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
  • 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

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

Ugaritic mythology

European mythology

Celtic mythology
  • Brigid, goddess of spring, blacksmiths, fertility, healing, and poetry
  • 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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