List of health deities

List of health deities

African

• Jengu, water spirits that bring good fortune and cure disease
• Waaq/Waaqa, sky god that was worshipped by the Somali and Oromo people before Christianity and Islam
• !Xu, sky god of the Bushmen of southern Africa who is invoked in illness
• Sonzwaphi, deity of healing, Zulu mythology

  Yoruba and Afro-American

• Aja, spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers
• Babalú-Ayé, spirit of illness and disease
• Erinlẹ, spirit of abundance, the healer, and Physician to the Orisha
• Loco, patron of healers and plants
• Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deities associated with healing and fertility
• Ọsanyìn, spirit of herbalism
• Sopona, god of smallpox

  Albanian

• Dielli, the Sun: giver of life, health and energy
• Zjarri, the Fire: purifier, healer, protector, and energizer
• Prende: dawn goddess, goddess of love, beauty, fertility, health and protector of women

  Armenian

• Anahit, goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology.

  Aztec

• Ixtlilton, god of medicine.
• Patecatl, god of Pulque and healing.

  Baltic

• Aušrinė, Baltic pagan deity of medicine, health and beauty.
• Ragana, witch deity protecting healers and wisdom holders.

  Buddhist

• White Tara, a female Buddha in Vajrayāna Buddhism who is supplicated for longevity.
• Hayagriva, known for curing skin sicknesses particularly skin diseases such as leprosy

  Celtic

• Airmed, Irish goddess associated with healing and resurrection. Daughter of Dian Cecht and sister of Miach.
• Alaunus, Gaulish god of the sun, healing and prophecy associated with Greek god Helios-Apollo
• Atepomarus, Gaulish healing god associated with the Greek god Apollo
• Borvo, Celto-Lusitanian healing god associated with bubbling spring water
• Brigid, Irish goddess associated with healing
• Belenus, Celtic god of fire and healing
• Dian Cecht, Irish god of healing
• Endovelicus, god of public health and safety
• Glanis, Gaulish god associated with a healing spring at the town of Glanum
• Grannus, Gaulish god associated with spas, thermal springs and the sun, regularly identified with Apollo
• Hooded Spirits, hooded deities associated with health and fertility
• Ianuaria, goddess associated with healing
• Iovantucarus, Gaulish healer-god and protector of youth associated with Lenus Mars
• Lenus, Gaulish healing god associated with the Greek god Ares
• Lugh, god of arts, crafts, healing and the Sun.
• Maponos, god of youth, associated with the Greek god Apollo
• Miach, Irish god associated with healing, herbs, and medicine. Killed by Dian Cecht over jealousy of his superior healing skills.
• Mullo, Gaulish deity associated with the Greek god Ares and said to heal afflictions of the eye
• Nodens, a Roman British god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs
• Sirona, Gallo-Roman and Celto-Germanic goddess associated with healing

  Chinese

• Bao Sheng Da Di, the God of Medicine in Chinese folk religion and Taoism
• Shennong Da Di, one of the Three Sovereigns, also known as the Divine Farmer who acquired and spread knowledge of herbs and medicine
• Hua Tuo, regarded as "divine physician" in Chinese history and worshipped as a Medicinal Deity
• Taiyi Zhushen, God of Qi
• Taokang Geyan, God of Essence
• Zhang Guolao, one of the Eight Immortals, whose wine was considered to have healing properties
• He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals, whose lotus flower improves one's mental and physical health
• Li Tieguai, one of the Eight Immortals, who alleviates the suffering of the poor, sick and needy with special medicine from his gourd
• Wong Tai Sin, a deified Taoist hermit during the Eastern Jin dynasty, known to have the power of healing
• Jiutian Xuannü, goddess of war, sex, and longevity, who is connected to calisthenics, diet, alchemy, neidan, and physiology

  Egyptian

• Sekhmet, goddess of healing and medicine of Upper Egypt
• Heka, deification of magic, through which Egyptians believed they could gain protection, healing and support
• Serket, goddess of healing stings and bites
• Ta-Bitjet, a scorpion goddess whose blood is a panacea for all poisons
• Isis, goddess of healing, magic, marriage and protection
• Bes, Apotropaic god, represented as a dwarf, particularly important in protecting children and women in childbirth.
• Taweret, Hippopotamus goddess who is often depicted as a protective deity, particularly associated with childbirth, fertility, and motherhood.

