Skip to the gallery

A Compendium of the Ancient Gods

Themes

Sky

96 gods of sky, across nine rooms, in the order the rooms are walked.

The Cradle of Cities

22 works

Adad, plate — Adad a-dad The Storm — Akkadian Hadad; Lord of the Thunder

Alalu, plate — Alalu a-la-lu First King of Heaven — Deposed in the Kumarbi Cycle

Anshar, plate — Anshar an-shar Lord of the Heaven-Horizon — primordial god of the upper sky

Anu, plate — Anu ah-noo An — Lord of the Sky, head of the elder pantheon

Arma, plate — Arma ar-ma The Luwian Moon — God of Oath and Witness

Ashur, plate — Ashur a-shur National God of Assyria

Baal, plate — Baal baal The Rider on the Clouds — Hadad of Ugarit

El, plate — El el The Bull, Father of the Gods — Canaanite high god

Enlil, plate — Enlil en-lil Lord Wind — King of the Gods, Lord of Nippur

Hepat, plate — Hepat he-pat Queen of Heaven — Hurrian consort of Teshub

Kumarbi, plate — Kumarbi koo-mar-bee Father of the Gods — the Hurrian elder god

Lametrus, plate — Lametrus la-met-rus Lydian Sky-Father — Identified with Zeus

Mullissu, plate — Mullissu mul-lis-su Queen of the Assyrian Pantheon — Consort of Ashur

Ninlil, plate — Ninlil nin-lil Lady of the Open Field — wife of Enlil

Papas, plate — Papas pa-pas The Phrygian Father-God — Overshadowed by His Mother

Sabazius, plate — Sabazius sa-ba-zius The Thraco-Phrygian Sky-Father — Whose Bronze Hand Bore Cult-Symbols

Tanit, plate — Tanit ta-nit The Face of Baal — Supreme Goddess of Carthage

Tarhunt, plate — Tarhunt tar-hunt Hittite Storm-God — Slayer of the Illuyanka

Tarhunza, plate — Tarhunza tar-hun-za The Luwian Storm-God

Teshub, plate — Teshub teh-shoob The Storm — Hurrian sky-king, son of Kumarbi

The Anunnaki, plate — The Anunnaki the a-nun-na-ki The Princely Seed — the assembled great gods

The Sun Goddess of Arinna, plate — The Sun Goddess of Arinna the sun god-dess of a-rin-na Patroness of the Hittite King

The Gift of the Nile

5 works

Aten, plate — Aten a-ten The Disk of the Sun — sole god of Akhenaten

Hathor, plate — Hathor ha-thor Lady of Dendera — goddess of love, music, and the western mountain

Horus, plate — Horus hor-us The Falcon — avenger and rightful king

Nut, plate — Nut nut The Sky — mother of the gods

Shu, plate — Shu shu The Air — sustainer of the heavens

The Olympian Order

24 works

Aether, plate — Aether ee-ther The Upper Bright Air — element of the gods

Asteria, plate — Asteria uh-steer-ee-uh The Starry — sister of Leto, mother of Hecate

Astraeus, plate — Astraeus as-tray-us Starry Husband of Eos — father of the winds and stars

Atlas, plate — Atlas at-las The Sky-Bearer — Titan of the western mountain

Bellerophon, plate — Bellerophon buh-lair-uh-fon Tamer of Pegasus — slayer of the Chimera

Coeus, plate — Coeus see-us Titan of the celestial axis — father of Leto

Crius, plate — Crius kree-us Titan of constellations — father of Astraeus

Cronus, plate — Cronus kroh-nus King of the Titans — father of Zeus

Daedalus and Icarus, plate — Daedalus and Icarus ded-uh-lus and ik-uh-rus The Athenian craftsman and his son who flew too near the sun

Eos, plate — Eos ee-oss The Dawn — rosy-fingered goddess of the morning

Helios, plate — Helios hee-lee-oss The Sun — driver of the daily chariot

Hemera, plate — Hemera hem-er-uh The Day — daughter of Night and the Dark

Hyperion, plate — Hyperion high-peer-ee-on The High-Walker — Titan of the heavenly lights

Iris, plate — Iris eye-ris Rainbow Messenger — herald of Hera

Pegasus, plate — Pegasus peg-uh-sus The Winged Horse, born of the Gorgon's blood

Phaethon, plate — Phaethon fay-uh-thon Son of Helios, who lost control of the chariot of the sun

Phoebe, plate — Phoebe fee-bee Bright Titaness — Delphic prophetess

Selene, plate — Selene seh-lee-nee The Moon — mistress of the night sky

The Anemoi, plate — The Anemoi the uh-nem-oy The Four Winds — Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus

The Harpies, plate — The Harpies the har-peez The Snatchers — winged daughters of Thaumas and Electra

Theia, plate — Theia thay-uh The Divine — Titaness of light

Urania, plate — Urania yoo-ray-nee-uh Muse of Astronomy

Uranus, plate — Uranus yoor-uh-nus The Sky — first king of heaven

Zeus, plate — Zeus zoos King of the Gods — Lord of Olympus

The Persian World

2 works

Ahura Mazda, plate — Ahura Mazda ah-hoor-ah maz-dah The Wise Lord — supreme creator of all that is good

