deity
C1810
concept
A deity is a supernatural being, often worshiped or revered, believed to possess powers beyond those of humans and to influence the universe or aspects of life.
All labels observed (200)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| deity canonical | 402 |
| Hindu deity | 178 |
| Hindu goddess | 125 |
| goddess | 112 |
| Shinto deity | 46 |
| primordial deity | 42 |
| Buddhist deity | 37 |
| Vedic deity | 37 |
| solar deity | 34 |
| Norse god | 33 |
| fictional deity | 25 |
| war deity | 21 |
| deity in Greek mythology | 19 |
| sky god | 19 |
| Chinese deity | 18 |
| protective deity | 18 |
| chthonic deity | 17 |
| minor deity | 17 |
| war god | 17 |
| Taoist deity | 16 |
| avatar of Vishnu | 15 |
| creator deity | 14 |
| god | 12 |
| sun god | 11 |
| supreme being | 11 |
| Maya deity | 10 |
| Shinto kami | 9 |
| storm god | 9 |
| tutelary deity | 9 |
| healing deity | 8 |
| water deity | 8 |
| guardian deity | 7 |
| death deity | 6 |
| deities in Greek mythology | 6 |
| pastoral deity | 6 |
| regional deity | 6 |
| syncretic deity | 6 |
| divine being | 5 |
| earth god | 5 |
| local deity | 5 |
| mythological deity | 5 |
| rain god | 5 |
| underworld god | 5 |
| θεότητα της ελληνικής μυθολογίας | 5 |
| chaos deity | 4 |
| deity of harmony | 4 |
| household deity | 4 |
| nature deity | 4 |
| oracular deity | 4 |
| traditional deity | 4 |
| war goddess | 4 |
| wisdom deity | 4 |
| Akan deity | 3 |
| Japanese deity | 3 |
| Vaishnavite deity | 3 |
| Zoroastrian divinity | 3 |
| consort deity | 3 |
| deity in Japanese mythology | 3 |
| deity in Đạo Mẫu | 3 |
| deity of cosmic order | 3 |
| deity of healing | 3 |
| deity of thunder | 3 |
| divine beings | 3 |
| earth deity | 3 |
| god of wealth | 3 |
| healing god | 3 |
| household deities | 3 |
| martial deity | 3 |
| moon deity | 3 |
| patron deity | 3 |
| sun goddess | 3 |
| water deities | 3 |
| Buddhist deities | 2 |
| Carian deity | 2 |
| East Asian Buddhist deity | 2 |
| Primordial deity | 2 |
| chief god | 2 |
| composite deity | 2 |
| deities | 2 |
| deity in Buddhism | 2 |
| deity of chaos | 2 |
| deity of death | 2 |
| deity of fortune | 2 |
| deity of light | 2 |
| deity of love | 2 |
| deity of the sky | 2 |
| deity of truth | 2 |
| deity of victory | 2 |
| deity of wealth | 2 |
| desert god | 2 |
| divineBeing | 2 |
| domestic deity | 2 |
| fortune deity | 2 |
| god of wisdom | 2 |
| goddess of wisdom | 2 |
| household gods | 2 |
| life-giving deity | 2 |
| local Hindu goddess | 2 |
| planetary deity | 2 |
| presiding temple deity | 2 |
| principal deity in Hinduism | 2 |
| smith god | 2 |
| star deity | 2 |
| virgin goddess | 2 |
| wealth deity | 2 |
| weather deity | 2 |
| 信仰の対象 | 2 |
| Deity | 1 |
| Deity form | 1 |
| Deity in fiction | 1 |
| Female deities | 1 |
| Greek gods | 1 |
| Italic deity | 1 |
| Nature deities | 1 |
| Nature deity | 1 |
| Rapa Nui deity | 1 |
| Romanized deity | 1 |
| Vietnamese folk religion deity | 1 |
| Worshipable deity | 1 |
| ancestor deity | 1 |
| arts deity | 1 |
| attendant deity | 1 |
| avenging deity | 1 |
| boar-headed deity | 1 |
| celestial deity | 1 |
| central deity of Konkokyo | 1 |
| chief deity | 1 |
| class of divine beings | 1 |
| cosmic deity | 1 |
| craftsmen deity | 1 |
| creator deity archetype | 1 |
| deities in literature | 1 |
