Ra, fire god of the sun, light, warmth, and growth
Sekhmet, protective lioness goddess of war, along with some elements of disease and curing of disease. Sometimes referenced in relation to the sun and its power, so possibly had to do with upkeep of the sun at times and fire
Wadjet, the protective serpent goddess who sends fire to burn her enemies
Yoruba mythologyedit
Ogun, fire god and patron of blacksmiths, iron, warfare, metal tools
Ọya, goddess of fire, wind, transforms into buffalo, fertility
Shango, god of thunder and fire, considered the storm-god
Aggayu, god of volcanoes, magma, sunlight, and heat
Akan mythologyedit
Pokukrom, god of fire, which is worshiped for its cleansing and transformative qualities
Fietena Afua, goddess of the hearth, the home, cooking, and domestic activities.
Amoja, giver of fire and innovation, protector of humanity
Atɛntenenee, goddess of the sun, fire, justice, vigilance, and rams.
Nebibia, god of the scorched earth, fire, war, the dead, causer of crop infertility and enemy of Bia
Netea, goddess of fires, pottery, ceramic, patron deity of ceramic workers, wife of Nebibia.
Rirryaw Añitu: Ivatan place spirit Añitus who played music and sang inside a cave in Sabtang, while lighting up fire; believed to have change residences after they were disturbed by a man[1]
Bathala: the Tagalog supreme god and creator deity, also known as Bathala Maykapal, Lumilikha, and Abba; an enormous being with control over thunder, lightning, flood, fire, thunder, and earthquakes; presides over lesser deities and uses spirits to intercede between divinities and mortals[2][3]
Mangkukulam: a Tagalog divinity who pretends to be a doctor and emits fire[4]
Gugurang: the Bicolano supreme god; causes the pit of Mayon volcano to rumble when he is displeased; cut Mt. Malinao in hald with a thunderbolt;[5] the god of good[6]
Unnamed God: a Bicolano sun god who fell in love with the mortal, Rosa; refused to light the world until his father consented to their marriage; he afterwards visited Rosa, but forgetting to remove his powers over fire, he accidentally burned Rosa's whole village until nothing but hot springs remained[7]
Taliyakud: the chief Tagbanwa god of the underworld who tends a fire between two tree trunks; asks the souls of the dead questions, where the soul's louse acts as the conscience that answers the questions truthfully; if the soul is wicked, it is pitched and burned, but if it is good, it passes on to a happier place with abundant food[12]
Diwata: general term for Tagbanwa deities; they created the first man made from earth and gave him the elements of fire, the flint-like stones, iron, and tinder, as well as rice and most importantly, rice-wine, which humans could use to call the deities and the spirits of their dead[13]
Unnamed Gods: the Bagobo gods whose fires create smoke that becomes the white clouds, while the sun creates yellow clouds that make the colors of the rainbow[14]
Cumucul: the T'boli son of the supreme deities; has a cohort of fire, a sword and shield; married to Boi’Kafil[15]
Segoyong: the Teduray guardians of the classes of natural phenomena; punishes humans to do not show respect and steal their wards; many of them specialize in a class, which can be water, trees, grasses, caves behind waterfalls, land caves, snakes, fire, nunuk trees, deers, and pigs[16]
Hindu mythologyedit
Agneya, daughter of Agni and guardian of the south-east
Prometheus, god of fire, is credited with the creation of humanity from clay, and who defies the gods by stealing fire and giving it to humanity as civilization
Apollo, god of the Sun, healing, prophecy, and writing
Lithuanian mythologyedit
Dimstipatis, protector of the house, housewives, and the hearth against fire outbreaks
Gabija, protective goddess of the hearth and the household
Jagaubis, household spirit of fire and the furnace
Moterų Gabija, goddess of bakeries and bread
Pelenų Gabija, goddess of fireplaces
Praurimė, goddess of the sacred fire served by her priestesses, the vaidilutės
Trotytojas Kibirkščių, deity of sparks and fires
Norse mythologyedit
Glöð, jötunn who is the wife of Logi and who rules with him
Auahitūroa, god of fire and comets and husband of Mahuika
Mahuea, goddess of fire
Mahuika, goddess of fire who was tricked into revealing to her grandson Māui the knowledge of fire
Ngā Mānawa, five fire gods who are sons of Auahitūroa and Mahuika
Samoan mythologyedit
Ti'iti'i, god of fire that brought fire to people of Samoa after a battle with the earthquake god, Mafui'e.
