List of fire deities

Agni, the Hindu deity of fire

This is a list of deities in fire worship.

African mythology

Yoruba mythology

• Ogun, fire god and patron of blacksmiths, iron, warfare, metal tools
• Oya, goddess of fire, wind, transforms into buffalo, fertility
• Shango, god of thunder and fire, considered the storm-god

Egyptian mythology

• Ra, fire god of the sun, light, warmth, and growth
• Sekhmet, protective lioness goddess of the sun and fire
• Wadjet, the protective serpent goddess who sends fire to burn her enemies

Asian mythology

Chinese mythology

• Zhurong (Huoshen, God of Fire)
• Huilu (Huoshen, God of Fire)
• Yandi (Huozhu, Antecedent of Fire)
• Shennong (Huozhu, Antecedent of Fire)
• Ebo (Huozheng, Primacy Fire)
• Yùyōu (Huoqi, Energy of Fire)
• Bǐngdīngwèi Sīhuǒ Dàshén
• Yǐwǔwèi Sīhuǒ Dàdì
• Nánfāng Chìjīng Dìjūn
• Nánfāng Chìlíng Dìjūn

Hindu mythology

• Agneya, daughter of Agni and guardian of the south-east
• Agni, god of fire, messengers, and purification
• Ilā, goddess of speech and nourishment invoked during the agni-hotra ceremony
• Makara Jyothi, a star revered on a festival
• Mātariśvan, god of fire associated with Agni

Khanty mythology

• Ney-Anki - goddess of fire.

Korean mythology

• Jowangsin, goddess of the hearth fires

Japanese mythology

• Amaterasu, goddess of the sun
• Kagu-tsuchi (kami), blacksmith god of fire whose birth burned his mother Izanami to death
• Kōjin, god of fire, hearth, and the kitchen
• Fuji, ancient god of fire
• Konohanasakuya-hime, goddess of volcanoes

Mongolian mythology

• Arshi Tengri, god of fire associated with shamanic rituals
• Odqan, red god of fire who rides on a brown goat
• Yal-un Eke, mother goddess of fire who is Odqan's counterpart

Nivkhi mythology

• Turgmam, goddess of fire

Philippine mythology

• Gugurang, Bicolano god of volcanoes and fire who lives inside Mayon Volcano which erupts whenever he's enraged
• Lalahon, Visayan goddess/diwata of fire, volcanoes and harvest

Turkic mythology

• Alaz, god of fire
• Od Iyesi, familiar spirits who protect fires
• Ut, Siberian goddess of the hearth
• Vut-Ami, Chuvash goddess of fires.

European mythology

Albanian mythology

• En, god of fire
• Nëna e Vatrës, hearth goddess
• Verbt, storm god who controls fire, water and wind

Basque mythology

• Eate, god of fire and storms

Caucasian mythology

• Alpan, Lezghin (Dagestanian) goddess of fire
• Kamar, Georgian fire goddess who was kidnapped by Amirani
• Uorsar, Adyghe goddess of the hearth
• Wine Gwasche, Circassian goddess who protects the hearth

Celtic mythology

• Brigit, Irish goddess of fire, poetry, arts, and crafts
• Aed, Irish god whose name means "fire"
• Grannus, god of fire, health, water springs, and the sun
• Nantosuelta, goddess of fire, nature, fertility, rivers and the earth

Etruscan mythology

• Sethlans, fire god of smithing and crafts

Greek mythology

• Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths, crafting, fire, and volcanoes.
• Hestia, goddess of the hearth and its fires.
• Helios, Titan personification of the Sun, drives his chariot across the sky
• Apollo, god of prophecy, brother of Artemis, drives his chariot across the sky

Lithuanian mythology

• Dimstipatis, protector of the house, housewives, and the hearth against fire outbreaks
• Gabija, protective goddess of the hearth and the household
• Jagaubis, household spirit of fire and the furnace
• Moterų Gabija, goddess of bakeries and bread
• Pelenų Gabija, goddess of fireplaces
• Praurimė, goddess of the sacred fire served by her priestesses, the vaidilutės
• Trotytojas Kibirkščių, deity of sparks and fires

Norse mythology

• Glöð, jotunn who is the wife of Logi and who rules with him
• Logi, jotunn who personifies fire

Ossetian mythology

• Safa, god of the hearth chain
• Mariel, Fire goddess of Asspics

Roman mythology

• Caca, goddess who was Vulcan's daughter and who might have been worshipped before Vesta
• Cacus, god who was the fire-breathing giant son of Vulcan, and who might have been worshipped in ancient times
• Fornax, goddess of the furnace
• Stata Mater, goddess who stops fires
• Vesta, goddess of the hearth and its fire
• Vulcan, god of crafting and fire

Sicilian mythology

• Adranus, god formerly worshipped in Adranus, near Mount Etna

Slavic mythology

• Dazhbog, the regenerating god of the solar fire who rides in the sky
• Kresnik, golden fire god who became a hero of Slovenia
• Ognyena Maria, fire goddess who assists Perun
• Peklenc, god of fire who rules the underworld and its wealth and who judges and punishes the wicked through earthquakes
• Svarog, the bright god of fire, smithing, and the sun, and is sometimes considered as the creator
• Svarožič, the god of the earthly fire

Middle Eastern mythology

Canaanite mythology

• Ishat, Phoenician fire and drought goddess slain by Anat
• Shapash, goddess of the sun

Hittite mythology

• Arinitti, sun goddess of the city of Arinna, and the goddess of hearth fires, temple flames, and chthonic fires in later times.

Mesopotamian mythology

• Gerra, god of fire in Akkadian and Babylonian records
• Gibil, skilled god of fire and smithing in Sumerian records
• Ishum, god of fire who was the brother of the sun god Shamash, and an attendant of Erra
• Nusku, god of heavenly and earthly fire and light, and patron of the arts

Native American mythology

Aztec mythology

• Chantico, goddess of the hearth fires and volcanoes
• Mixcoatl, hunting god who introduced fire to humanity
• Xiuhtecuhtli, god of fire, day, heat, volcanoes, food in famine, the year, turquoise, the Aztec emperors, and the afterlife

Brazilian mythology

• Iansã, goddess of fire and wind

Huichol mythology

• Tatewari, fire god of shamans

Mayan mythology

• Huracán, fire god of storms and wind who created and destroyed humanity
• Jacawitz, fire god who was a companion of the sun god Tohil

Navajo mythology

• Black God, frail stellar fire god who introduced the fire drill to humanity

Quechua mythology

• Manqu Qhapaq, fire and sun god who founded the Inca civilization and introduced technology to humanity

Oceanian mythology

Fijian mythology

• Gedi, fire and fertility god who taught humanity to use fire

Hawaiian mythology

• Pele, goddess of fire, wind, and volcanoes

Māori mythology

• Auahitūroa, god of fire and comets and husband of Mahuika
• Mahuea, goddess of fire
• Mahuika, goddess of fire who was tricked into revealing to her grandson Māui the knowledge of fire
• Ngā Mānawa, five fire gods who are sons of Auahitūroa and Mahuika

Samoan mythology

• Ti'iti'i, god of fire that brought fire to people of Samoa after a battle with the earthquake god, Mafui'e.