Elvish Deities

ELVISH DEITIES

1. Brahma – deity of creation
2. Vishnu – deity of preservation
3. Shiva – deity of destruction and time; associated with fertility and regeneration
4. Ganesha – deity of new beginnings, wisdom, and luck
5. Hanuman – deity of courage, reverence and strength
6. Kartikeya – deity of victory and war
7. Vishwakarma – deity of architecture
8. Dhanvantari – deity of healers
9. Dyaus – deity of the aether (or sky)
10. Pṛthvī Mātā – deity of the earth
11. Vayu – deity of air, wind and breath
12. Varuna – deity of water and rain
13. Agni – deity of fire
14. Yama – deity of death and justice
15. Samudra – deity of the seas
16. Kubera – deity of opulence
17. Kamadeva – deity of love
18. Indra – king of the deities and deity of weather, storms and sky
19. Ashwini Kumara – deity of health and medicine
20. Surya – deity of the sun, light and day
21. Chandra – deity of the moon and night
22. Mangala – deity aggression
23. Budha – deity of nature
24. Brihaspati – deity of educators
25. Shukra – deity of worship and religious devotion
26. Shani – deity of karma
27. Mitra – deity of treaties and oaths
28. Vāc – deity of speech
29. Ānanda – deity of inner peace
30. Vijñāna – deity of knowledge

N.B.¹ Though they are worshipped separately, Vāc, Ānanda, and Vijñāna (the deities of speech, inner peace, and knowledge respectively) are far more commonly worshipped together as a deity that is simultaneously one god and three called the Mantrik Trimurti (“Magic Trinity") who is/are the god(s) of magic. This is similar to the Brahmanik Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (the creator, preserver, and destroyer).
N.B.² All of these gods are listed simply as “deity” rather than god or goddess. This is because, for the Elves, the devas (deities) can be whatever they want whenever they want. They are above the laws of creation known to mortals and thus, unlike our own, their forms are completely fluid.
They can be worshipped as male, female, animal, humanoid, plant, or even as just a symbol representing an abstract concept. In art, the only way to determine which deity is being depicted is typically by looking at the things near them or other aspects of the art (e.g. the colour, stance, or appearance of the figure).
A painting of a man or woman surrounded by fire is likely Agni. A black statue of a monkey holding a skull likely represents Yama. A giant painting of a wheel is probably Shani. Any figure with 3 heads, depending on what they’re holding or how they’re dressed, is likely either the Brahmanik or Mantrik Trimurti.