Referencesedit
^Hornedo, F. H. (1980). Philippine Studies Vol. 28, No. 1: The World and The Ways of the Ivatan Añitu. Ateneo de Manila University.
^Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.
^Ramos-Shahani, L., Mangahas, Fe., Romero-Llaguno, J. (2006). Centennial Crossings: Readings on Babaylan Feminism in the Philippines. C & E Publishing.
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^Vibal, H. (1923). Asuang Steals Fire from Gugurang. Ethnography of The Bikol People, ii.
^Tiongson, N. G., Barrios, J. (1994). CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Peoples of the Philippines. Cultural Center of the Philippines.
^Buenabora, N. P. (1975). Pag-aaral at Pagsalin sa Pilipino ng mga Kaalamang-Bayan ng Bikol at ang Kahalagahan ng mga Ito sa Pagtuturo ng Pilipino sa Bagong Lipunan. National Teacher's College.
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^Ongsotto, Rebecca R., Ongsotto, Renna R., Ongsotto, R. M. (2005). The Study of Philippine History. Rex Book Store, Inc.
^Ouano-Savellon, R. (2014). Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society Vol. 42, No. 3/4: Aginid Bayok Sa Atong Tawarik: Archaic Cebuano and Historicity in a Folk Narrative. University of San Carlos Publications.
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^Fox, R. B. (1977). Tagbanua Heaven. Filipino Heritage, II.
^Fox, R. B. (1982). Religion and Society Among the Tagbanuas of Palawan Island, Philippines. Manila: National Museum.
^Benedict, L. W. (1913). Bagobo Myths. Journal of American Folklore, pp. 26 (99): 13–63.
^Casal, G. (1978). The T'boli Creation Myth and Religion. T'boli Art: in its Socio-Cultural Context, pp. 122–123.
^Wood, G. L. (1957). Philippine Sociological Review Vol. 5, No. 2: The Tiruray. Philippine Sociological Society.
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^"22 FIRE GODDESSES". Kindlingarden. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
^HITTITE MYTHOLOGY: THE TOP DEITIES, Balladeer's Blog
May 01, 2024
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God of Fire redirects here For the song by Fit for a King see The Path Fit for a King album This is a list of deities in fire worship Agni the Hindu deity of fire Contents 1 African mythology 1 1 Bantu mythology 1 2 Egyptian mythology 1 3 Yoruba mythology 1 4 Akan mythology 2 Asian mythology 2 1 Ainu mythology 2 2 Chinese mythology 2 3 Filipino mythology 2 4 Hindu mythology 2 5 Khanty mythology 2 6 Korean mythology 2 7 Japanese mythology 2 8 Mongolian mythology 2 9 Nivkhi mythology 2 10 Persian mythology 2 11 Taiwanese mythology 2 12 Turkic mythology 2 13 Vietnamese mythology 3 European mythology 3 1 Albanian mythology 3 2 Basque mythology 3 3 Caucasian mythology 3 4 Celtic mythology 3 5 Etruscan mythology 3 6 Greek mythology 3 7 Lithuanian mythology 3 8 Norse mythology 3 9 Ossetian mythology 3 10 Roman mythology 3 11 Sicilian mythology 3 12 Slavic mythology 4 Middle Eastern mythology 4 1 Canaanite mythology 4 2 Hittite mythology 4 3 Mesopotamian mythology 5 Native American mythology 5 1 Aztec mythology 5 2 Huichol mythology 5 3 Mayan mythology 5 4 Navajo mythology 5 5 Purepecha mythology 5 6 Quechua mythology 6 Oceanian mythology 6 1 Fijian mythology 6 2 Hawaiian mythology 6 3 Maori mythology 6 4 Samoan mythology 7 ReferencesAfrican mythology editBantu mythology edit Nyambe god of the sun fire and change Nzambi Mpungu Kalunga god of the sun fire sky and change Egyptian mythology edit Ra fire god of the sun light warmth and growth Sekhmet protective lioness goddess of war along with some elements of disease and curing of disease Sometimes referenced in relation to the sun and its power so possibly had to do with upkeep of the sun at times and fire Wadjet the protective serpent goddess who sends fire to burn her enemies Yoruba mythology edit Ogun fire god and patron of blacksmiths iron warfare metal tools Ọya goddess of fire wind transforms into buffalo fertility Shango god of thunder and fire considered the storm god