  Etruscan

• Fufluns, god of plant life, happiness and health and growth in all things
• Menrva, goddess of war, art, wisdom and healthcare

  Filipino

• Kadaklan: the Itneg deity who is second in rank; taught the people how to pray, harvest their crops, ward off evil spirits, and overcome bad omens and cure sicknesses
• Talanganay: a male Gaddang god-spirit; enters the body of a healer and gives instructions on how to heal the sick while in a trance
• Menalam: a female Gaddang goddess-spirit; enters the body of a healer and gives instructions on how to heal the sick while in a trance
• Cabuyaran: the Ilocano goddess of healing; daughter of Abra and Makiling, the elder; she eloped with Anianihan
• Akasi: the Sambal god of health and sickness; sometimes seen at the same level of power as Malayari
• Lakambini: the Tagalog deity who protects throats and who is invoked to cure throat aches; also called Lakandaytan, as the god of attachment
• Daniw: the Hanunoo Mangyan spirit residing in the stone cared for by the healers
• Hamorawan Lady: the deity of the Hamorawan spring in Borongan, who blesses the waters with healing properties
• Beljan: the Pala'wan spirits of all beljan ; able to travel to the vertical universe, divided into fourteen different layers, in order to heal the world and to re-establish cosmic balance; also referred to as Balyan
• Maguimba: the Batak god in the remotest times, lived among the people, having been summoned by a powerful babaylan ; provided all the necessities of life, as well as all cures for illnesses; has the power to bring the dead back to life
• Ibabasag: the Bukidnon goddess of pregnant women
• Mandarangan: the Bagobo god of warriors married to Darago; resides at Mount Apo's summit; human sacrifices to him are rewarded with health, valor in war, and success in the pursuit of wealth
• Cotabato Healer Monkey: a Maguindanao monkey who lived near a pond outside Cotabato city; it heals those who touch it and those who give it enough offerings
• Pagari: also called Inikadowa, the Maguindanao twin-spirit who is sometimes in the form of a crocodile; if a person is possessed by them, the person will attain the gift of healing

  Greek

• Apollo, god of medicine, healing, plagues, diseases and prosperity healing
• Asclepius, god of the medicinal arts
• Artemis, goddess of young women and childbirth
• Chiron, a centaur known for his knowledge and skill in medicinal arts
• Darrhon, a health god worshipped in Macedon
• Eileithyia, goddess of childbirth
• Epione, goddess of the soothing of pain
• Aceso, goddess of curing sickness and healing wounds
• Aegle, goddess of radiant good health
• Hera, goddess of childbirth; she was called upon for women's safety during childbirth and for good health of the infants
• Heracles Apotropaios, god of strength and athletes; he was trained in medicine and called on to avert plagues.
• Hygieia, goddess of cleanliness and sanitation
• Iaso, goddess of cures and remedies
• Paean, physician of the gods, who was later syncretized with Apollo
• Panacea, goddess of the cure by medicines and salves
• Prothyraia, goddess of childbirth, identified with Artemis and Eileithyia
• Telesphorus, demi-god of convalescence

  Hindu

• Ashvins, the twin gods of medicine
• Dhanvantari, physician of the gods and god of Ayurvedic medicine
• Bhumi, the goddess of the earth
• Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity
• Mariamman, folk goddess of rain, medicine, and plagues
• Shitala, folk goddess of smallpox and disease
• Jvarasura, the embodiment of fever
• Paranashavari, goddess of diseases

  Hittite

• Kamrusepa, goddess of healing, medicine, and magic

  Hurrian

• Shaushka, goddess of love, war, and healing

  Igbo

• Agwu Nsi, the patron spirit of the dibia

  Inuit

• Eeyeekalduk, god of medicine and good health
• Pinga, goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine

  Japanese

• Ashitekōjin, god of hands and feet
• Sukunahikona, god of medicine, as well as nation building, incantation, agriculture and hot springs
• Dōsojin, gods of boundaries, roads, travellers, villagers, marriage, fertility, procreation, health, defense, guardianship and protection

  Maya

• Ixchel, jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine
• Maximón, hero god of health

  Mesopotamian

• Namtar, god of death and disease
• Ninazu, god of the underworld and healing
• Ningishzida, god of the underworld and patron of medicine
• Ninti, Sumerian goddess of healing
• Ninisina, divine physician, worshiped in Isin
• Ninkarrak, divine physician, worshiped in Sippar and Terqa
• Nintinugga, divine physician, worshiped in Nippur
• Damu, son and assistant of Ninisina
• Gula, a goddess of medicine, portrayed as a divine physician and midwife. She is also a goddess of healing and the healing arts.

  Native American

• Kumugwe, Nuxalk underwater god with the power to see into the future, heal the sick and injured, and bestow powers on those whom he favors
• Angak, a Hopi kachina spirit, represents a healing and protective male figure.