Wiccan Gods &
Names of Pagan Gods

Like Wiccan Goddesses and Pagan Goddess names, the Wiccan Gods are derived from many different cultures around the world.

But the majority of the most common names for Pagan Gods come from the Greek and Roman pantheons, with a large dollop of Egyptian Gods and Hindu Gods as well.

This article offers an introduction to a wide selection of Gods invoked by at least some Wiccans. Some are more exotic, others more popular.

But this is by no means a comprehensive collection. The list of Pagan deities could be a list of all known deities!

List of Wiccan Gods

Here are some of the most commonly-invoked Wiccan Gods.

Adonis — Greek God of rebirth and vegetation, worshipped in mystery religions for untold eons

Apollo — Greek/Roman young solar God, God of light, truth and prophecy, God of archery, medicine and healing, God of music, poetry, and the arts

Anubis — Egyptian God of the Dead

Aten — Egyptian Supreme God, solar deity

Brahma — Hindu Creator God

Coyote — First Nations Trickster God

Cernunnos — Celtic God of the Wild Hunt, fertility and masculine energy

Dagda — Irish Father God, somewhat comical and bawdy

Dionysus — Greek/Roman God of wine, of ritual ecstasy, God of agriculture, music, and theatre, communication between living and dead

Eros — Greek God of sexuality and fertility

Ganesh — Hindu God with elephant head, remover of obstacles, God of beginnings, patron of arts and sciences, of intelligence and wisdom

Gopala — Hindu Child God, young Krishna, playful and mischevious while always aware of divinity

Govinda — Sikh God, preserver, protective father

Great Spirit — First Nations supreme Deity, Creator, Source

Hades — Greek God of the Underworld and Death

Hephaestus — Greek God of the Forge, of technology, craftsmen, sculptors, fire and volcanoes

Hermes — Greek God of boundaries and travelers, shepherds and cowherds, orators, writers and poets, invention, commerce, and thieves. Messenger of the Gods. Trickster God.

Herne — British God of vegetation, vine, and the wild hunt

Holly King — English God of winter (rest, withdrawal)

Horus — Egyptian Sky God, God of sun and moon, God of war and the hunt

Krishna — Hindu Supreme God, essence of all creation

Loki — Norse Trickster God, shape-shifter and gender-changer

Lugh — Celtic Sun God, God of smiths and artisans, harvest god

Mercury — Roman God of commerce, messenger of the Gods, speed and travel.

Mithras — Persian God of light

Oak King — English God of summer (expansion, growth, activity)

Odin — Norse Father God , God of wisdom, wealth, inspiration, poetry, battle, hunting, magick, prophecy

Osiris — Egyptian God of the Underworld and the harvest

Pan — Greek nature God, Horned God, god of shepherds and flocks, of wild forests and fields, virility, fertility and spring

Ra — Egyptian God, solar deity

Rama — Hindu God representing the perfect human man and husband

Set / Seth — Egyptian God of chaos, war, storms, desert

Shiva — Hindu God, the destroyer of obstacles, transformer

Sunna — Norse Sun God

Tammuz — Egyptian green God

Thoth — Egyptian God of magick and wisdom

Vishnu — Hindu God, sustainer

Zeus — Father God, Sky God

To access info on Pagan Gods and Goddesses from various cultures, see A Small Dictionary of Pagan Gods & Goddesses.

Wiccan Gods' Titles

Many times you'll hear these used as names of Pagan Gods, but accurately speaking they are more like titles that can be used for multiple Wiccan Gods.

Child God — Title used for Gods in the form of infants, such as Gopala, Baby Jesus, Horus (also Son God).

Father God — Title used for Pagan patriarchs, such as Zeus, Dagda, Odin.

Green Man — Title used for the Earth Gods, such as Tammuz, Herne, Dionysus (also Green God).

Horned God — Title used for Wiccan Gods of the animals or the hunt, symbolizing virility and strength, such as Pan, Cernunnos, Herne, Pashupati.

Lover God — Title used for Gods who aspect as consorts of the Goddess and lover to his devotees, such as Krishna, Cernunnos, Pan.

Sacrificial Gods — Title used for deities whose ritual sacrifice provides life for the people, such as Osiris, Jesus, Adonis, and other Sun Gods and Green Gods

Sun God — Title used for Solar Gods, such as Christ, Sunna, Apollo, Ra.

Triple God — Title used for the godhead as a trinity, such as Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva; God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. (Strictly speaking, the Christian trinity is not a Triple God since the Holy Ghost was a feminine energy, but it's currently interpreted as masculine so I've included it here.)

With Brightest Blessings,

erin Dragonsong