Africa

Egyptian

Anat-- also known as Anath-- was a goddess of fertility, sexuality, love, and war. She was the sister of Baal
Anhur, god of war, not a native god
Anuke, a goddess of war and consort of Anhur
Apedemak, the lion god of war: he is sometimes depicted with three heads
Bast, cat-headed goddess associated with war, protection of Lower Egypt and the pharaoh, the sun, perfumes, ointments, and embalming
Horus, god of the king, the sky, war, and protection
Maahes, lion-headed god of war
Menhit, goddess of war, "she who massacres"
Montu, falcon-headed god of war, valor, and the Sun
Neith, goddess of war, hunting, and wisdom
Pakhet, goddess of war
Satis, deification of the floods of the Nile River and an early war, hunting, and fertility goddess
Sekhmet, goddess of warfare, pestilence, and the desert
Set, god of the desert and storms, associated with war
Sobek, god of the Nile, the army, military, fertility, and crocodiles
Sopdu, god of the scorching heat of the summer sun, associated with war
Wepwawet, wolf-god of war and death who later became associated with Anubis and the afterlife

Berber

Gurzil, bull-headed warrior god.^[3]

Nilo-Saharan

Nubian

Apedemak, Nubian lion-headed warrior god.

Western African-Congo

Yoruba

Kokou
Ogoun
Oya

Eastern African-Congo

Igbo

Ethiopian

Maher, god of war.

Kenya

Kalenjin

Boryet, Kipsigis Death-wielding god of war. Boryet (also luket) is the act of war. Death (Me'et) is observed as a consequence of war. War is thus personified as such.

Ghanaian

Akan

Tano, God of War and Strife for the Akan, and additionally God of Thunder for the Northern Akan peoples, such as the Asante
Nkunim - The deity of victory in war, called upon by warriors for victory and protection in battle.
Sakumo - The deity of war and duels, guardian of the Ga tribe.

Europe

Balto-Slavic

Baltic

Kara Māte, Latvian goddess of war
Kauriraris, Lithuanian god of war and war steeds
Junda, Lithuanian goddess of war
Perkūnas, god of thunder and lightning, associated with war

Slavic

Jarovit, god of vegetation, fertility, and spring, also associated with war and harvest
Perun, god of thunder and lightning, associated with war
Svetovid, god of war, fertility, and abundance
Zorya Utrennyaya, goddess of the morning star, sometimes depicted as a warrior goddess who protected men in battle

Celtic

Agrona, reconstructed Proto-Celtic name for the river Aeron in Wales, and possibly the name of an associated war goddess
Alaisiagae, a pair of goddesses worshipped in Roman Britain, with parallel Celtic and Germanic titles
Andarta, Brittonic goddess theorized to be associated with victory, overcoming enemies, war
Andraste, Gaulish warrior goddess
Anann, Irish goddess of war, death, predicting death in battle, cattle, prosperity, and fertility
Atepomarus, god of horses, horsemen, and healing.
Badb, Irish goddess of war who took the form of a crow; member of the Morrígan
Bandua, Gallaecian God of War
Belatucadros, war god worshipped by soldiers and equated with the Roman war god Mars
Camulus, god of war of the Belgic Remi and British Trinovantes
Catubodua, Gaulish goddess assumed to be associated with victory
Caturix, god of war
Cicolluis, Gaulish and Irish god associated with war
Cocidius, Romano-British god associated with war, hunting and forests
Macha, Irish goddess associated with war, horses, and sovereignty; member of the Morrígan
Mars Cnabetius, Gaelic god of war
The Morrígan, Irish triple goddess associated with sovereignty, prophecy, war, and death on the battlefield
Neit, Irish god of war, husband of Nemain of Badb
Nemain, Irish goddess of the frenzied havoc of war; member of the Morrígan
Rudianos, Gaulish god of war
Segomo, Gaulish god of war
Teutates, British and Gaulish god of war and the tribe