| deity in Batak mythology | 1 |
| deity in Guanche religion | 1 |
| deity in Swaminarayan Hinduism | 1 |
| deity in fiction | 1 |
| deity in literature | 1 |
| deity in opera | 1 |
| deity of contracts | 1 |
| deity of creation | 1 |
| deity of crossroads | 1 |
| deity of desire | 1 |
| deity of destruction | 1 |
| deity of dew | 1 |
| deity of dreams | 1 |
| deity of fire | 1 |
| deity of health | 1 |
| deity of law | 1 |
| deity of magic | 1 |
| deity of medicine | 1 |
| deity of metalworking | 1 |
| deity of peace | 1 |
| deity of persuasion | 1 |
| deity of reconciliation | 1 |
| deity of sacrifice | 1 |
| deity of satire | 1 |
| deity of social order | 1 |
| deity of strife | 1 |
| deity of the Roman state | 1 |
| deity of the forge | 1 |
| deity of the hearth | 1 |
| deity of the wild | 1 |
| deity of time | 1 |
| deity of water | 1 |
| deity-like being | 1 |
| destruction deity | 1 |
| destruction god | 1 |
| deva rishi | 1 |
| directional deity | 1 |
| divine guardian | 1 |
| domestic gods | 1 |
| dream deity | 1 |
| exam deity | 1 |
| female deity | 1 |
| folk religion deity | 1 |
| fortune deities | 1 |
| gatekeeper deity | 1 |
| god of ecstasy | 1 |
| god of love | 1 |
| god of magic | 1 |
| god of ritual madness | 1 |
| goddess of arts | 1 |
| goddess of devotion | 1 |
| goddess of knowledge | 1 |
| heavenly deity | 1 |
| household god | 1 |
| immortality deity | 1 |
| justice deity | 1 |
| king of the gods | 1 |
| kingship god | 1 |
| knowledge deity | 1 |
| light deity | 1 |
| local tutelary deity | 1 |
| love deities | 1 |
| moral deity | 1 |
| mystery cult deity | 1 |
| mythos deity | 1 |
| nature god | 1 |
| nurturing deity | 1 |
| oath deity | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: deity
Generated description
A deity is a supernatural being, often worshiped or revered, believed to possess powers beyond those of humans and to influence the universe or aspects of life.
Instances (1,333)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Hypnos | — |
| Momus | deity of satire |
| Oizys | primordial deity |
| Apate | goddess |
| Eros (primordial) | primordial deity |
|
Ἔρεβος (Érebos)
surface form:
Ἔρεβος
|
primordial deity |
| Phorcys | primordial deity |
| Rindr | goddess |
| Váli | Norse god |
| Magni | Norse god |
| Vili | Norse god |
| Vé | Norse god |
| Ma'at | deity of truth |
| Djehuty | wisdom deity |
| Uranus | Primordial deity |
| Pitao Cozobi | — |
| Eudora | — |
| Nymphs | Nature deity |
| Zalmoxis | — |
| Víðarr | Norse god |
| Coquihani | — |
| Höðr | Norse god |
| Circe | goddess |
| Hermóðr | god |
| Νίκη | deity of victory |
| Oceanus | primordial deity |
| Týr | Norse god |
| Þrúðr | goddess |
| The Outsider | — |
| Ra-Horakhty | solar deity |
|
Nandi (mythological bull of Shiva)
surface form:
Nandi
|
Hindu deity |
| Oceanids | deities in Greek mythology |
| Inari | Shinto kami |
| Erivwin | — |
| Aziza | — |
| Orisha | — |
| Eledumare | creator deity |
| Ogboru | — |
| Gwan-eum | Buddhist deity |
|
the Ibeji (in some traditions)
surface form:
Ibeji
|
deities |
| Coeus | — |
| Elegguá | — |
| Ptah | craftsmen deity |
| Four Heavenly Kings | Buddhist deities |
| Dhṛtarāṣṭra | Buddhist deity |
| Virūḍhaka | Buddhist deity |
| Virūpākṣa | deity in Buddhism |
| Agathos Daimon | — |
| Sekhmet | war deity |
| Eklingji | Hindu deity |