Gods, Goddesses, Spirits, and Heroes for Spell Craft: Correspondence List

“When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love.”
– Chuck Palahniuk

Calling on spirit entities can help magic, but must be done with care. Gods and Goddesses and other spirits are not simply handy energy sources sitting around to manifest our will. They are powerful beings who are due a healthy portion of respect.

In working with the Divine, it’s incredibly important that you don’t just to randomly call upon a power when you don’t really know anything about them. The learning process helps you connect with that specific energy, venerate it in a suitable manner, and thereby improve dialogue with it. Break out the books!

Choosing the Right Pagan God and Goddess

In choosing a God/dess, spirit, or heroic figure for folk magic, you might consider one who has magic as part of His or Her domain of influence. Or you could petition your own personal God or Goddess. Another alternative is to call upon an entity whose jurisdiction is associated with your goal.

Any one of these three approaches are perfectly fitting. In either case when you’re planning on invoking the blessing or requesting aid from a particular higher power, learn to pronounce the name of the deity or spirit correctly, prepare proper offerings and altar regalia, and familiarize yourself with the cultural context in which he or she resides. This takes a little time and sincere effort, but it is very important for honoring that power in your sacred space. Then it’s time to “knock.” Hold out your spiritual hand by way of a greeting. If that Entity responds, you’re off to a good start.

God and Goddess Correspondences

Following is a list of names arranged by topic for you to consider. Note that next to each name is an indication of that being’s gender, culture, and, sometimes, specific sub-dominions for which they are known. To illustrate, the Goddess Ida-Ten, who may be helpful in general spells for obtaining truth, appears under that heading, but I have also noted her special power for the realm of legal matters. An asterisk* accompanying an entry indicates a plural deity or spirit.

This list might make a good addition to Your Book of Shadows.

COMMUNICATION

Amergin (M, Irish)
Baduh (M, Semitic-Messages)
Bharati (F, Hindu)
Fides (F, Roman-In good faith)
Gadel (M, Irish)
Hashye-Altye (M, Navajo)
Hermes (M, Greek)
Hu (M, Egyptian- Authority in)
Ikto (M, Sioux)
Imbaluris (F, Hittite)
Iris (F, Greek)
Mercury (M, Roman)
Nabu (M, Babylonian- Written)
Oghma (M, Irish-Written)
Pairikas (F, Persian)
Tashmit (F, Chaldean- Hearing)
Yach (F, Hindu-Mystical discourse)

CREATIVITY

Apollo (M, Greek/Roman)
Athene (F, Greek)
Bragi (M, Norse)
Brighid (F, Irish)
Luonnotar (F, Finnish)
Maya (F, Hindu)
Muses* (F, Greek)
Namagiri (F, Hindu)
Odin (M, Scandinavian)
Ptah (M, Egyptian)
Tvashtri (M, Hindu)
Veveteotl (M, Aztec)

DESTINY, FATE

Agathadaimon (M, Egypt)
Anagke (F, Greek)
Arachne (F, Greek)
Fa (M, Beninese)
Fortuna (F, Roman)
Meri (F, Chaldean)
Moerae, The (F, Greek)*
Nabu (M, Babylonian)
Shai (M, Egyptian)

DEDICATION, DEVOTION

Aramati (F, Hindu)
Ebisu (M, Japan- To occupation)
Fides (F, Roman-Promises)
Gaia (F, Greek-Oaths)
Ida (F, Hindu)

DIVINATION, ORACLES, PROPHESY

Adraste (F, British)
Apollo (M, Roman)
Bannik (M, Slavonic)
Carmenta (F, Roman)
Dione (F, Phoenician)
Egeria (F, Roman)
Evander (M, Roman)
Filia Vocis (F, Latin for Hebrew figure)
Gaia (F, Greek)
Gwendydd (F, Welsh)
Hecate (F, Greek)
Ida (F, Hindu)
Inanna (F, Sumerian)
Ishtar (F, Babylonian)
Kwan Yin (F, Chinese)
Mari (F, Basque)
Namagiri (F, Hindu)
Odin (M, Norse)
Phoebus Apollo (M, Greek)
Shamash (M, Babylonian)
Shaushka (F, Hittite)

