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| - A war deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with war, combat or bloodshed. They occur commonly in polytheistic religions. The following is a list of war deities.
* African mythology
* Agurzil, Berber god of war
* Apedemak, Nubian lion-headed warrior god
* Kokou, powerful Yoruba warrior god
* Maher, Ethiopian god of war
* Ogoun, Yoruba deity who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war
* Oya, Yoruba warrior-goddess of the Niger River
* Arabian mythology
* Al-Qaum, Nabatean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans
* Armenian mythology
* Anahit, goddess of fertility, birth, beauty and water; in early periods associated with war
* Aztec mythology
* Huitzilopochtli, god of war and the sun
* Itzpapalotl, skeletal warrior goddess
* Mextli, god of the moon, born fully armed as a warrior
* Mixcoatl, god of fire, war and the hunt
* Teoyaomicqui, god of lost dead souls, particularly those who have died in battle
* Tezcatlipoca, god associated with the night sky, the night winds, hurricanes, the north, the earth, obsidian, enmity, discord, rulership, divination, temptation, jaguars, sorcery, beauty, war and strife
* Toci, goddess of the earth, sometimes associated with war
* Celtic mythology
* Agrona, reconstructed Proto-Celtic name for the river Aeron in Wales, and possibly the name of an associated war goddess
* Alaisiagae, a pair of goddesses worshiped in Roman Britain, with parallel Celtic and Germanic titles
* Andarta, Gaulish warrior goddess
* Anann, Irish goddess of war, death, predicting death in battle, cattle, prosperity and fertility
* Badb, Irish goddess of war who took the form of a crow; member of the Morrígan
* Belatu-Cadros, war god worshipped by soldiers and equated with the Roman war god Mars
* Camulus, god of war of the Belgic Remi and British Trinovantes
* Catubodua, Gaulish goddess assumed to be associated with victory
* Cicolluis, Gaulish and Irish god associated with war
* Cocidius, Romano-British god associated with war, hunting and forests
* Macha, Irish goddess associated with war, horses and sovereignty; member of the Morrígan
* The Morrígan, Irish triple goddess associated with sovereignty, prophecy, war, and death on the battlefield
* Neit, Irish god of war, husband of Nemain of Badb
* Nemain, Irish goddess of the frenzied havoc of war; member of the Morrígan
* Rudianos, Gaulish god of war
* Segomo, Gaulish god of war
* Smertrios, Gaulish god of war
* Chinese mythology
* Chi You, god of war
* Guan Yu, red-faced warrior deity
* Continental Germanic mythology
* Wōden, god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt
* Andraste, Teutonic goddess theorised to be associated with victory
* Egyptian mythology
* Anhur, god of war
* Ankt, goddess of war, possibly originating from Asia Minor
* Bast, goddess associated with war, protection of Lower Egypt and the pharaoh, the sun, perfumes, ointments and embalming
* Horus, god of the king, the sky, war and protection
* Maahes, lion-headed god of war
* Menhit, goddess of war, "she who massacres"
* Monthu, falcon-headed god of war, valor and the sun
* Neith, goddess of creation, hunting and the dead; associated with war
* Satis, deification of the floods of the Nile River and an early war, hunting, and fertility goddess
* Sekhmet, goddess of warfare, pestilence and the desert
* Sopdu, god of the scorching heat of the summer sun, associated with war
* Wepwawet, wolf-god of war and death who later became associated with Anubis and the afterlife
* Etruscan mythology
* Laran, god of war
* Menrva, goddess of war, art, wisdom and health
* Fijian mythology
* Samulayo, god of war and those dead souls who died in battle
* Greek mythology
* Alala, spirit of the war cry
* Androktasiai, spirits of battlefield slaughter
* Ares, god of war, bloodlust, weapons of war, the defence and sacking of cities, rebellion and civil order, banditry, manliness and courage
* Athena, goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason
* Bia, spirit of force, power, bodily strength and compulsion
* Enyalius, an epithet for Ares, sometimes identified as a separate, minor god of war
* Enyo, goddess of destructive war
* Eris, goddess of strife and discord, who initiated the Trojan War
* Homados, spirit of the din of battle
* Hysminai, female spirits of fighting and combat