Lusitanian

Neto, god believed to be associated with war, death, and weaponry

Norse-Germanic

Continental Germanic

Baduhenna, a western Frisii goddess of warfare
Idis (Germanic)/itis/ides, the West Germanic cognates of North Germanic dís, they are connected with battle magic and fettering enemy armies
Sandraudiga, goddess whose name may mean "she who dyes the sand red", suggesting she is a war deity or at least has a warrior aspect
Týr, god of war, single combat, law, justice, and the thing, who later lost much of his religious importance and mythical role to the god Wōden
Wōden, god associated with wisdom, poetry, war, victory, and death

Norse

Dís, a group of lesser goddesses who are sometimes connected with battle magic; valkyrie may be a kenning for them
Freyja, goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death
Odin, god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death
Týr, god associated with law, justice, victory, and heroic glory
Ullr, god associated with archery, skiing, bows, hunting, single combat, and glory
Valkyries, choosers of the slain and connected to Odin, ruler of Valhalla; they may be the same as the dís above

Graeco-Roman

Greek / Hellenic

Alala, spirit of the war cry
Alke, spirit of courage and battle-strength
Amphillogiai, goddesses of disputes
Androktasiai, spirits of battlefield slaughter
Ares, the main Greek god of war
Athena, goddess of wisdom, war strategy, and weaving
Aphrodite Areia, a goddess of war and beauty worshiped in Kythira and Sparta
Bia, spirit of force and compulsion
Castor and Pollux, twin brothers that were the gods of war, sailors, and the constellation Gemini.
Deimos, personification of terror
Enyalius, god of war; in early periods apparently an epithet of Ares, they were differentiated later
Enyo, goddess of war, sometimes appears to be identical to Eris
Eris, goddess of discord and strife
Hera, in the Illiad she has a martial character and fights (and wins) against Artemis; however, this warlike aspect of her appears nowhere else in the surviving corpus, suggesting it was dropped early on
Heracles Promachos
Homados, spirit of the din of battle
Hysminai, female spirits of fighting and combat
Ioke, spirit of onslaught, battle-tumult, and pursuit
Keres, female spirits of violent or cruel death, including death in battle, by accident, murder, or ravaging disease
Kratos, personification of strength and power
Kydoimos, spirit of the din of battle
Makhai, male spirits of fighting and combat
Nike, spirit of victory
Palioxis, spirit of backrush, flight, and retreat from battle
Pallas, Titan god of war-craft and of the springtime campaign season
Perses, the Titan of destruction
Phobos, spirit of panic, fear, flight, and battlefield rout
Phonoi, spirits of murder, killing, and slaughter
Polemos, spirit of war
Proioxis, spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuit
Zeus Stratios, Zeus had the epithet Stratios (Στράτιος), which means "of armies".^[4]

Roman

Bellona, goddess of war
Hercules Invictus
Honos, god of chivalry, honor, and military justice
Juno, has a consistent martial character and the patron goddess of Rome, the mother of Mars and Bellona
Mars, god of war and agriculture, equivalent to Ares as far as being war gods; aside from this they have very little in common
Nerio, warrior goddess and personification of valor
Victoria, personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike
Virtus, god of bravery and military strength

Etruscan

Laran, god of war.
Menrva, goddess of war, art, wisdom, and health

Balkan

Danubian Rider
Sabazios
Thracian Rider

Uralic

Hungarian

Hadúr, god of war and the metalsmith of the gods

Asia

Turkic

Kyzaghan, Turkic deity of war

Mongolian

Begtse, originally a Mongolian war god, was later adopted into Tibetan Buddhism
Dayisun Tngri

East Asia

Chinese

Chiyou, god of war
Di Qing, Star of Military Fortune, God of Valor
Erlang Shen, a three-eyed warrior
Guan Yu, Han dynasty general. God of loyalty, righteousness, and valor.
Jinzha, marshal of the center altar
Jiutian Xuannü, goddess of war, sex, and longevity^[5]
Li Jing, Guardian of Celestial Palace
Muzha, marshal of the center altar
Nezha
Wang Shan, Song dynasty general. Primordial Lord-General of Heaven. Guardian of Celestial Palace
Wen Qiong^[6]
Yue Fei
Zhao Lang (Zhao Gongming), God of Military Fortune, Guardian of Celestial Palace, Protector of Households
Xue Rengui, Tang dynasty general.

