Hallowe'en Series - Deities



 Hi Guys,

So, I thought that I would take a look at some of the deities associated with this time of the year.

Most of the deities are either linked to the afterlife, the underworld or are life/death/life deities.

The most well-known for this time of year is probably Hecate, and she will be a post in her own right, as she is very important to the Pagans and the Wiccan community among others. Being a Goddess of magick, and all that...

I will compile a list of said deities in this blog, and we can do further posts on individual deities at some point soon.

Deities of the Underworld/Death:

  • Hades - Greek
  • Hermes - Greek
  • Anubis - Egyptian
  • Osiris - Egyptian
  • Thoth - Egyptian
  • Ra - Egyptian
  • Tartarus - Greek
  • Erebus - Greek
  • Chernobog - Polabian
  • Nergal - Sumerian
  • Pluto - Greek
  • Serapis - Greek
  • Orcus - Roman/Etruscan
  • Xolotl - Aztec
  • Wepwawet - Egyptian
  • Manannan mac Lir - Irish Gaelic
  • Mictlantecuhtli - Mayan
  • Veles - Slavic
  • Varuna - Hinduism
  • Damuzid the Shepherd - Sumerian
  • Kanaloa - Hawai'ian
  • Babi - Egyptian
  • Yama - Buddhist
  • Ningishzida - Sumerian
  • Aker - Egyptian
  • Nehebkau - Egyptian
  • Erlik - Hungarian
  • Seker - Egyptian
  • Dis Pater - Roman
  • Supay - Incan
  • Hermanubis - Greco/Egyptian
  • Vejovis - Etruscan/Roman
  • Triglav - Pomeranian/Slavic
  • Zipacna - Mayan
  • Mantus - Etruscan
  • Am-heh - Egyptian
  • Bata - Egyptian
  • Andjety - Egyptian
  • Ha - Egyptian
  • Ba-pef - Egyptian
  • Kherty - Egyptian
  • Emmesarra - Mesopotamian
  • Yama - Hinduism (later, Tibetan, Buddhist, Korean, Chinese and Japanese!!)
  • Lucifer - Greco/Roman (later Christianity)
  • Lilith - Babylonian (later Christianity)
  • Persephone - Greek
  • Odin - Norse

There are also many personifications associated with this time of the year. Some of these include:
  • Death
  • The Grim Reaper
  • Angel of Death
  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (War, famine, pestilence and death)
  • Father Time

This is by no means and exhaustive list, just an exhausted typist!

If there are any deities in particular that you would like us to look at in depth, please leave a comment below.

I hope this post has helped you.


Kerenza x


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