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Hacha'kyum Mayan 
The Lacandon Maya god of real people. People who were not Lacandon Maya were not considered to be real.

Hachiman Japan 
God of war and agriculture, and the divine protector of the Japanese people.

Hades Greek 
God of the dead and the underworld, and brother of Zeus. Hades rules the realm of the dead, and also is considered the god of wealth. He is jealous and uncaring, constantly trying to increase the number of subjects under his rule. His wife is Persephone, whom he abducted.

Hah Egypt 
God of the sky. He represents the limitless expanse of the sky, and is pictured with his arms spread wide to support it.

Han China 
Chinese river god of the Han river.

Han Xian-zi China 
One of the popular Ba Xian. Usually portrayed holding a flute, basket of flowers or a peach.

Haniyasu-hiko Japan
God of the earth.

Haniyasu-hime Japan 
Goddess of the earth.

Hanuman Hindu 
The monkey god, a patron of learning and the epitome of the ideal warrior, humble yet brave.

Hapi Egypt
Personification of the Nile River. Pictured as a fat man to signify abundance. Also, a funerary god and son of Horus. Protected the lungs of the deceased.

Harihara Hindu 
A deity who represents the combination of the gods Shiva and Vishnu.

Har-nedj-itef Egypt 
Form of the god Horus. Protector of the dead.

Har-pa-khered Egypt 
Horus as a child. Invoked to ward off dangerous creatures. Known as Harpocrates by the Greeks.

Hathor Egypt
One of the main Goddesses of Egypt, Hathor is the celestial cow and protector of women and the Queen of Egypt. She is the Goddess of love, children, pregnancy, dancing, singing, and poetry. She has been associated with many other Goddesses, including Sekhmet, Bastset, Beb, and Isis. Often pictures as a cow with the sun disk between it's horns or as a woman wearing a disc and horns headdress.

Hatmehit Egypt
Fish Goddess.

Hauhet Egypt 
Goddess of immeasurable infinity. Often pictured as a frog or a woman with a frog's head.

Haya-Ji Japan 
God of the whirlwind.

He Bo China 
A powerful river god. Girls were thrown into rivers in ancient China as sacrifices to him, the 'Brides of He Bo'.

He Xian-gu China
The only female member of the Ba Xian.

Hebe Greek
Goddess of youth and a cup bearer to the gods.

Hecate Greek 
The goddess of hidden wisdom and the crossroads, sometimes seen as the goddess of witchcraft. She is the protector of the occult, or hidden knowledge and the wisdom that comes with age. She is seen as a woman with three heads, one of a dog, one of a snake and one of a horse. Said to roam during the new moon.

Hedetet Egypt 
Scorpion Goddess.

Heh Egypt 
One of the gods who represented infinity. Pictured as a frog or a man with the head of a frog.

Heimdall Norse 
The guardian of the bridge to Asgard and the messenger of the gods. He is the god of light and protection.

Heitsi Africa 
Khoikhoi god of the hunt. He dies and is reborn.

Heket Egypt 
Goddess of childbirth and protector of the dead. Seen as a frog or a woman with the head of a frog.

Hel Norse 
The goddess of death and ruler of the realm of the dead. She is pictured as a hag with half of her body as a living person and half as a corpse.

Helios Greek 
God of the sun ad brother of Selene and Eos. He later came to be identified with Apollo.

Hemen Egypt
Falcon god.

Hemera Greek 
Goddess of the day.

Hemsut Egypt 
Goddess of fate.

Heng O China 
Chinese moon Goddess and symbol of the Yin. Often portrayed in beautiful robes with her hand on the lunar disc.

Hephaestus Greek 
God of fire and the forge, he is the patron of smiths and weavers. He is physically ugly as well as lame, but exhibits a gentle and loving nature. Married to Aphrodite.

Hera Greek
Wife of Zeus and the Queen of the Gods. Hera was the protector of marriage and the patron of all married women. She was unhappy in her marriage to Zeus, and attempted to thwart his misadventures whenever possible. She is possibly a remnant of a goddess-worshipping people who were overthrown by pre-Hellenic, patriarchial tribes. Her symbols are the peacock, the cow and the city of Argos.

