJariloja-ri-loSpring God — Fertility, Vegetation, HarvestDomovoido-mo-voiHousehold Spirit — The Old Man of the HouseLeshyle-shyForest Spirit — Master of the WoodRusalkaru-sal-kaWater Spirit — Drowned Maiden of the RiverBaba Yagaba-ba ya-gaThe Witch of the Forest — who lives in a hut on chicken legsRodrodThe Slavic Creator God — eldest power, fount of generationThe Rozhanitsythe roz-ha-nit-syThe Slavic Birth-Givers — fate-spinning sisters, like the NornsThe Zoryasthe zo-ryasThe Dawn Maidens — sisters who keep the doomsday houndKhorskhorsThe East Slavic Sun-God — companion of DazhbogSimarglsi-marglThe Winged Hound — sole survivor of an Iranian dreamSvarozhichsva-roz-hichSon of Svarog — known to the West Slavs as RadegastKoscheikos-cheiThe Deathless — whose soul is hidden in an egg in a duck on an islandVodyanoyvo-dya-noyThe Russian Water-Sprite — drowner of the unwary, master of fishBannik and Polevikban-nik and po-le-vikThe Bath-Spirit and the Field-Spirit — guardians of two Russian thresholds
Dievasdie-vasLithuanian Sky-God — The Indo-European Sky-FatherPerkūnasper-kū-nasLithuanian Thunder-GodSaulėsaulėThe Sun-Goddess — Mother of the StarsMėnuomėnuoThe Moon — Husband of SaulėAušrinėauš-rinėThe Dawn-Star — Morning GoddessLaimalai-maGoddess of Fate — Determiner of DestiniesŽemynaže-my-naMother Earth — Goddess of the SoilVelniasvel-niasThe Old One — Chthonic Adversary of PerkūnasAuseklisau-sek-lisThe Latvian Morning Star — son of Saulė the SunMāramā-raThe Latvian Earth-Mother — patroness of cattle, of women, and of the householdJumisju-misLatvian Spirit of the Double Ear — bringer of plentyJānisjā-nisThe Latvian Midsummer Spirit — patron of the great solstice festival
Awaiting its plateIlmataril-ma-tarAir-Spirit — Mother of Väinämöinen — FinnicAwaiting its plateUkkouk-koThe Old Man — Sky-God and Thunderer — FinnicAwaiting its plateVäinämöinenväi-nä-möi-nenThe Eternal Sage — Hero of the Kalevala — FinnicAwaiting its plateAhtiah-tiLord of the Sea — Master of Waters — FinnicAwaiting its plateAkkaak-kaThe Old Woman — Earth-Mother and Female Counterpart — FinnicAwaiting its plateIlmarinenil-ma-ri-nenThe Eternal Smith — Forger of the Sampo — FinnicAwaiting its plateTapiota-pioForest-God — Lord of the Woods — FinnicAwaiting its plateLouhilou-hiMistress of Pohjola — Witch-Queen of the North — FinnicAwaiting its plateLemminkäinenlem-min-käi-nenThe Reckless Hero — Slain and Resurrected — FinnicAwaiting its plateIstenis-tenThe Magyar Sky-God — His Name Now the Word for God — HungarianAwaiting its plateTurultu-rulThe Mythical Bird — Founder of the Magyar Royal House — HungarianAwaiting its plateZojzzojzAlbanian Sky-God — The Indo-European Sky-Father Preserved — AlbanianAwaiting its plateE Bukura E Dheute bu-ku-ra edheutThe Beauty of the Earth — Ambiguous Chthonic Figure — AlbanianAwaiting its plateTuoni and Tuonetartuo-ni and tuo-ne-tarKing and Queen of the Finnish UnderworldAwaiting its plateHiisihii-siThe Finnish Forest-Demon — and the place that is his hauntAwaiting its plateKullervokul-ler-voThe Tragic Slave-Hero — orphan, kinslayer, suicideAwaiting its plateKalev / Kalevipoegka-lev / ka-le-vi-poegThe Estonian Giant-Hero — son of the giant KalevAwaiting its plateZojzzojzAlbanian Sky-God — The Indo-European Sky-Father Preserved — Albanian