Mythologies

Roman mythology: Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Pluto, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Ceres, Vesta, Vulcan, Bacchus Roman mythology honourable mention: Cupid (child of Venus and Mars), Proserpina (child of Ceres and Jupiter), Janus, Aurora, Flora Egyptian mythology: Ra, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Set, Anubis, Thoth, Hathor, Bastet, Sekhmet Egyptian mythology honourable mention: Ma’at (often said to be daughter of Ra), Ptah, Sobek, Khonsu (child of Amun and Mut), Nephthys (child of Geb and Nut) Chinese mythology: Shangdi, Nuwa, Pangu, Guanyin, Jade Emperor Chinese mythology honourable mention: Fuxi (brother/consort of Nuwa), Sun Wukong (born from a magical stone), Chang’e (wife of Hou Yi), Hou Yi, Nezha (child of Li Jing) Greek mythology: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hermes, Demeter, Hephaestus, Dionysus Greek mythology honourable mention: Persephone (child of Zeus and Demeter), Eros (child of Aphrodite and Ares), Helios (child of Hyperion and Theia), Selene (child of Hyperion and Theia), Nike (child of Pallas and Styx) Norse mythology: Odin, Thor, Loki, Freyr, Freyja, Tyr, Baldr Norse mythology honourable mention: Heimdall (said to be son of Odin and nine mothers), Frigg (wife of Odin), Vidar (child of Odin), Bragi (son of Odin), Skadi (child of Thjazi) Japanese mythology(Shinto): Amaterasu, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Izanagi, Izanami Japanese mythology honourable mention: Inari, Hachiman (child of Emperor Ojin), Raijin (child of Izanagi and Izanami), Fujin (child of Izanagi and Izanami), Benzaiten (derived from Saraswati)