Smithing gods
This is a list of deities associated with blacksmiths and craftspeople.
African mythology[]
Egyptian mythology[]
- Ptah, patron god of craftsmen and architects
Igbo mythology[]
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[]
- Kothar-wa-Khasis, patron god of metalworking
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[]
- Kurdalægon, god of blacksmiths
Roman mythology[]
- Vulcan, god of metalworking and the forge
Slavic mythology[]
- Svarog, god of the forge, fire, the sun, and creation
See also[]
Categories:
- Smithing deities
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