List of hunting deities


Image:La caza salvaje de Odín, por Peter Nicolai Arbo.jpg|thumb|300px|The [Wild Hunt of Odin] 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.

Anglo-Saxon mythology

Aztec mythology

Akan mythology

  • Ahosu, Goddess of hunting and the protector of wildlife, called upon for successful hunts. In myths, she killed people who overhunted or overharvested the forest’s resources.
  • Bosomtwe, god of fishing and sailors.

Celtic mythology

Chinese mythology

Egyptian mythology

  • Neith, goddess of war and the hunt
  • Pakhet, a lioness huntress deity, whom the Greeks associated with Artemis
  • Wepwawet, god of hunting and war, along with funerary practices
  • Bastet, a cat goddess and natural hunter of reptiles and rodents. Greeks often associated her with Artemis, giving her the name Ailuros.

Filipino mythology

  • Abog: the Bagobo god of hunters
  • Alagaka: the Tagalog protector of hunters
  • Anlabban: the Isnag deity who looks after the general welfare of the people; special protector of hunters
  • Amanikable: the Tagalog god of the sea who was spurned by the first mortal woman; also a god of hunters
  • Bakero & Tawo-nga-talonon: Ati spirits of the forest; the first-fruits sacrifices of the hunt are offered to them through bits of meat, which would bring good luck to the people
  • Cain: the Bugkalot headhunter creator of mankind; gave customs to the people; lived together with Abel in the sky but separated due to a quarrel
  • Esa’: a Batak ancestor whose movements created the landscapes, which he named during a hunting journey with his dogs, who were after wild pigs
  • Ga’ek Spirits: Bugkalot spirits in the Ga’ek magic plant used in relation to hunting and fishing; the naw-naw prayer is given to them
  • Kabigat: the Bontok goddess of the moon who cut off the head of Chal-chal's son; her action is the origin of headhunting
  • Kalao: Bugkalot spirit birds; depicted as red hornbills who guide and protect hunters and their soul
  • Kedes: the Aeta god of the hunt
  • Okot: the Bicolano forest god whose whistle would lead hunters to their prey
  • Paglingniyalan: the Tagalog god of hunters
  • Sugudun: also called Sugujun; the Manobo god of hunters and trappers
  • True: the Mamanwa deity of the forest and herder of hunting animals

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

Georgian mythology

  • Apsat, god of the hunt, associated with fish and birds
  • Dali, goddess of the hunt, associated with horned beasts of the mountain

Greek mythology

Hindu mythology

Hittite mythology

  • Rundas, god of the hunt and good fortune

Inuit Mythology

Japanese Mythology

Mbuti mythology

Mesoamerican mythology

Norse mythology

Roman mythology

Siberian mythology

Slavic mythology

Thracian mythology

Yoruba mythology

  • Ogoun or loa, the Two-Spirit orisha who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war
  • Oshosi, the orisha also known as the "hunter of a single arrow", also the deity of the forests.
  • Yoruba mythology Etymology: from the Yoruba people in West Africa to include the countries Nigeria and Benin, foreparents to practices or Santería, Lucumí, and other religions of the Caribbean, and the Americas.

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