Below is a collection of mythical deities and their counterparts. It is mainly intentioned to be a private collection. This is not a reliable source. Do not quote this page on anything.
Difference between Mythology, Paganism, Religion and Shamanism
editMythology is defined as a collection of myths of a group of people. This is different to a Religion in the way that a religion is an umbrella term for socio-cultural groups
Collection of mythical deities and their counterparts
edit| Abbr. | Full | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| gr. | Greek Mythology | 🇬🇷 |
| rom. | Roman Mythology | - |
| nor. | Norse Mythology | - |
| abh. | Abrahamic Religions | ✡︎ |
| hin. | Hinduism | - |
| etr. | Etruscan religion | - |
| egp. | Egyptian Mythology | - |
| ger. | Germanic Paganism | - |
| smsh | Sámi shamanism | - |
| Name | Image | Mythology | Role | Counterpart in other Religions | Classification | Alternative Names | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus |  |
gr. | Sky, Thunder; King of the Gods | Jupiter (rom.); Odin (as King of the Gods), Thor (as God of Sky, Thunder) (nor.); God / Jahwe (abh.); Tinia (etr.); Amun / Ra (egp.); Indra (hin.) | Non-primordial major deity | ||
| Jupiter |  |
rom. | Sky, Thunder; King of the Gods | Zeus (gr.); Odin (as King of the Gods), Thor (as God of Sky, Thunder) (nor.); God / Jahwe (abh.); Tinia (etr.); Amun / Ra (egp.); Indra (hin.) | Non-primordial major deity | ||
| Odin |  |
nor. | King of the Gods, Wisdom, Knowledge | Zeus (gr.); Jupiter (rom.); God / Jahwe (abh.) | Non-primordial major deity | Wōden (Old English); Uuôden (Old Saxon); Wuodan (Old Dutch); Wêda (Old Frisian); Wuotan (Old High German) | |
| Ymir |  |
nor. | Precursor of all Jötnar, the World was created from his Body | Primordial major deity | Aurgelmir, Brimir, Bláinn | ||
| Auðumbla |  |
nor. | Fed Ymir, licked Búri free out of salty rime rocks | Primordial minor deity | Auðhumla, Auðumla | ||
| Búri |  |
nor. | First Æsir, Father of Borr | Primordial minor deity | |||
| Borr | - | nor. | Son of Búri, father of Odin, Vili and Vé | Non-primordial minor deity | Burr | ||
| Thor |  |
nor. | God of thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility | Zeus (gr.); Jupiter (rom.); Horagalles (smsh.) | Non-primordial major deity | Þórr (Old Norse); Thuner (Old Frisian); Thunar (Old Saxon); Donar (Old High German) | |
| Sif |  |
nor. | Earth, Wife of Thor | Ravdna (smsh.) | Non-primordial minor deity |