List of hunting deities

Åsgårdsreien (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo, depicting the Wild Hunt of European folklore

A 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.

African mythology

• Khonvoum, supreme god of the Mbuti Pygmy people in central Africa; the "great hunter"

Anglo-Saxon mythology

• Wōden, leader of the Wild Hunt

Aztec mythology

• Mixcoatl, god of war and hunting.
• Opochtli, god of fishing.

Celtic mythology

• Cernunnos, a horned god associated with fertility and hunting
• Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs
• Flidais, goddess of hunting and wild animals

Chinese mythology

• Fuxi, god of fishery.
• Jiang Jiya, god of fishery.

Egyptian mythology

• Neith, goddess of war and the hunt
• Pakhet, a lioness huntress deity, whom the Greeks associated with Artemis

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

Greek mythology

• Actaeon, horned god of the hunt, wild animals, the wilderness and male animals
• Aristaeus, god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting
• Artemis, goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness
• Atalanta, goddess of hunting and of speed
• Britomartis, Cretan goddess of hunting and nets used for fishing, fowling and the hunting of small game
• Heracles, god of hunting and strength
• Heracles Kynagidas, Macedonian god of hunting
• Lelantos, god of air and the hunter's skill of stalking prey
• Orion, a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion

Hindu mythology

• Banka-Mundi, goddess of the hunt and fertility
• 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

Mesoamerican mythology

• Ah Tabai, Maya god of the hunt
• Mixcoatl, Aztec god of hunting
• 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

• Odin, chief god and ruler of Asgard, associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt
• Skaði, a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains

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 Zeus.

Slavic mythology

• Devana, goddess of the hunt; the Slavic equivalent of the Roman goddess Diana
• Ipabog, Wendish god of the hunt
• Podaga, Wendish god of the weather, fishing, hunting, and farming

Thracian mythology

• Bendis, goddess of the hunt and the moon, whom the Greeks associated with Artemis

Yoruba and Afro-American mythology

• Ogoun, loa and orisha who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war
• Oxóssi, Yoruba hunting god.

See also

• Lord of the animals