List of health deities

List of health deities

African

• Osanyin, Yoruba orisha of herbalism cure all diseases
• Jengu, water spirits that bring good fortune and cure disease
• !Xu, sky god of the Bushmen of southern Africa who is invoked in illness
• Sonzwaphi, deity of healing, Zulu mythology

  Armenian

• Anahit, goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology.

  Aztec

• Ixtlilton, god of medicine.
• Patecatl, god of Pulque and healing.

  Baltic

• Aušrinė, Baltic pagan deity of medicine, health and beauty.
• Ragana, witch deity protecting healers and wisdom holders.

  Celtic

• Airmed, Irish goddess associated with healing and resurrection.
• Alaunus, Gaulish god of the sun, healing and prophecy associated with Greek god Helios-Apollo
• Atepomarus, Gaulish healing god associated with the Greek god Apollo
• Borvo, Celto-Lusitanian healing god associated with bubbling spring water
• Brigid, Irish goddess associated with healing
• Dian Cecht, Irish god of healing
• Glanis, Gaulish god associated with a healing spring at the town of Glanum
• Grannus, Gaulish god associated with spas, thermal springs and the sun, regularly identified with Apollo
• Hooded Spirits, hooded deities associated with health and fertility
• Ianuaria, goddess associated with healing
• Iovantucarus, Gaulish healer-god and protector of youth associated with Lenus Mars
• Lenus, Gaulish healing god associated with the Greek god Ares
• Maponos, god of youth, associated with the Greek god Apollo
• Mullo, Gaulish deity associated with the Greek god Ares and said to heal afflictions of the eye
• Nodens, Gallo-Roman and Roman British god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs
• Sirona, Gallo-Roman and Celto-Germanic goddess associated with healing

  Chinese

• Wu Tao
• Shennong, a mythical emperor who spread knowledge of herbs and medicine.
• Taiyi Zhushen, God of Qi
• Taokang Geyan, God of Essence
• Zhang Guolao, one of the Eight Immortals, whose wine was considered to have healing properties
• He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals, whose lotus flower improves one's mental and physical health
• Li Tieguai, one of the Eight Immortals, who alleviates the suffering of the poor, sick and needy with special medicine from his gourd
• Wong Tai Sin, a god with the power of healing
• Jiutian Xuannü, goddess of war, sex, and longevity, who is connected to calisthenics, diet, alchemy, neidan, and physiology

  Egyptian

• Sekhmet, goddess of healing and medicine of Upper Egypt
• Heka, deification of magic, through which Egyptians believed they could gain protection, healing and support
• Serket, goddess of healing stings and bites
• Ta-Bitjet, a scorpion goddess whose blood is a panacea for all poisons
• Isis, goddess of healing, magic, marriage and perfection

  Etruscan

• Fufluns, god of plant life, happiness and health and growth in all things
• Menrva, goddess of war, art, wisdom and healthcare

  Greek

• Apollo, god of healing, medicine, and diseases
• Asclepius, god of the medicinal arts
• Artemis, goddess of young women and childbirth
• Chiron, a centaur known for his knowledge and skill in medicinal arts
• Eileithyia, goddess of childbirth
• Epione, goddess of the soothing of pain
• Aceso, goddess of curing sickness and healing wounds
• Aegle, goddess of radiant good health
• Hygieia, goddess of cleanliness and sanitation
• Iaso, goddess of cures and remedies
• Paean, physician of the gods, who was later syncretized with Apollo
• Panacea, goddess of the cure by medicines and salves
• Telesphorus, demi-god of convalescence

  Hindu

• Ashvins, twin doctors of the gods and gods of Ayurvedic medicine
• Dhanvantari, physician of the gods and god of Ayurvedic medicine
• Dharti, or Earth is considered god of nature and well being of living creatures
• Mariamman, goddess of disease and rain
• Shitala Devi, goddess of smallpox and disease
• Jvarasura, Demon of fever
• Paranasabari, diseases

  Hittite

• Kamrusepa, goddess of healing, medicine, and magic
• Shaushka, goddess of fertility, war, and healing

  Inuit

• Eeyeekalduk, god of medicine and good health
• Pinga, goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine

  Japanese

• Ashitekōjin, god of hands and feet
• Sukunabhikona-no-Kami, god of medicine, as well as nation building, incantation, agriculture and hot springs

  Maya

• Ixchel, jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine
• Maximón, hero god of health

  Mesopotamian

• Anahita, Indo-Iranian goddess of fertility, healing and wisdom
• Namtar, god of death and disease
• Ninazu, god of the underworld and healing
• Ningishzida, god of the underworld and patron of medicine
• Nintinugga, goddess of healing
• Ninurta, god of the South Wind and healing

  Native American

• Kumugwe, Nuxalk underwater god with the power to see into the future, heal the sick and injured, and bestow powers on those whom he favors
• Angak, a Hopi kachina spirit, represents a healing and protective male figure.

  Norse

• Eir, goddess associated with medical skill

  Persian

• Haoma, god of health

  Phoenician

• Eshmun, god of healing

  Roman

• Angitia, snake goddess associated with magic and healing
• Apollo, Greco-Roman god of light, music, healing, and the sun
• Bona Dea, goddess of fertility, healing, virginity, and women
• Cardea, goddess of health, thresholds and door hinges and handles
• Carna, goddess who presided over the heart and other organs
• Endovelicus, god of public health and safety
• Febris, goddess who embodied and protected people from fever and malaria
• Feronia, goddess of wildlife, fertility, health, and abundance
• Valetudo, Roman name for the Greek goddess Hygieia, goddess of health, cleanliness, and hygiene
• Vejovis, god of healing
• Verminus, god who protected cattle from disease

  Sami

• Beiwe, goddess of the sun, spring, fertility and sanity, who restored the mental health of those driven mad by the darkness of the winter

  Slavic

• Żywie, goddess of health and healing

  Thracian

• Derzelas, god of abundance and the underworld, health and human spirit's vitality

  Yoruba and Afro-American

• Aja, spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers
• Babalu Aye, spirit of illness and disease
• Erinle, spirit of abundance, the healer, and Physician to the Orisha
• Loco, patron of healers and plants
• Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deities associated with healing and fertility
• Sopona, god of smallpox