Japanese

Futsunushi, god of swords, martial arts, and conquest; god of the Mononobe clan
Hachiman Daimyōjin, Shinto god of war (on land) and agriculture, divine protector of the Minamoto clan; mostly worshipped by samurai
Sarutahiko, god of war and misogi.
Takemikazuchi, god of war, conquest, martial arts, sumo, swords, and lightning; general of the Amatsukami; god of Kashima and Ujigami of Nakatomi clan
Suwa Myōjin (Takeminakata-no-kami), god of valor and duty, protector of the Japanese religion
Bishamonten, god of war who protected Buddhist temples

Korean

Ch'oe Yŏng, general of Goryeo period, god of shamans, protector of humanity.
Pagunseong, the star at the edge of the Big Dipper in Taoism, symbolizing swords.
Baekmashinjang, god of war who rides a white horse.
Dungapshinjang, god of war who has the ability of shapeshifting.
Byeorakshinjang, god of war who uses thunder and lightning, sometimes punishes the evil.
Damuncheonwang, Buddhist god of war.

Southeast Asia

Filipino

Main article: List of Philippine mythological figures

Chacha’: the Bontok god of warriors^[7]
Hipag: the Ifugao spirits of war that give soldiers courage on the field of war but are ferocious and cannibalistic^[8]
Apolaqui: the Pangasinense war god^[9]
Aring Sinukûan: the Kapampangan solar deity governing war and death. He taught early humans metallurgy, woodcutting, rice cultivation, and warfare^[10]
Apolake: the Tagalog god of the sun and warriors^[11]
Sidapa: another Tagalog god of war, he specifically settles conflicts among mortals^[12]
Doce Pares: From the Spanish "Twelve Pairs", they are a group of twelve young Tagalog men who went on a quest to retrieve the Golden Calf of Mount Banahaw, together with José Rizal as a culture hero. They are said to return as giants, bearing the Golden Calf, to aid mankind in war.^[13]
Balangaw: a Hiligaynon and Bisaya god of the rainbow and war^[14]
Inaginid: a Hiligaynon and Bisaya god of war.^[14]
Makanduk: a Hiligaynon and Bisaya god of war.^[14]
Lumalayag: the Tagbanwa spirits who challenge and fight the Salakap, spirits of plague and sickness.^[15]
Talagbusao: the bloodthirsty Bukidnon god of war.^[8]
Pamdiya: the Manobo gods who initiate and preside over war.^[8]
Darago: the Bagobo god of warriors, whose consort is Mandarangan.^[16]
Mandarangan: the Bagobo war deity married to Darago and resides at the top of Mount Apo. Human sacrifices made to him are rewarded with health, valour in war, and success in the pursuit of wealth.^[16]

Vietnamese

Cao Lỗ, god of military innovations
Độc Cước, the protector of coastal settlements. Legend has it that he split himself in two with his axe, each half guards coastal villages against sea ogres.
Đồng Cổ, the armored protector of the Lý dynasty.
Liễu Hạnh, goddess of earth, heaven and war.
Thánh Gióng, god of triumph over foreign invaders.
Trần Hưng Đạo, is the national hero of the Vietnamese people, after his death he was honored as the god of exorcism and the god of war.

South Asia

Hindu

Indra, god of heaven, kingship, thunder, rains, the gods, and the senses
Kartikeya, god of war and victory
Ayyappan, warrior deity
Mangala, god of war and Mars
Nirrti, goddess of strife
Parvati, and her forms of Durga and Kali
Shiva, god of destruction, time, and arts
Vishnu, god of preservation

Manipuri

Marjing, god of war, polo, horse and sports.
Panthoibi, goddess of war, love, courage and longevity.

