List of deities by classification explained

This is an index to deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world, listed by type of deity.

Motif-index

A basic classification of the types of gods as based on the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, by Stith Thompson:^[1]

- A430. Gods of Vegetation
- A431. Gods of Fertility
- A435. Gods of Trees and Forests
- A440. Gods of Animals
- A450. Gods of Trades and Professions
  - A451. Artisan Gods
  - A452. Gods of Hunting
  - A454. Gods of Healing
- A460. Gods of Abstractions (also Z110. Abstractions personified)
  - A461. Gods of Wisdom
  - A463. Gods of Fate
    - A463.1. the Fates (goddesses who preside over the fates of men)
  - A464. Gods of Justice
  - A465. Gods of the Arts
  - A472. Gods of Sleep
  - A473. Gods of Wealth
  - A475. Gods of Love and Lust
  - A484. Gods of Oaths
  - A485. Gods of War
  - A486. the Furies (goddesses of vengeance)
  - A487. Gods of Death
- A490. Miscellaneous Gods of the Earth
  - A491. God of Travellers
  - A493. Gods of Fire
A500—A599. Demigods and Culture Heroes
- A502. Heroes or demigods as fourth race of men.
- A510. Origin of the culture hero (demigod).

- A515.1.1. Twin culture heroes.
- A521. Culture hero as dupe or trickster.
- A531. Culture hero (demigod) overcomes monsters.

Book: Thompson, Stith . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature . Indiana University Press . 1955–1958 . 1–6.