108 gods of war, across nine rooms, in the order the rooms are walked.
The Cradle of Cities
21 works
Anata-natThe Maiden of Slaughter — sister-lover of BaalAshura-shurNational God of AssyriaAstarteas-tar-teThe Phoenician Queen of HeavenErraer-raThe Bringer of Plague — God of Indiscriminate ViolenceInannaee-nan-nahQueen of Heaven — Akkadian Ishtar; goddess of love, war, and the morning and evening starIshtar of Ninevehish-tar of ni-ne-vehThe Lady of Nineveh — Assyrian IshtarIyarriiyar-riThe Plague-God — Whose Arrows Carry DiseaseKingukin-guGeneral of Tiamat — slain to make mankindMamaThe War-Goddess of Comana — Brought to Rome as BellonaMardukmar-dookLord of Babylon — BelNergalner-galThe Burning One — god of war, plague, and the underworldNinurtani-nur-taThe Warrior — son of Enlil, slayer of the AsagReshephre-shephThe Plague-Bringer — archer of diseaseSandonsan-donThe Cilician Heracles — Whose Pyre Burned at TarsusSantassan-tasLuwian War-God — Predecessor of the Cilician SandonShaushkashaush-kaThe Hurrian Ishtar — goddess of love and warTashmishutash-mi-shuBrother of Teshub — Vizier-Companion of the Storm-GodTeshubteh-shoobThe Storm — Hurrian sky-king, son of KumarbiThe Sebittithe se-bit-tiThe Seven Warriors — Constellation of the PleiadesTishpaktish-pakLord of Eshnunna — slayer of the LabbuZababaza-ba-baWar-God of Hattusa — Sworn Witness of Hittite Treaties
The Gift of the Nile
9 works
Buchisbu-chisThe Sacred Bull of HermonthisMaahesmaa-hesLion of the Massacre — son of Bastet, wielder of the scimitarMontumon-tuThe Falcon of Hermonthis — Theban war-godNeithneithLady of Sais — primordial weaver and warriorSatissa-tisMistress of Elephantine — archer-goddess of the southern frontierSekhmetsek-metThe Lioness — Lady of Plague and WarSetsetLord of the Red Land — god of disorderSopdusop-duLord of the East — god of the eastern desert and the Sinai approachesWepwawetwep-wa-wetOpener of the Ways — jackal of Asyut
The Olympian Order
16 works
Achillesuh-kill-eezThe Best of the Achaeans — hero of the IliadAresair-eezLord of War — the bloody-mindedAthenaah-thee-nahThe Grey-Eyed — goddess of wisdom and craftsCassandrakuh-san-druhDaughter of Priam — prophetess whom no one believedEnyoen-ee-ohWar-Goddess — companion of AresErisair-isStrife — kindler of the Trojan WarHectorhek-torEldest son of Priam — defender of Troy, slain by AchillesHelenhel-enDaughter of Zeus and Leda — wife of Menelaus, cause of the Trojan WarHeraclesher-ah-kleezThe Greatest of Heroes — performer of the Twelve LaborsNikenye-keeVictory — winged daughter of Pallas and StyxPallas (Titan)pal-us (titan)Warrior Titan — father of NikeParispair-isThe shepherd-prince of Troy — judge of the goddesses, abductor of HelenPhobos and Deimosfoh-bos and dye-mosFear and Terror — sons of AresPriampry-amKing of Troy, who outlived his sons and saw the fall of his cityThe Gigantesthe jih-gan-teezThe Earthborn — and the Gigantomachy that ended their kindThe Hecatoncheiresthe heh-kuh-ton-ky-reezThe Hundred-Handed — Briareus, Cottus, and Gyges
The Persian World
5 works
Aeshmaaesh-maDemon of Wrath — chief of the daevas; ancestor of the biblical AsmodeusAnahitaah-nah-hee-tahLady of the Waters — Aredvi Sura Anahita, Mother of RiversMithramith-raLord of the Covenant — the Iranian Mithra, ancestor of the Roman MithrasThe Fravashisthe fra-va-shisAncestral Souls — pre-existent and post-mortem guardian spiritsVerethragnave-reth-rag-naVictory — Bahram in the later tradition; the Iranian war-god
The Levantine Borderlands
7 works
