Health deity



A health deity is a god or goddess in mythology or religion associated with health, healing and wellbeing. They may also be related to childbirth or Mother Goddesses. They are a common feature of polytheistic religions.

African

 * Agwu, Igbo god of health and divination
 * Jengu, water spirits that bring good fortune and cure disease
 * !Xu, sky god of the Bushmen of southern Africa who is invoked in illness
 * Osanyin orisha of herbalism
 * 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.

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, healing thermal and mineral springs, and the sun and associated 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 Ben (Baosheng Dadi, the King of Medicine)
 * 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 (long life), who is connected to calisthenics, diet, alchemy, neidan (inner alchemy), 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, goddesss of radiant good health
 * Hygieia, goddess of cleanliness and sanitation
 * Iaso, goddess of cures and remedies
 * Paean, physician of the gods, who was later syncretised with Apollo
 * Panacea, goddess of the cure by medicines and salves
 * Telesphorus, demi-god of convalescence

Hindu
Vaidyanatha - Shiva as healer of all


 * 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