The Amesha Spentas, plate — The Amesha Spentas the a-me-sha spen-tas The Holy Immortals — seven principles of the good creation

The Levantine Borderlands

7 works

Aglibol, plate — Aglibol ag-li-bol The Moon-God of Palmyra — attendant of Bel, paired with Yarhibol

Al-Lat, plate — Al-Lat al--lat The Nabataean Mother-Goddess — al-Lat, the goddess

Allat (the Aramaean goddess), plate — Allat (the Aramaean goddess) al-lat (the aramaean goddess) Sky-Mother of the Aramaeans and Northern Arabs — see also Book II below

Baalshamin, plate — Baalshamin bah-al-shah-meen Lord of Heaven — late Aramaean sky-god

Bel, plate — Bel bel Chief God of Palmyra — equivalent to the Babylonian Marduk and the Greek Zeus

Dushara, plate — Dushara doo-shah-rah Chief God of the Nabataeans — patron of Petra, lord of the mountain

Hadad, plate — Hadad ha-dad The Aramaean Storm-God — Iuppiter Heliopolitanus of Baalbek

The Edges of Empire

4 works

Anzar, plate — Anzar an-zar The Berber Rain-God — invoked in the drought ceremonies

Armazi, plate — Armazi ar-ma-zi Iranian-Influenced High God — patron of the ancient Georgian capital

Ghmerti, plate — Ghmerti ghmer-ti The Supreme Creator-God of Pre-Christian Georgia

Reue, plate — Reue reue The Lusitanian Sky-God — sovereignty and the heavens

The Etruscan World

5 works

Catha, plate — Catha ca-tha Solar Daughter of the Sun — child-goddess of the dawn-light

Thesan, plate — Thesan the-san Goddess of the Dawn — sister of the morning

Tinia, plate — Tinia tee-nee-ah The Etruscan Sky-King — wielder of three thunderbolts

Tiur, plate — Tiur tiur The Etruscan Moon — companion of Usil and marker of the months

Usil, plate — Usil u-sil The Etruscan Sun God — the masculine sun, kin of the Greek Helios

The Roman Inheritance

3 works

Awaiting its plate

Dius Fidius dius fi-dius God of the Sworn Oath — also called Semo Sancus

Sol Invictus, plate — Sol Invictus sol in-vic-tus The Unconquered Sun — Imperial Solar Cult

Summanus, plate — Summanus sum-ma-nus God of the Nocturnal Thunderbolt — older companion of Jupiter

The Northern Inheritance

24 works

Auseklis, plate — Auseklis au-sek-lis The Latvian Morning Star — son of Saulė the Sun

Aušrinė, plate — Aušrinė auš-rinė The Dawn-Star — Morning Goddess

Dievas, plate — Dievas die-vas Lithuanian Sky-God — The Indo-European Sky-Father

Freyr, plate — Freyr frayr Lord of the Vanir — God of Plenty and Peace

Awaiting its plate

Ilmarinen il-ma-ri-nen The Eternal Smith — Forger of the Sampo — Finnic

Awaiting its plate

Ilmatar il-ma-tar Air-Spirit — Mother of Väinämöinen — Finnic

Awaiting its plate

Isten is-ten The Magyar Sky-God — His Name Now the Word for God — Hungarian

Khors, plate — Khors khors The East Slavic Sun-God — companion of Dazhbog

Mėnuo, plate — Mėnuo mėnuo The Moon — Husband of Saulė

Perkūnas, plate — Perkūnas per-kū-nas Lithuanian Thunder-God

Perun, plate — Perun peh-roon God of Thunder — Chief of the Kievan Pantheon

Saulė, plate — Saulė saulė The Sun-Goddess — Mother of the Stars

Simargl, plate — Simargl si-margl The Winged Hound — sole survivor of an Iranian dream

Stribog, plate — Stribog stri-bog Wind God — Lord of the Air

Svarog, plate — Svarog sva-rog Sky-God — Father of Dazhbog

Taranis, plate — Taranis ta-ra-nis Gaulish Thunder-God

The Zoryas, plate — The Zoryas the zo-ryas The Dawn Maidens — sisters who keep the doomsday hound

Thor, plate — Thor thor God of Thunder — Defender of Asgard

Triglav, plate — Triglav trig-lav Three-Headed God of Western Slavs

Awaiting its plate

Turul tu-rul The Mythical Bird — Founder of the Magyar Royal House — Hungarian

Týr, plate — Týr týr God of Single Combat and Sworn Oaths

Awaiting its plate

Ukko uk-ko The Old Man — Sky-God and Thunderer — Finnic

Awaiting its plate

Zojz zojz Albanian Sky-God — The Indo-European Sky-Father Preserved — Albanian

Awaiting its plate

Zojz zojz Albanian Sky-God — The Indo-European Sky-Father Preserved — Albanian