The following list of art deities is arranged by continent with names of mythological figures and deities associated with the arts. Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses. The various artworks are used throughout history as a means to gain a deeper connection to a particular deity or as a sign of respect and devotion to the divine being.

Africa and the Middle East

Afroasiatic Middle East

Canaanite

Egyptian


Mesopotamian

Western Eurasia

Celtic

Norse-Germanic

Greco-Roman

Etruscan

Greek / Hellenic

Roman

Western Asia

Anatolian - Urarte

Hindu-Vedic

Uralic

Asia-Pacific / Oceania

Meitei

Far East Asia

Chinese

Japanese

Vietnamese

Austronesia

Filipino

  • Bait Pandi: the Bagobo goddess of weavers who taught women weaving[12]
  • Fu Dalu: the T'boli goddess of the abaca; speak and guide weavers on how to create patterns and designs, which are remembered in dreams[13]
  • Mamiyo: the Ifugao stretcher of skeins, one of the twenty-three deities presiding over the art of weaving[14]
  • Monlolot: the Ifugao winder of thread on the spindle, one of the twenty-three deities presiding over the art of weaving[15]
  • Rirryaw Añitu: place spirit Añitus who played music and sang inside a cave in Sabtang, while lighting up fire; believed to have change residences after they were disturbed by a man[16]
  • Tumungkuyan: leaders of the Salakap from Batak beliefs who paint tree trunks that support the sky using the blood of the epidemic-dead[17]

Polynesian

Hawaiian

Native Americas

North America

  • Kokopelli (shared among various Southwestern Native American mythologies)

Mexico

Aztec

Haitian Vodou

References

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  2. ↑ A Critical Study Of The Religious Philosophy. 1991. p. 108.
  3. ↑ Religion and Culture of Manipur - Page 25 - Moirangthem Kirti Singh · 1988
  4. ↑ Ray, Bharati (2005-09-15). Women of India: Colonial and Post-colonial Periods. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-0264-9.
  5. ↑ Noni, Arambam; Sanatomba, Kangujam (2015-10-16). Colonialism and Resistance: Society and State in Manipur. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-27066-9.
  6. ↑ Singh, L. Bhagyachandra (1991). A Critical Study Of The Religious Philosophy. p. 51.
  7. ↑ Jain, Jyotindra (1998). Other Masters: Five Contemporary Folk and Tribal Artists of India. Crafts Museum and the Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India.
  8. ↑ Meitei, Sanjenbam Yaiphaba; Chaudhuri, Sarit K.; Arunkumar, M. C. (2020-11-25). The Cultural Heritage of Manipur. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-29637-2.
  9. ↑ Brara, N. Vijaylakshmi (1998). Politics, society, and cosmology in India's North East. Internet Archive. Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-19-564331-2.
  10. ↑ Session, North East India History Association (1999). Proceedings of North East India History Association. The Association.
  11. ↑ Fang, Jing Pei (2004). Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art: Figures, Bugs, Beasts, and Flowers. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. p. 68. ISBN 9781580085519.
  12. ↑ Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.
  13. ↑ Paterno, M., Castro, S., Javellana, R., Alvina, C. (2001). Dreamweavers. Makati: Bookmark.
  14. ↑ Zaide, S. M. (1999). The Philippines: A Unique Nation. All-Nations Publishing.
  15. ↑ Zaide, S. M. (1999). The Philippines: A Unique Nation. All-Nations Publishing.
  16. ↑ Hornedo, F. H. (1980). Philippine Studies Vol. 28, No. 1: The World and The Ways of the Ivatan Añitu. Ateneo de Manila University.
  17. ↑ Fox, R. B. (1982). Religion and Society Among the Tagbanuas of Palawan Island, Philippines. Manila: National Museum.
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