* Keres, female spirits of violent or cruel death, including death in battle, by accident, murder or ravaging disease
* Kydoimos, spirit of the din of battle
* Makhai, male spirits of fighting and combat
* Nike, spirit of victory
* Palioxis, spirit of backrush, flight and retreat from battle
* Pallas, Titan god of warcraft, killed by Athena
* Phobos, spirit of panic fear, flight and battlefield rout
* Polemos, spirit of war
* Proioxis, spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuit
* Hawaiian mythology
* Kū, god of war
* Pele, goddess of fire, lightning, dance, volcanoes and violence
* Hinduism
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* Chamunda, goddess of war and disease
* Durga, the fiercer, demon-fighting form of Shiva's wife, the goddess Parvati
* Hanuman, god associated with war and courage
* Indra, god of war, storms and rainfall
* Kali, goddess associated with time, change and war
* Kartikeya, god of war and battle
* Kathyayini, goddess of vengeance and victory
* Mangala, god of war
* Matrikas, goddesses of war, children and emancipation
* Murugan, god of war and victory
* Hittite mythology
* Shaushka, goddess of fertility, war and healing
* Wurrukatte, god of war
* Hungarian mythology
* Hadúr, god of war and the metalsmith of the gods
* Japanese mythology
* Bishamonten, armour-clad god of war
* Futsunushi, god of swords and lightning
* Hachiman, Shinto god of war, and divine protector of Japan and the Japanese people
* Lusitanian mythology
* Cariocecus, god of war
* Neto, god believed to be associated with war
* Māori mythology
* Tūmatauenga, god of war
* Maya mythology
* Tohil, god associated with fire, the sun, rain, mountains and war
* Mesopotamian mythology
* Belus, Babylonian god of war
* Inanna, Sumerian goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare
* Ishtar, Assyrian and Babylonian counterpart to Inanna
* Nergal, Babylonian god of war, fire, the underworld, and pestilence
* Pap-nigin-gara, Akkadian and Babylonian god of war
* Sebitti, group of minor Akkadian and Babylonian war gods
* Shala, Akkadian and Babylonian goddess of war and grain
* Shara, minor Sumerian god of war
* Shulmanu, god of the underworld, fertility, and war
* Native American mythology
* Qamaits, Nuxálk warrior goddess
* Winalagalis, Kwakwaka'wakw god of war
* Norse mythology
* Freyja, goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death
* Odin, god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt
* Thor, god associated with thunder, strength, Lightning, defense, oaks, goats, lightning, storms, weather, crops, trading voyages, courage, trust, revenge, protection, warfare and battles
* Týr, god associated with single combat,law, victory and heroic glory
* Valkyries, goddesses who decide who will die in battle and bring the dead to Valhalla, the afterlife hall of the slain
* Nuristani mythology
* Great Gish, god of war
* Polynesian mythology
* 'Oro, god of war
* Roman mythology
* Bellona, goddess of war
* Honos, god of chivalry, honor and military justice
* Lua, goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons
* Mars, god of war and bloodshed, equivalent to the Greek god Ares
* Minerva, goddess of wisdom and war, equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena
* Nerio, warrior goddess and personification of valor
* Vica Pota, goddess of victory
* Victoria, personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike
* Virtus, god of bravery and military strength
* Semitic mythology
* Agasaya, "the Shrieker", goddess of war
* Anat, goddess of war
* Astarte, goddess of fertility, sexuality and war, associated with the Mesopotamian Ishtar or Inanna
* Resheph, god of plague and war
* Tanit, Phoenician lunar goddess associated with war
* Slavic mythology
* Jarovit, god of vegetation, fertility and spring, also associated with war and harvest
* Perun, god of thunder and lightning, associated with war
* Radegast, West Slavic god of hospitality, fertility and crops, associated with war and the sun; may or may not have been worshipped by ancient Slavs
* Svetovid, god of war, fertility and abundance
* Zorya Utrennyaya, goddess of the morning star, sometimes depicted as a warrior goddess who protected men in battle
* Vodou
* Bugid Y Aiba, loa associated with war
* Ogoun, loa who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war
* Pie, soldier-loa who lives at the bottoms of lakes and rivers and causes floods
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