Aggayu god of volcanoes magma sunlight and heat Akan mythology edit Pokukrom god of fire which is worshiped for its cleansing and transformative qualities Fietena Afua goddess of the hearth the home cooking and domestic activities Amoja giver of fire and innovation protector of humanity Atɛntenenee goddess of the sun fire justice vigilance and rams Nebibia god of the scorched earth fire war the dead causer of crop infertility and enemy of Bia Netea goddess of fires pottery ceramic patron deity of ceramic workers wife of Nebibia Asian mythology editAinu mythology edit Kamuy huci goddess of the fire Chinese mythology edit Zhurong Huoshen God of Fire Huilu Huoshen Goddess of Fire Yandi Huozhu Accident of Fire Shennong Huozhu Accident of Fire Hua Guang Da Di Ebo Huozheng Primary Fire Yuyōu Huoqi Energy of Fire Bǐngdingwei Sihuǒ Dashen Yǐwǔwei Sihuǒ Dadi Nanfang Chijing Dijun Filipino mythology edit Main article List of Philippine mythological figures Rirryaw Anitu Ivatan place spirit Anitus who played music and sang inside a cave in Sabtang while lighting up fire believed to have change residences after they were disturbed by a man 1 Bathala the Tagalog supreme god and creator deity also known as Bathala Maykapal Lumilikha and Abba an enormous being with control over thunder lightning flood fire thunder and earthquakes presides over lesser deities and uses spirits to intercede between divinities and mortals 2 3 Mangkukulam a Tagalog divinity who pretends to be a doctor and emits fire 4 Gugurang the Bicolano supreme god causes the pit of Mayon volcano to rumble when he is displeased cut Mt Malinao in hald with a thunderbolt 5 the god of good 6 Unnamed God a Bicolano sun god who fell in love with the mortal Rosa refused to light the world until his father consented to their marriage he afterwards visited Rosa but forgetting to remove his powers over fire he accidentally burned Rosa s whole village until nothing but hot springs remained 7 Makilum sa bagidan the Bisaya god of fire 8 Lalahon the Bisaya goddess of fire volcanoes and the harvest 9 also referred as Laon 10 Gunung a Bisaya deity of volcanoes 11 Taliyakud the chief Tagbanwa god of the underworld who tends a fire between two tree trunks asks the souls of the dead questions where the soul s louse acts as the conscience that answers the questions truthfully if the soul is wicked it is pitched and burned but if it is good it passes on to a happier place with abundant food 12 Diwata general term for Tagbanwa deities they created the first man made from earth and gave him the elements of fire the flint like stones iron and tinder as well as rice and most importantly rice wine which humans could use to call the deities and the spirits of their dead 13 Unnamed Gods the Bagobo gods whose fires create smoke that becomes the white clouds while the sun creates yellow clouds that make the colors of the rainbow 14 Cumucul the T boli son of the supreme deities has a cohort of fire a sword and shield married to Boi Kafil 15 Segoyong the Teduray guardians of the classes of natural phenomena punishes humans to do not show respect and steal their wards many of them specialize in a class which can be water trees grasses caves behind waterfalls land caves snakes fire nunuk trees deers and pigs 16 Hindu mythology edit Agneya daughter of Agni and guardian of the south east Agni god of fire messengers and purification Ila goddess of speech and nourishment invoked during the agni hotra ceremony 17 18 Makara Jyothi a star revered on a festival Matarisvan god of fire associated with Agni Khanty mythology edit Nay Angki goddess of fire Korean mythology edit Jowangsin goddess of the hearth fires Japanese mythology edit Amaterasu goddess of the sun Kagu tsuchi kami blacksmith god of fire whose birth burned his mother Izanami to death Kōjin god of fire hearth and the kitchen Konohanasakuya hime goddess of volcanoes Mongolian mythology edit Arshi Tenger god of fire associated with shamanic rituals Odqan red god of fire who