List of agricultural deities
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This is a list of agriculture gods and goddesses, gods whose tutelary specialty was agriculture, either of agriculture in general or of one or more specialties within the field. Each god's culture or religion of origin is listed; a god revered in multiple contexts are listed with the one in which they originated. Roman gods appear on a separate list.
Americas
| Name | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Azaka Medeh | Haitian Vodou | |
| Dan Petro | ||
| Chaquén | Muisca | |
| Centeōtl | Aztec | |
| Cintēteo | Four sons of Centeōtl. Consist of:
| |
| Ixtlilton | ||
| Metztli | Moon god. | |
| Patecatl | ||
| Xipe Totec | ||
| Xochipilli | ||
| Kokopelli | Southwestern Native Americans | |
| Chaac | Maya | |
| Kukulkan | ||
| Maya maize god | ||
| Q'uq'umatz |
Asia
| Name | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Balarama | Hindu | |
| Yaksha | Also occurs in jainism and buddhism. | |
| Ame no Wakahiko | Japanese | |
| Amenohoakari | Also a sun god. | |
| Daikokuten | ||
| Dōsojin | ||
| Inari Ōkami | ||
| Hachiman | Syncretic god. Also a war god. | |
| Hoori | ||
| Ōkuninushi | ||
| Ōmononushi | ||
| Ta-no-Kami | ||
| Takeminakata | ||
| Ugajin | ||
| Ukanomitama | ||
| Dagon | Canaanite | |
| Dewi Sri | Bali and Javanese | |
| Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri | Sundanese | |
| Emesh | Mesopotamian | |
| Enbilulu | ||
| Enkimdu | ||
| Enten | ||
| Ennugi | ||
| Kus | ||
| Lahar | ||
| Lumma | Also a war god. | |
| Ninurta | ||
| Nisroch | ||
| Sumugan | ||
| Tammuz | ||
| Hainuwele | Maluku | |
| Ḫalki | Hittite | |
| Ḫapantali | ||
| Kumarbi | ||
| Telipinu | ||
| Weather god of Nerik | ||
| Houji | Chinese | Deified man. |
| Pa-cha | ||
| Shennong | ||
| Mahākāla | Vajrayana | |
| Nulgupjisin | Korean | |
| Panthoibi | Meitei | |
| Phou Ningthou | ||
| Phosop | Thai folk religion, Lao folk religion and Khmer folk religion | |
| Phouoibi | ||
| Phra Mahachai Phraisop | ||
| Phra Bhum Dhammahora | ||
| Thần Nông | Vietnamese |
Europe
| Name | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Abellio | Celtic | From the Garonne Valley in France. |
| Amaethon | Welsh. | |
| Anu | Irish. Also known as Anann or Anand. | |
| Dagda | Irish. | |
| Esus | Gaulish. | |
| Sucellus | Gaulish. | |
| Äkräs | Finnish | |
| Ukko | ||
| Peko | ||
| Agathodaemon | Greek | |
| Aristaeus | ||
| Attis | ||
| Cronus | ||
| Demeter | ||
| Dionysus | Fruit and wine god. | |
| Heracles | ||
| Hermes | ||
| Pan | ||
| Persephone | Daughter of Demeter. | |
| Philomelus | ||
| Priapus | ||
| Portunus | ||
| Freyr | Norse | |
| Feldgeister | German | Corn spirits. |
| Bassareus | Thracians | Counterpart of Dionysus. |
| Hennil | Slavic | Polabian Slavs' mythology. |
| Radegast | ||
| Veles | ||
| Yarilo | ||
| Maris | Etruscan | |
| Saturn | Roman |