List of hunting deities

• Wōden, leader of the Wild Hunt == Aztec mythology ==

• Mixcoatl, god of hunting. • Opochtli, god of fishing. == 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==

• Arawn, king of Annwn in some Welsh legends and associated with hunting, dogs and stags • Cernunnos, a horned god associated with fertility and hunting • Gwyn ap Nudd, another king of Annwn in Welsh Mythology, associated with the Wild Hunt • Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs • Vosagus, Gaulish god of hunting and forests; gives his name to the Vosges region ==Chinese mythology==

• Fu Xi, the creator of fishery • Jiang Ziya, a god of fishery • Erlang Shen, god of hunting and protector of hunters ==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 • 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; • 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 ==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==

• Artemis, goddess of the hunt, associated with the moon • Britomartis, Cretian goddess of hunting and trapping • Heracles Kynagidas, Heracles' aspect as a hunter ==Hindu mythology==

• Banka-Mundi, goddess of the hunt and fertility • Bhadra, god of hunting, one of Shiva's ganas • Rudra, Rigvedic god associated with wind or storm, and the hunt ==Hittite mythology==

• Rundas, god of the hunt and good fortune ==Inuit Mythology==

• Arnakuagsak, goddess responsible for ensuring the hunters were able to catch enough food and that the people remained healthy and strong • Arnapkapfaaluk, sea goddess who inspired fear in hunters • Nerrivik, the sea mother and patron of fishermen and hunters • Nujalik, goddess of hunting on land • Pinga, goddess of the hunt, fertility, and medicine • Sedna, goddess of the sea, marine animals, and sea hunting • Tekkeitsertok, god of hunting and master of caribou ==Japanese Mythology==

• Takeminakata, god of wind, hunting and warfare. ==Mbuti mythology==

• Khonvoum, supreme god of the Mbuti people in central Africa; the "great hunter" ==Mesoamerican mythology==

• Ah Tabai, Maya god of the hunt • Sip, a hunting god often shown with deer ears and antlers • Yum Kaax, Maya god of the forest and the protector of game animals ==Norse mythology==

• Skaði, a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains • Ullr Norse god of hunting, mountains, archery, and skiing. ==Roman mythology==

• Diana, goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness; the counterpart of Artemis, goddess of the hunt and wild; twin sister of Apollo, daughter of Leto and Jupiter • Aristaeus, a minor god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting. • Heracles Kynagidas/Hercules. • Faunus, in addition to being a god of the wild and shepherds, was also a hunting god. ==Siberian mythology==

• Bugady Musun, Evenki mother goddess of animals • Hinkon, Tungusic lord of the hunt ==Slavic mythology==

• Devana, goddess of the hunt; the Slavic equivalent of the Roman goddess Diana ==Thracian mythology==