Summary table of Indo-European gods
by natural and social functions.
¹ | function | Greek mythology | Indian mythology | Scandin. mythology | Slav mythology | Balt mythology | Irish mythology |
1 | sky | Ouranes | Varuna Dyaus |
Tyr | Svarog | Dievas | Nuadha |
2 | thunder | Zeus | Parjanya | Thor | Perun | Perkunas | (Taranis) |
3 | war | Ares | Skanda | Tyr | Perun | Perkunas | Nuadha Morrighan |
4 | kingship | Zeus | Indra | Odin | Herovit | Dievas Perkunas |
Nuadha |
5 | earth | Gaia | Prthivi | Erd | Mokos | Zemes- mate | Danu Brigit |
6 | fate | Moirae | Nornir Valkyrie |
Mokos | Laima, Dekla, Karta |
triad of Mother-Goddesses | |
7 | goddess of love | Aphrodite | Laksmi | Freyja | Lada | Laima | Aine |
8 | matrimon | Hera | Savitri | Frigg | Lada | Laima | |
9 | natural power | Dionysus | Rudra | Freyr | Herovit | Vels (Potrimpo) |
(Cernunnos-Hes) |
10 | forest, animals |
Pan | Pusan Rudra |
Veles | (Puskaits) | (Cernunnos) | |
11 | underworld | Hades | Yama Varuna |
Odin Hel |
Veles | Vels (Patollo) |
Dahghda Manannan |
12 | psychopomp | Hermes | Yama | Odin | Sovius | ||
13 | mystery knowledge | Hermes | Visvakarman | Odin | Veles | Vels | Lugh Oghma |
14 | sea | Poseidon | Varuna | Eagor Njord |
(Autrimps) | Manannan | |
15 | light and harmony |
Apollo | Mitra Bhaga |
Balder | Dazhbog | Mac Ok (Mapon) |
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16 | fire | Hesta | Agni | Loki? | Svarogich | Gabie | |
17 | wind | Boreas | Vayu | Njord | Stribog | Vejapats | |
18 | moon | Soma | Mani | Meness | |||
19 | sun | Helios | Surya | Sol | Hors | Saule | (Belenus) |
20 | dawn | Eos | Ussas | Usen | Ausrine | (Epona)? | |
21 | twins | Dioscuri | Asvinau | Sons of Dievas | |||
22 | god of love | Eros | Kama | Lel | Mac Ok | ||
23 | crafts-manship | Hephaistos | Tvastar | dwarfs | Kozma Demyan |
Kalvaitis | Goibhniu |
24 | medicine | Asclepius | Dhanvantari | (Aushauts) | Dian- Cecht |
The faces of German-Scandinavian gods on fronts of Saint Petersburg and Moscow houses
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