The following list of art deities is arranged by continent with names of mythological figures and deities associated with the arts. Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses. The various artworks are used throughout history as a means to gain a deeper connection to a particular deity or as a sign of respect and devotion to the divine being.

Africa and the Middle East

Afroasiatic Middle East

Canaanite

Egyptian


Mesopotamian

Western Eurasia

Celtic

Norse-Germanic

Greco-Roman

Etruscan

Greek / Hellenic

Roman

Western Asia

Anatolian - Urarte

Hindu-Vedic

Uralic

Asia-Pacific / Oceania

Meitei

Main article: Meitei mythology

Far East Asia

Chinese

Japanese

Vietnamese

Austronesia

Filipino

Main article: List of Philippine mythological figures

Polynesian

Hawaiian

Native Americas

North America

Mexico

Aztec

Haitian Vodou

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