Heracles Greek
A mortal hero later gifted with immortality, Heracles was the epitome of brute strength and heroism. He performed twelve labors in order to soothe his concience after killing his own children in a fit of madness.

Hermes Greek 
God of commerce, thieves and messengers, he is the swiftest and cleverest of the Gods. Messenger of Zeus, it is also Hermes job to escort the newly dead to the gates of the Underworld. Often pictured as a youth wearing winged sandals, a winged helm, and carrying a rod.

Hermod Norse 
The messenger of the gods. Often equated to the Greek god Hermes.

Hesat Egypt 
Cow Goddess and Goddess of milk.

Hesperos Greek 
God of the evening star.

Hestia Greek 
Goddess of the hearth and home. She was also a patron of childbirth and a virgin goddess.

Hez-ur Egypt 
Baboon god.

Hike Egypt
God of supernatural powers. Doctors were called priests of Hike because they invoked the deity during their work.

Hiranyagarbha Hindu 
God of creation and the Hindu primordial being. He was the progenitor of Indra.

Hiruko Japan
God of the morning sun. Guards the health of little children.

Hod Norse 
Blind god of darkness and winter. He unintentionally killed Baldur by throwing a dart of Mistletoe at him.

Holler Norse 
God of disease and destruction. Drags people to his hall where he tortures them to death.

Honos Roman 
God of morality and military honor.

Horta Etruscan 
Goddess of agriculture.

Horus Egypt 
Name for a number of gods, all of which invoke the sun, kingship and victory. Horus in his many forms was a protector and warrior god, and the sun and moon were considered his eyes. He was often pictures as a hawk or hawk-headed man.

Hoso-no-Kami Japan
God of smallpox.

Hotei Japan 
God of happiness, laughter and the wisdom of being content. Seen as a jolly fat man carrying a linen bag full of precious things, including children. He is the protector of the weak and small children.

Hou Ji China 
God of Millet.

Hou Tu China
God of earth and soil.

How-chu China
God of the air.

How-too China 
Ancient earth god. Seen as a monster who lives in mountains and rivers.

Hu Jing-de China 
Guardian god.

Huaca Inca 
A number of gods of nature, found in the shape of rocks, mountains, trees, lakes, etc.

Huang Fei-hu China 
Originally an earth god, became a mountain god who rules the mountain of Tai Shan in eastern China. He judges the souls of the deceased who come to his mountain.

Huang-lao China 
Taoist deity. Named for the founders of Taoism, Huang-di and Lao-zi, they have been combined as a single deity and worshipped since the 2nd century BC.

Huang-lao-jun China 
Important deity of early Taoism. He is said to have returned to earth several times as the great teachers of Taoism in order to spread the word about the Tao. One of these incarnations is believed to be Lao-Zi.

Huitzilopochtli Aztec 
Mighty god of war, the sun and storms. Slew his sister and tossed her head into the sky to become the moon. Represented as the hummingbird. Also known as Mextli, god of the Mexicans.

Huixtocihuatl Aztec
Fertility Goddess. Connected with salt and salt water.

Humbaba Mesopotamian 
God of the cedar forest.

Hun Came Mayan 
Co-ruler of the Mayan Underworld.

Hun Hunahpu Mayan 
A fertility god, he was so fertile that after being beheaded, his severed head was placed on a barren gourd which immediately began to bear fruit.

Hunab Ku Mayan 
Supreme god and creator of the world. He was the chief deity of the Mayans.

Hurakan Mayan 
Ancient god of wind and storm. He brings the displeasure of the gods to humans in the form of winds, storms and floods.

Huve Africa
Supreme god of the Bushmen.

Hygieia Greek 
Goddess of health, closely identified with the worship of Asclepius.

Hyperion Greek 
Titan of light, possibly an early solar deity. Married Theira, and produced Helius (the sun), Selene (the moon) and Eos (the dawn).

Hypnos Greek 
God of sleep and twin brother of Thanatos. Seen as a youth with wings at his temples or a bearded man with wings on his back.

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