| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme god name "Jumala" | Finnland | The supreme god of the ancient Finns and Lapps. The word is sometimes used by the Scandinavian poets for the Almighty. |
| God name "Kave" | Finland | Ancient god of sky, later the deity of the lunar cycle. Father of Väinämöinen. Also Kaleva. |
| God name "Kuu" | Finland | God of moon. |
| Goddess name "Mielikki" | Finland | wife of Tapio, the goddess of the Forest. |
| God name "Nyyrikki" | Finland | The god of hunting, son of Tapio. |
| God name "Obatala" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | Fertility god. The first deity engendered by the creator god OLODUMARE. His consort is Yemowo. Among other responsibilities, he makes barren women fertile and shapes the fetus in the womb. He is considered to be the sculptor of mankind. He is depicted wearing white robes and symbolizes cleanliness. Offerings include coconuts and maize fruits. A jar of clean water is carried by a priestess to his sanctuary each morning and the water is drunk by women to make them fertile. Also Orishanla (archaic); Orisha-Popo; Orisha-Ogiyan; Orisha-Ijaye.... |
| God name "Olodumare" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | Creator god. He engendered the god OBATALA as his deputy. The souls of the dead are expected to make confession to Olodumare. When he created the earth, he filled a snail's shell with dirt, placed inside it a hen and a pigeon and threw it down, whereupon the hen and pigeon began to scatter the earth and create land. Olodumare then sent a chameleon to report on progress. Sand was added, followed by a palm, a coconut and a kola nut tree. When these were established the god placed on earth the first sixteen humans. Also Alaaye; Elemii; Olojo Oni; Olorun; Orishanla.... |
| God name "Olodumare/ Alaaye/ Elemii/ Olojo/ Oni/ Olorun/ Orishanla" | Yoruba / Nigeria | A creator god to whom the souls of the dead are expected to make a confession |
| God name "Opo" | Akan / Ghana, West Africa | God of the ocean. One of the sons of the creator god NYAME, he is also considered to be the god of the great inland lakes and rivers of Ghana.... |
| God name "Opo Akan" | Ghana | The god the ocean & inland lakes & rivers |
| God name "Orisanla" | Nigeria | Orishanla, sky god who was designated to be the creator of earth and living things. Nigeria |
| God name "Orisanla" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | sky god. Delegated by OLODUMARE as a creator of earth and living things.... |
| God name "Orisha Nla" | Yoruba | God ordered by Olorun to create solid ground. Yoruba |
| God name "Pajainen" | Finnish | A god, the deity that killed the great bull in the legends of Finland |
| God name "Pajonn" | Finland | God of thunder known as the one who dwells in the heaven. Finland |
| God name "Pekko" | Pre - Christian Finnish / Baltic regions | God of cereal crops. In Finland he is PELLON PEKKO and specifically a god of barley used in brewing beer. In Estonia he is a corn god whose image, made of wax, was kept in the corn chest. He was originally honored on a day taken over by a Christian festival for St. Peter.... |
| God name "Pekko (or Pellon Pekko)" | Finland | The god of crops, especially barley and brewing. |
| God name "Pellervo (or Sampsa Pellervoinen)" | Finland | The god of harvest. |
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