rides on a brown goat Yal un Eke mother goddess of fire who is Odqan s counterpart Nivkhi mythology edit Turgmam goddess of fire Persian mythology edit Atar yazata of fire in Persian mythology and Zoroastrianism Taiwanese mythology edit Komod Pazik Sakizaya god of fire Icep Kanasaw Sakizaya goddess of fire Turkic mythology edit Alaz god of fire Od Iyesi familiar spirits who protect fires Ut Siberian goddess of the hearth Vut Ami Chuvash goddess of fires Vietnamese mythology edit Ong Tao god of stove and fire Ba Hỏa goddess of fire Quang Hoa Ma Nguyen Suy god of preventing fire related accidents Nam Phương Xich Đế fire godEuropean mythology editAlbanian mythology edit En Enji god of fire Nena e Vatres hearth goddess I Verbti god of fire who controls wind that fans the flames of fire Basque mythology edit Eate god of fire and storms Caucasian mythology edit Alpan Lezghin Dagestanian goddess of fire Kamar Georgian fire goddess who was kidnapped by Amirani Uorsar Adyghe goddess of the earth Wine Gwasche Circassian goddess who protects the hearth Celtic mythology edit Aed Irish god whose name means fire Brigit Irish goddess of fire poetry arts and crafts Grannus god of fire health water springs and the sun Nantosuelta goddess of fire nature fertility rivers and the earth Etruscan mythology edit Sethlans fire god of smithing and crafts Suri fire god and chthonic light god with powers over health and plague Greek mythology edit Helios god and personification of the Sun Hephaestus god of blacksmiths crafting fire and volcanoes Roman form Vulcan Hestia goddess of the hearth and its fires Prometheus god of fire is credited with the creation of humanity from clay and who defies the gods by stealing fire and giving it to humanity as civilization Apollo god of the Sun healing prophecy and writing Lithuanian mythology edit Dimstipatis protector of the house housewives and the hearth against fire outbreaks Gabija protective goddess of the hearth and the household Jagaubis household spirit of fire and the furnace Moteru Gabija goddess of bakeries and bread Pelenu Gabija goddess of fireplaces Praurime goddess of the sacred fire served by her priestesses the vaidilutes Trotytojas Kibirksciu deity of sparks and fires Norse mythology edit Glod jotunn who is the wife of Logi and who rules with him Logi jotunn who personifies fire Surtr jotunn king who ruled the volcanic powers of the underworld and will cover the Earth in fire during Ragnarok Ossetian mythology edit Safa god of the hearth chain Mariel Fire goddess Roman mythology edit Caca goddess who was Vulcan s daughter and who might have been worshipped before Vesta Cacus god who was the fire breathing giant son of Vulcan and who might have been worshipped in ancient times Fornax goddess of the furnace Sol personification and god of the Sun Stata Mater goddess who stops fires Vesta goddess of the hearth and its fire Roman form of Hestia Vulcan god of crafting and fire Roman form of Hephaestus Sicilian mythology edit Adranus god formerly worshipped in Adranus near Mount Etna Slavic mythology edit Dazhbog the regenerating god of the solar fire who rides in the sky Kresnik golden fire god who became a hero of Slovenia Ognyena Maria fire goddess who assists Perun Peklenc god of fire who rules the underworld and its wealth and who judges and punishes the wicked through earthquakes Svarog the bright god of fire smithing and the sun and is sometimes considered as the creator Svarozic the god of the earthly fireMiddle Eastern mythology editCanaanite mythology edit Ishat Phoenician fire and drought goddess slain by Anat 19 Shapash goddess of the sun Hittite mythology edit Arinitti sun goddess of the city of Arinna and the goddess of hearth fires temple flames and chthonic fires in later times 20 Mesopotamian mythology edit Girra god of fire in Akkadian and Babylonian records Gibil skilled god of fire and smithing in Sumerian records Ishum god of fire who was the brother of the sun god Shamash and an attendant of Erra