Smithing gods

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This is a list of deities associated with blacksmiths and craftspeople.

African mythology[]

Egyptian mythology[]

  • Ptah, patron god of craftsmen and architects

Igbo mythology[]

  • Ikenga, Alusi of time, success, achievement, farming, blacksmiths, and industry

Yoruba mythology[]

  • Ogun, patron god of warriors, soldiers, blacksmiths, metal workers, and craftsmen

Asian mythology[]

Arabian mythology[]

  • Qaynan, Sabean patron god of smiths

Hindu mythology[]

  • Ribhus
  • Vishvakarman, architect of the gods

Japanese mythology[]

  • Kagu-tsuchi, patron god of blacksmiths, ceramic workers, and fire

Meitei mythology[]

  • Pisatao, god of architecture and crafts

Ugaritic mythology[]

European mythology[]

Celtic mythology[]

  • Brigid, goddess of spring, blacksmiths, fertility, healing, and poetry
  • Gobannus, Gallo-Roman deity whose name means 'the smith'
  • Gofannon, Welsh god of blacksmithing, ale, architecture and building
  • Goibniu, Irish god of blacksmithing, one of the Trí Dée Dána
  • Lugh, god of craftsmen, games, arts, oaths, truth, and law

Greek mythology[]

  • Athena, goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare
  • Hephaestus, god of metalworking and the forge

Hungarian mythology[]

  • Hadúr, god of metalworking and war

Ossetian mythology[]

Roman mythology[]

  • Vulcan, god of metalworking and the forge

Slavic mythology[]

  • Svarog, god of the forge, fire, the sun, and creation

See also[]

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