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List of art deities

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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

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Afroasiatic Middle East

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Canaanite

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Egyptian

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Mesopotamian

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Western Eurasia

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Celtic

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Norse-Germanic

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Greco-Roman

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Etruscan

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Greek / Hellenic

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Roman

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Western Asia

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Anatolian - Urarte

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Hindu-Vedic

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Uralic

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Asia-Pacific / Oceania

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Meitei

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Main article: Meitei mythology

Far East Asia

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Chinese

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Japanese

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Vietnamese

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Austronesia

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Filipino

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Main article: List of Philippine mythological figures
  • 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

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Hawaiian

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Native Americas

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North America

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  • Kokopelli (shared among various Southwestern Native American mythologies)

Mexico

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Aztec

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Haitian Vodou

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References

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  1. ^ Lisam, Khomdan Singh (2011). Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.). ISBN 978-81-7835-864-2.
  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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