Nusku god of heavenly and earthly fire and light and patron of the arts Shamash ancient Mesopotamian Sun godNative American mythology editAztec mythology edit Chantico goddess of the hearth fires and volcanoes Mixcoatl hunting god who introduced fire to humanity Xiuhtecuhtli god of fire day heat volcanoes food in famine the year turquoise the Aztec emperors and the afterlife Huichol mythology edit Tatewari fire god of shamans Mayan mythology edit Huracan fire god of storms and wind who created and destroyed humanity Jacawitz fire god who was a companion of the sun god Tohil Navajo mythology edit Black God frail stellar fire god who introduced the fire drill to humanity Purepecha mythology edit Curicaueri the primordial fire that originates the sun Main deity of the purepecha people of central Mexico Quechua mythology edit Manqu Qhapaq fire and sun god who founded the Inca civilization and introduced technology to humanity Mama Nina Her name means Mother of fire in quechua she s the goddess of fire light and volcanoesOceanian mythology editFijian mythology edit Gedi fire and fertility god who taught humanity to use fire Hawaiian mythology edit Pele goddess of fire wind and volcanoes Maori mythology edit Auahituroa god of fire and comets and husband of Mahuika Mahuea goddess of fire Mahuika goddess of fire who was tricked into revealing to her grandson Maui the knowledge of fire Nga Manawa five fire gods who are sons of Auahituroa and Mahuika Samoan mythology edit Ti iti i god of fire that brought fire to people of Samoa after a battle with the earthquake god Mafui e References edit Hornedo F H 1980 Philippine Studies Vol 28 No 1 The World and The Ways of the Ivatan Anitu Ateneo de Manila University Jocano F L 1969 Philippine Mythology Quezon City Capitol Publishing House Inc Ramos Shahani L Mangahas Fe Romero Llaguno J 2006 Centennial Crossings Readings on Babaylan Feminism in the Philippines C amp E Publishing Jocano F L 1969 Philippine Mythology Quezon City Capitol Publishing House Inc Vibal H 1923 Asuang Steals Fire from Gugurang Ethnography of The Bikol People ii Tiongson N G Barrios J 1994 CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art Peoples of the Philippines Cultural Center of the Philippines Buenabora N P 1975 Pag aaral at Pagsalin sa Pilipino ng mga Kaalamang Bayan ng Bikol at ang Kahalagahan ng mga Ito sa Pagtuturo ng Pilipino sa Bagong Lipunan National Teacher s College Jocano F L 1969 Philippine Mythology Quezon City Capitol Publishing House Inc Ongsotto Rebecca R Ongsotto Renna R Ongsotto R M 2005 The Study of Philippine History Rex Book Store Inc Ouano Savellon R 2014 Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society Vol 42 No 3 4 Aginid Bayok Sa Atong Tawarik Archaic Cebuano and Historicity in a Folk Narrative University of San Carlos Publications Ouano Savellon R 2014 Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society Vol 42 No 3 4 Aginid Bayok Sa Atong Tawarik Archaic Cebuano and Historicity in a Folk Narrative University of San Carlos Publications Fox R B 1977 Tagbanua Heaven Filipino Heritage II Fox R B 1982 Religion and Society Among the Tagbanuas of Palawan Island Philippines Manila National Museum Benedict L W 1913 Bagobo Myths Journal of American Folklore pp 26 99 13 63 Casal G 1978 The T boli Creation Myth and Religion T boli Art in its Socio Cultural Context pp 122 123 Wood G L 1957 Philippine Sociological Review Vol 5 No 2 The Tiruray Philippine Sociological Society Smith Brian K 1998 01 01 Reflections on Resemblance Ritual and Religion Motilal Banarsidass ISBN 9788120815322 22 FIRE GODDESSES Kindlingarden Retrieved 2016 04 13 Ishat Phoenician Goddess of Fire fire goddess phoenicia phoenician goddess canaanite goddess canaan levantine goddess heat goddess www thaliatook com Retrieved 2016 04 13 HITTITE MYTHOLOGY THE TOP DEITIES Balladeer s Blog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of fire gods amp oldid 1210923561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
