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Wiccan Deities
Wicca is a religion of nature and most deities are associated with an aspect of nature or a quality in the spiritual realm. Throughout a person’s ritual practice, often a single Goddess or God will begin to stand out or feel familiar, but it is common to work with various deities according to the purpose of the ritual and the traits associated with each deity. Take your time to research various pantheons and see which ones call to you over time as your patron deity. Find Wiccan Prayers and chants here.
If you don’t feel a connection with any particular deity, you can simply connect with any aspects of nature or the Universe that speak to you, such as the Elements.
This is a non-comprehensive list of deities in Wicca and their attributes:
Greek Deities
Aphrodite – goddess of love and beauty
Apollo – god of light, music, and poetry
Athena – goddess of wisdom and intellect
Eros – god of love and sex
Gaia – primordial mother goddess who birthed the titans
Hades – God of the dead and the King of the underworld
Hecate – Queen of the night and crossroads
Helios – personification of the Sun
Hermes – messenger of the gods
Hestia – goddess of the home and family
Pan – god of shepherds and flocks
Persephone – goddess of Spring and nature’s renewal
Poseidon – god of the sea and ocean
Selene – personification of the Moon
Zeus – god of the skies and justice; king of the gods
Roman Deities
Ceres – goddess of agriculture and fertility
Diana – goddess of the Moon and hunting
Mercury – god of commerce and messenger of the gods
Minerva – goddess of wisdom, arts and military strategy
Saturn – god of crops and time
Venus – goddess of love and beauty
Egyptian Deities
Bast – goddess of pregnant women, children, and celebrations
Horus – god of war and the sky
Hathor – goddess of love
Isis – goddess of marriage, healing, and protection
Ra – god of the sun and creation
Thoth – god of knowledge, wisdom, and the moon
Celtic
Arianrhod – goddess of magic and the starry night.
Brighid – goddess of the hearth, family, and fire.
Cernunnos – god of fertility, animals, and the underworld
Cerridwen – goddess of corn and grain
Danu – goddess of the earth
Lugh – god of healing and prophecy
Morrigan – goddess of death, war, and fertility
Norse
Freyja – goddess of fertility, abundance, and war
Frigg – goddess of marriage and the household
Hel – goddess of the dead
Odin – god of wisdom, death, and divination
Sif – goddess of grain and fertility
Tyr – god of justice and war
Go back to Day 4: Wiccan Deities to review any of the topics, or move on to the next lesson: Day 5: Wiccan Wisdom Essentials.
