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Creator gods
- JesusJesus was a 1st-century Jewish preacher in the Roman province of Judaea, and he is the central figure of the world's largest religion.
- ShivaShiva carries a name that the Rig Veda used as early as roughly 1700 to 1100 BCE, not yet as a deity's proper name but as an adjective meaning auspicious…
- OdinOdin has more than 170 recorded names, more than any other god among the Germanic peoples. The names describe his attributes, point to myths involving him…
- GaneshaGanesha holds a title found in almost no other deity's portfolio: Pratham Pujya, the god to be worshipped before any other god.
- EnkiEnki was the Mesopotamian god of wisdom, crafts, fresh subterranean waters, magic, and incantations. In the city of Eridu, one of the oldest cities of Sumer…
- RamaRama is a major deity in Hinduism, worshipped as the seventh avatar of Vishnu and revered across South Asia and Southeast Asia for more than two and a half…
- KhnumThe hieroglyphic symbol hnm appears in the name Khnum, derived from the word hnmt meaning well or spring. This linguistic root connects directly to his…
- BrahmaBrahma, the Hindu god known as "the Creator," sits at the heart of one of the oldest religious traditions on earth, yet almost no one worships him anymore.
- KrishnaKrishna is worshipped both as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and as the Supreme God in his own right. His skin is painted black, dark, or blue, and the name…
- PtahPtah is an ancient Egyptian deity whose name gave the world the word Egypt itself. The great temple dedicated to him in Memphis was called Hut-ka-Ptah…
- AtumAncient Egyptian priests spoke the word tm to describe a verb meaning to complete or to finish. This linguistic root shaped how they understood Atum, the…
- GodGod is, for billions of people, the supreme being who created and sustains the universe and serves as the principal foundation of faith.
- RaRa was the ancient Egyptian deity of the Sun, and the Egyptians called themselves the "Cattle of Ra." The name fit a strange origin story.
- AmunHis name, written imn, meant something like "the hidden one" or "invisible." The Pyramid Texts call him "O You, the great god whose name is unknown." That…
- KhepriThe name Khepri appeared in the Pyramid texts, often accompanied by a scarab hieroglyph to clarify its meaning. This ancient Egyptian verb, written as ́hprj…