List of hunting deities
Introduction ''The Wild Hunt of Odin'' (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo, depicting the Wild Hunt of European folkloreA '''hunting deity''' is a god or goddess in mythology associated with the hunting of animals and the skills and equipment involved. They are a common feature of polytheistic religions.
Anglo-Saxon mythology * Wōden, leader of the Wild Hunt
Aztec mythology * Mixcoatl, god of hunting. * Opochtli, god of fishing.
Akan mythology * Ahosu, Goddess of hunting and the protector of wildlife, called upon for successful hunts. In myths, she killed people who overhunted or overharvested the forest’s resources. * Bosomtwe, god of fishing and sailors.
Celtic mythology * Arawn, king of Annwn in some Welsh legends and associated with hunting, dogs and stags* Cernunnos, a horned god associated with fertility and hunting* Gwyn ap Nudd, another king of Annwn in Welsh Mythology, associated with the Wild Hunt* Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs* Vosagus, Gaulish god of hunting and forests; gives his name to the Vosgas region*Flidais, Celtic goddess of hunting and nature
Chinese mythology * Fu Xi, the creator of fishery. * Jiang Ziya, a god of fishery.
Egyptian mythology * Neith, goddess of war and the hunt* Pakhet, a lioness huntress deity, whom the Greeks associated with Artemis* Wepwawet, god of hunting and war, along with funerary practices*Bastet, a cat goddess and natural hunter of reptiles and rodents. Greeks often associated her with Artemis, giving her the name Ailuros.
Filipino mythology *Abog: the Bagobo god of hunters*Alagaka: the Tagalog protector of hunters*Anlabban: the Isnag deity who looks after the general welfare of the people; special protector of hunters*Amanikable: the Tagalog god of the sea who was spurned by the first mortal woman; also a god of hunters*Bakero & Tawo-nga-talonon: Ati spirits of the forest; the first-fruits sacrifices of the hunt are offered to them through bits of meat, which would bring good luck to the people*Cain: the Bugkalot headhunter creator of mankind; gave customs to the people; lived together with Abel in the sky but separated due to a quarrel*Esa’: a Batak ancestor whose movements created the landscapes, which he named during a hunting journey with his dogs, who were after wild pigs*Ga’ek Spirits: Bugkalot spirits in the Ga’ek magic plant used in relation to hunting and fishing; the naw-naw prayer is given to them*Kabigat: the Bontok goddess of the moon who cut off the head of Chal-chal's son; her action is the origin of headhunting*Kalao: Bugkalot spirit birds; depicted as red hornbills who guide and protect hunters and their soul*Kedes: the Aeta god of the hunt*Okot: the Bicolano forest god whose whistle would lead hunters to their prey*Paglingniyalan: the Tagalog god of hunters*Sugudun: also called Sugujun; the Manobo god of hunters and trappers*True: the Mamanwa deity of the forest and herder of hunting animals
Finnish mythology * Mielikki, goddess of forests and the hunt* Nyyrikki, god of the hunt* Tapio, East Finnish forest spirit to whom men prayed before a hunt
Georgian mythology * Apsat, god of the hunt, associated with fish and birds* Dali, goddess of the hunt, associated with horned beasts of the mountain
Greek mythology * Aristaeus, god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting* Artemis, goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the moon* Heracles Kynagidas* Pan, in addition to being a god of the wild and shepherds, was also a hunting god. * Persephone, the goddess of life and death, also known for being Hades' wife
Hindu mythology * Banka-Mundi, goddess of the hunt and fertility* Bhadra, god of hunting, one of Shiva's ganas* Rudra, Rigvedic god associated with wind or storm, and the hunt
Hittite mythology * Rundas, god of the hunt and good fortune
Inuit mythology * Arnakuagsak, goddess responsible for ensuring the hunters were able to catch enough food and that the people remained healthy and strong* Arnapkapfaaluk, sea goddess who inspired fear in hunters* Nerrivik, the sea mother and patron of fishermen and hunters* Nujalik, goddess of hunting on land* Pinga, goddess of the hunt, fertility, and medicine* Sedna, goddess of the sea, marine animals, and sea hunting* Tekkeitsertok, god of hunting and master of caribou
Mbuti mythology * Khonvoum, supreme god of the Mbuti  people in central Africa; the "great hunter"
Mesoamerican mythology * Ah Tabai, Maya god of the hunt* Sip, a hunting god often shown with deer ears and antlers* Yum Kaax, Maya god of the forest and the protector of game animals
Norse mythology * Skaði, a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains* Ullr Norse god of hunting, mountains, archery, and skiing.
Roman mythology * Diana, goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness; the counterpart of Artemis, goddess of the hunt and wild; twin sister of Apollo, daughter of Leto and Jupiter
Siberian mythology * Bugady Musun, Evenki mother goddess of animals* Hinkon, Tungusic lord of the hunt
Slavic mythology * Devana, goddess of the hunt; the Slavic equivalent of the Roman goddess Diana
Thracian mythology * Bendis, goddess of the hunt and the moon, whom the Greeks associated with Artemis. * Thracian horseman, a hunting god on horseback.
Yoruba mythology * Ogoun or loa, the Two-Spirit orisha who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war* Oshosi, the orisha also known as the "hunter of a single arrow", also the deity of the forests. * Yoruba mythology Etymology: from the Yoruba people in West Africa to include the countries Nigeria and Benin, foreparents to practices or Santería, Lucumí, and other religions of the Caribbean, and the Americas.
Other * Herne the Hunter, leader of the Wild Hunt. * The Horned God, the Neopagan god of the sun, masculinity, nature, and hunting.
See also *Lord of the animals
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