Tamil

Korravai, also spelled Kotravai, is the goddess of war and victory in the Tamil tradition. She is also the mother goddess and the goddess of fertility, agriculture, and hunters.

Sinhales

Kataragama deviyo God of War and God of Victory

Sri Siddha Suniyam Deviyo God of Cavalry, God of War, God of Worrior

Rajasinha I of Sitawaka

Maha Sona God of War, God of Cemetery, God of Death, God of Worrior

Reeri Yakseya God of Death, God of War, God of Sacrifice

Kalu Kambili deviyo God of Revenge, God of War, God of Worrior,

West Asia

Armenian

Anahit, goddess of healing, fertility, wisdom, and water; in early periods associated with war

Canaanite

Baal, god of fertility, storms, and war
Anat, goddess of war
Astarte, goddess of sex and war, western Semitic version of the Mesopotamian Ishtar and Inanna
Resheph, god of plague and war
Tanit, main Carthaginian goddess whose functions included war and the moon

Hebrew

Yahweh, originally a warrior god^[17]

Hittite

Šulinkatte, god of war of Hattian origin
Wurrukatte, god of war of Hattian origin
Iyarri, god of war and plague

Hurrian

Aštabi, a war god of Eblaite origin
Ḫešui, a war god
Nupatik, a god assumed to have warlike character
Shaushka, goddess of love, war, and healing
Ugur, a war god of Mesopotamian origin

Mesopotamian

Adad, a weather god often portrayed as a warrior
Erra, a god of war associated with Nergal, later syncretised with him
Ilaba, warlike tutelary god of the kings of the Akkadian Empire
Inanna, Sumerian goddess of love, sex and war
Ishtar, Akkadian (later Assyrian and Babylonian) counterpart of Inanna
Nergal, god of war, the underworld, and pestilence
Ninazu, a god of the underworld who could also be portrayed as a war deity
Ningishzida, a god of the underworld who like his father Ninazu could be portrayed as a warrior
Ninurta, warrior god
Pabilsag, warrior god and husband of Ninisina
Pap-nigin-gara, a war god syncretised with Ninurta
Sebitti, group of minor war gods best attested in Assyria
Shara, minor Sumerian god of war
Tishpak, a warrior god from Eshnunna
Zababa, tutelary god of Kish and a war god

Nuristani

Great Gish, god of war

Oceania

Polynesia

'Oro, god of war
Rongo, Mangaian god of war and taro

Hawaiian

Kū, god of war and birds
Pele, goddess of fire, lightning, dance, volcanoes, and violence

Māori

Maru, god of war and fresh water
Tūmatauenga, god of war and human activities

Americas

North America

Great Plains

Morning Star, O-pi-ri-kus by one spelling; the god of war in Pawnee mythology

Pacific Northwest

Qamaits, Nuxálk warrior goddess
Winalagalis, Kwakwaka'wakw god of war

Central American and the Caribbean

MEXICO (Also located in North America

Aztec

Patterns of War
- Huitzilopochtli, god of will, authority, war, conflict, light, victory, heroic deeds, and sun; patron of the polar south, often compels Tlaloc to bring about rain
- Mixcoatl, god of battle, hunting, civilisation, and stars
- Tlaloc, god of thunder, rain, fertility, child sacrifice, drought, and storms; sometimes associated with the south
- Xipe-Totec patron of war, agriculture, vegetation, creation, fertility; patron of diseases, pubescent development, rebirth, hunting, trades, human sacrifice, chores, spring, and cardinal east
- Tezcatlipoca, god of night, darkness, lunar light, creation, providence, power, disorder-disarray, destruction, beauty, tricks, merriment, uninhibited sexuality, deception, virility, mystery, polar north, and winter; also a chthonic deity
- Xiuhtecuhtli, god of fire, old age, daytime, kingship, the hearth, warmth, chronicles of time, and renewal

Mayan

Tohil, god associated with fire, the sun, rain, mountains, and war
Buluc Chabtan, Mayan god of war, violence and gambling.
Cadmaela, Mayan goddess of war.

Voodoo

Ogoun, loa who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics, and war

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