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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.

List of health deities

African

Agwu, Igbo god of health and divination
!Xu, sky god of the Bushmen of southern Africa who is invoked in illness

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, god of medicine)
Shennong, mythical emperor who spread knowledge of herbs and medicine.
Hua Tuo, God of Surgery
Pian Que, Medicine God-King
Sun Simiao, Medicine King & God of Internal Medicine
Wei Chizhuang, Medicine King
Wei Shanjun, Medicine King
Wei Gudao, Medicine King
Pi Tong, Medicine King
Wang Wei'3, God of Acupuncture
Li Shizhen, God of Herbal Medicine
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 health, mental and physical
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, god with the power of healing

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

Etruscan

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

Greek

Aceso, goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illness
Aegle, goddess of radiant good health
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, wild animals, the wilderness, fertility, plague and good health
Apollo, god of music, poetry, prophecy, archery, healing, medicine and plague
Asclepius, god of medicine and healing
Chiron, a centaur known for his knowledge and skill in healing
Eileithyia, goddess of childbirth
Heracles, God of Health, Athletics and Heroic Endeavour
Hygieia, goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation
Iaso, goddess of cures, remedies and modes of healing
Paean, physician of the gods
Panacea, goddess of healing
Telesphorus, demi-god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment" recuperation from illness or injury

Hindu

Ashvins, twin doctors of the gods and gods of Ayurvedic medicine
Dhanvantari, physician of the gods and god of Ayurvedic medicine
Dhatri, solar god of health and domestic tranquility
Mariamman, goddess of disease and rain
Shitala Devi, goddess of smallpox and disease

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

Ebisu, god of fishermen, good luck, and workingmen, and the guardian of the health of small children

Maya

Ixchel, jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine

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

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
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 patron of gay people
Loco, patron of healers and plants
Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deaths associated with healing and fertility
Sopona, god of smallpox

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 [[File:Asclepius - Project Gutenberg eText 21325.png|thumb|A statue of [[Asclepius]], the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] god of healing]]
-A '''health deity''' is a god or goddess in [[mythology]] associated with [[health]], [[healing]] and wellbeing.  They may also be related to [[childbirth]] or [[Mother Goddess]]es.  They are a common feature of [[polytheism|polytheistic]] religions.
+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 Goddess]]es.  They are a common feature of [[polytheism|polytheistic]] religions.
 ==List of health deities==
-===African mythology===
+===African===
 * [[Agwu (Igbo mythology)|Agwu]], [[Igbo mythology|Igbo]] god of health and divination
 * [[ǃXu (god)|!Xu]], sky god of the [[Bushmen]] of southern Africa who is invoked in illness
-=== Aztec mythology ===
+===Aztec===
 * [[Ixtlilton]], god of medicine.
 * [[Patecatl]], god of [[Pulque]] and healing.
-===Celtic mythology===
+===Celtic===
 * [[Airmed]], [[Irish mythology|Irish]] goddess associated with healing and resurrection.
 * [[Alaunus]], [[Gaul]]ish god of the sun, healing and prophecy associated with Greek god [[Helios]]-[[Apollo]]
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 * [[Sirona]], [[Gallo-Roman]] and Celto-Germanic goddess associated with healing
-===Chinese mythology===
+===Chinese===
 * Wu Ben ([[Baosheng Dadi]], god of medicine)
 * [[Shennong]], mythical emperor who spread knowledge of herbs and medicine.
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 * [[Wong Tai Sin]], god with the power of healing
-===Egyptian mythology===
+===Egyptian===
 * [[Sekhmet]], goddess of healing and medicine of Upper Egypt
 * [[Heka (god)|Heka]], deification of magic, through which Egyptians believed they could gain protection, healing and support
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 * [[Ta-Bitjet]], a [[scorpion]] goddess whose blood is a [[panacea (medicine)|panacea]] for all poisons
-===Etruscan mythology===
+===Etruscan===
 * [[Fufluns]], god of plant life, happiness and health and growth in all things
 * [[Menrva]], goddess of war, art, wisdom and health
-===Greek mythology===
+===Greek===
 * [[Aceso]], goddess of the healing of wounds and the curing of illness
 * [[Aegle (mythology)|Aegle]], goddess of radiant good health
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 * [[Telesphorus (mythology)|Telesphorus]], demi-god of convalescence, who "brought to fulfillment" recuperation from illness or injury
-===Hindu mythology===
+===Hindu===
 [[File:Dwanandhari Deva.jpg|thumb|Lord [[Dhanvantari]], the Hindu god of medicine and Lord of [[Ayurvedic medicine]]]]
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 * [[Shitala Devi]], goddess of smallpox and disease
-===Hittite mythology===
+===Hittite===
 * [[Kamrusepa]], goddess of healing, medicine, and magic
 * [[Shaushka]], goddess of fertility, war, and healing
-===Inuit mythology===
+===Inuit===
 * [[Eeyeekalduk]], god of medicine and good health
 * [[Pinga]], goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine
-===Japanese mythology===
+===Japanese===
 * [[Ebisu (mythology)|Ebisu]], god of fishermen, good luck, and workingmen, and the guardian of the health of small children
-===Maya mythology===
+===Maya===
 * [[Ixchel]], jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine
-===Mesopotamian mythology===
+===Mesopotamian===
 * [[Anahita]], [[Indo-Iranians|Indo-Iranian]] goddess of fertility, healing and wisdom
 * [[Namtar]], god of death and disease
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 * [[Ninurta]], god of the South Wind and healing
-===Native American mythology===
+===Native American===
 * [[Kumugwe]], [[Nuxalk Nation|Nuxalk]] underwater god with the power to see into the future, heal the sick and injured, and bestow powers on those whom he favors
-===Norse mythology===
+===Norse===
 * [[Eir]], goddess associated with medical skill
-===Persian mythology===
+===Persian===
 * [[Haoma]], god of health
-===Phoenician mythology===
+===Phoenician===
 * [[Eshmun]], god of healing
-===Roman mythology===
+===Roman===
 * [[Angitia]], snake goddess associated with magic and healing
 * [[Apollo]], Greco-Roman god of light, music, healing, and the sun
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 * [[Verminus]], god who protected cattle from disease
-===Sami mythology===
+===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 mythology===
+===Slavic===
 * [[Żywie]], goddess of health and healing
-===Thracian mythology===
+===Thracian===
 * [[Derzelas]], god of abundance and the underworld, health and human spirit's vitality
-===Yoruba and Afro-American mythology===
+===Yoruba and Afro-American===
 * [[Aja (Yoruba mythology)|Aja]], spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers
 * [[Babalu Aye]], spirit of illness and disease

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