"The Olympian gods", by Monsiau (1754 - 1837)
The Egyptian Goddess Nut arched protectively over Earth and all of its inhabitants.
Nut is Goddess of heaven and the sky, mother of many deities, the sun, the moon, and the stars.
Baba Yaga, by Ivan Bilibin.
In Slavic folklore Baba Yaga is the wild old woman, the witch, and mistress of magic. She is also seen as a forest spirit, leading hosts of spirits.
Harihara is a the name of a combined deity form of both Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara) from the Hindu tradition.
Fortuna engraving by Albrecht Dürer, ca 1502
Fortuna, Roman goddess of fortune and fate.
Gamaun, The prophetic bird, 1897 by Viktor Vasnetsov (1848 - 1926)
Gamayun is a prophetic bird of Russian folklore. It is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge and lives on an island in the east, close to paradise.
Nüwa, appearing in literature no earlier than about 350 BC, is said to have recreated, or created humanity. Her companion was Fuxi, her brother and husband. These two beings are sometimes worshipped as the ultimate ancestor of all humankind. They are often represented as half-snake, half-human creatures.
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Depiction of Cernunnos from the Pilier des nautes, Paris.
Cernunnos is a Celtic god whose representations were widespread in the ancient Celtic world. As a horned god, Cernunnos is associated with horned male animals, especially stags and the ram-headed snake; this and other attributes associate him with produce and fertility.
La Nuit (1883) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)
Nyx was the primordial goddess of the night. A shadowy figure, Night stood at or near the beginning of creation, and was the mother of personified gods such as Sleep and Death. Her appearances in mythology are sparse, but reveal her as a figure of exceptional power.
Quetzalcoatl as depicted in the Codex Borbonicus.
This illustration from an 18th century Icelandic manuscript shows Ullr on his skis and with his bow.
Ashur was the head of the Assyrian pantheon.