Al-Latal--latThe Nabataean Mother-Goddess — al-Lat, the goddessAl-Uzzaal--uz-zaThe Mighty Maiden — warrior-goddess of the planet VenusAllat (Palmyrene)al-lat (palmyrene)The Palmyrene Goddess Identified with Athena — civic protectorAllat (the Aramaean goddess)al-lat (the aramaean goddess)Sky-Mother of the Aramaeans and Northern Arabs — see also Book II belowArsuar-suThe Camel-Rider Caravan-God — protector of evening travelAwaiting its plateAzizosa-zi-zosThe Morning-Star God — companion of Arsu, warrior-escortQausqausThe Edomite Bow-Bearer — national god of Edom and Nabataea
The Edges of Empire
9 works
Aulisuaau-li-suaMauretanian Local Deity — patron of a regional sanctuaryBatrazbat-razThe Steel Hero — Nart warrior of supernatural temperCariocecusca-rio-ce-cusLusitanian War-God — equivalent of Roman MarsGurzilgur-zilThe Berber War-God — bull-headed warrior of the desert tribesMedaurosme-dau-rosThe Warrior-God of Risinium — patron of the Adriatic coastPleistorospleis-to-rosThracian War-God — receiver of human sacrificeSoslansos-lanThe Solar Hero — Nart warrior of the sunUastyrdzhiuas-tyrdz-hiPatron of Warriors and Wayfarers — the Christianized Saint GeorgeWærhagwær-hagThe Smith-God — forger of the magical weapons of the Narts
The Etruscan World
2 works
Laranla-ranThe Etruscan War-God — youthful warrior of the battlefieldMenrvamen-rvahThe Etruscan Wise Maiden — warrior, craftswoman, prophetess
The Roman Inheritance
10 works
Bellonabel-lo-naGoddess of War — sister and companion of MarsHonosho-nosThe Personified Honor — Roman virtue made divineAwaiting its plateJanusja-nusGod of Beginnings, Doorways, and the Two-Faced GazeAwaiting its plateLua Saturnilua sa-tur-niLua of Saturn — to whom the captured arms of enemies were burntMithras (Roman)mith-ras (roman)The Bull-Slaying Mystery — Cult of the SoldiersPaxpaxGoddess of Peace — particularly the Augustan Pax RomanaRomaro-maThe Personified City — divine guardian of Rome herselfRomulusro-mu-lusFounder of Rome — Deified as QuirinusVictoriavic-to-riaGoddess of Victory — the winged power who crowned the conquerorVirtusvir-tusGoddess of Manly Excellence — paired with Honos
The Northern Inheritance
29 works
Bran the Blessedbran the bles-sedGiant King of Britain — His Severed Head a TalismanBrynhildrbryn-hildrThe Valkyrie — pledged to Sigurd, betrayed, who summoned his murderCú Chulainnkoo-khul-inThe Hound of Ulster — Hero of the Ulster CycleEponae-po-naContinental Celtic Horse-GoddessFreyjafray-yahLady of the Vanir — Goddess of Love, Magic, and the SlainGoibniu, Credne, and Luchtagoib-niu, cred-ne, and luch-taThe Three Craftsmen of the Tuatha — smith, bronze-worker, and wrightGullveiggull-veigThe Witch Thrice Burnt — whose murder began the war of the godsAwaiting its plateKullervokul-ler-voThe Tragic Slave-Hero — orphan, kinslayer, suicideAwaiting its plateLemminkäinenlem-min-käi-nenThe Reckless Hero — Slain and Resurrected — FinnicLughlughThe Many-Skilled — Hero-God of Light and CraftsMaponosma-po-nosThe Divine Youth — the British Apollo, hunter and singerMedbmedbQueen of Connacht — instigator of the Cattle Raid of CooleyMorríganmor-rí-ganThe Phantom Queen — Goddess of Battle and SovereigntyNuada Airgetlámnua-da air-get-lámNuada of the Silver Hand — King of the Tuatha DéOdinoh-dinAllfather — God of War, Wisdom, and DeathOgmaog-maGod of Eloquence — Inventor of the Ogham ScriptPerkūnasper-kū-nasLithuanian Thunder-GodPerunpeh-roonGod of Thunder — Chief of the Kievan PantheonScáthachscá-thachThe Warrior-Woman of the Isle of Skye — instructress of Cú ChulainnSigurdsi-gurdThe Dragonslayer — Sigurd Fáfnisbani, Siegfried of the NibelungenliedSvarozhichsva-roz-hichSon of Svarog — known to the West Slavs as RadegastSvetovidsve-to-vidWestern Slavic God of War — Of the Four-Faced ImageTeutatesteu-ta-tesGaulish Tribal God — God of the PeopleThorthorGod of Thunder — Defender of AsgardTýrtýrGod of Single Combat and Sworn OathsUllrullrGod of Skiing, Hunting, and the BowValiva-liAvenger of BaldrValkyriesval-ky-riesChoosers of the SlainVidarvi-darThe Silent God — Avenger of Odin at Ragnarök