FERTILITY, FRUITFULNESS, PRODUCTIVITY

Acat (M, Mayan)
Ahurani (F, Persian)
Aima (F, Hebrew)
Althea (F, Greek)
Amahita (F, Persian)
Anat (F, Canaanite)
Apollo (M, Greece/Roman)
Astarte (F, Canaanite)
Atergatis (F, Syrian)
Baal (M, Phoenician)
Bacchus (M, Greek)
Berchta (F, Teutonic)
Bona Dea (F, Roman)
Brimo (F, Greek)
Cupra (F, Etruscan)
Damara (F, British)
Dionysus (M, Greek)
Freya (F, Teutonic)
Isis (F, Egypt)
Lono (F, Polynesian)
Ma (F, Lydian)
Neith (F, Egyptian)
Phoebus Apollo (M, Greek)
Sari (F, Egyptian)
Wajwer (M, Egyptian)

FRIENDSHIP

Maitri (F, Hindu)
Mithras (M, Persian)

HAPPINESS, JOY

Amaterasu (F, Japanese)
Ataksak (M, Eskimo)
Baldur (M, Scandinavian)
Bast (F, Egyptian)
Fu-Hsing (M, Chinese)
Hathor (F, Egyptian)
Hotei (M, Japanese)
Omacatl (M, Aztec)
Samkhat (F, Babylonian)
Tien Kuan (M, Chinese)

HEALTH, WELL-BEING

Asclepius (M, Greek)
Apollo (M, Greek/Roman)
Brighid (F, Irish)
Diancecht (M, Irish)
Eir (F, Teutonic)
Eshmun (M, Phoenician)
Gula (F, Babylonian)
Hygeia (F, Greek)
Karusepas (F, Hittite)
Kedesh (F, Syrian)
Kwan Yin (F, Chinese)
Liban (F, Irish)
Salus (F, Roman)
Tien Kuan (M, Chinese)

HOME MATTERS

Bannik (M, Slavonic)
Cardea (F, Roman-Protection)
Da-Bog (M, Slavonic)
Ougnai (F, Slavonic)
Gucumatz (M, Mayan)
Hastehogan (M, Navajo)
Hestia (F, Greek)
Kikimora (F, Slavonic)
Kitchen God (M, Chinese)
Neith (F, Egyptian)
Penates (M, Roman)*
Vesta (F, Roman)

KNOWLEDGE, INSIGHT

Binah (F, Hebrew)
Buddhi (F, Tibetan)
Cerridwen (F, Welsh)
Deshtri (F, Hindu-Leaming)
Gwion (M, Welsh)
Namagiri (F, Hindu-Teaching)
Hanuman (M, Hindu-Learning)
Hermes (M, Greek)
K’uei Hsing (M, Chinese-Tests)
Ormazd (M, Persia)
Shing Mu (F, Chinese)
Sia (M, Egyptian)
Tenjin (M, Japanese)
Toma (F, Tibetan)

LOVE, ROMANCE

Amun Ra (M, Egyptian)
Anat (F, Canaanite)
Angus (M, Irish)
Aphrodite (F, Greek)
Belili (F, Sumerian)
Belit-ilanit (F, Chaldean)
Benten (F, Japanese)
Cupid (M, Roman)
Erzulie (F, Haitian)
Ishtar (F-Middle Eastern)
Kama (M, Hindu)
Venus (F, Roman)

LUCK, FORTUNE

Agathadaimon (M, Egyptian)
Benten (F, Japanese)
Bonus Eventus (M, Roman)
Chala (F, Hindu)
Diakoku (M, Japanese)
Ganesh (M, Hindu)
Kichijo-Ten (F-Japanese)
Lakshmi (F, Hindu)
Muses, The* (F, Greek)
Tamon (M, Japanese)
Magic (General, Including Psychic Ability)
Amathaon (M, Welsh)
Aunt Piety (F, Chinese)
Aradia (F, Italian)
Ayizan (F, Haitian)
Cernunnos (M, Celtic)
Cerridwen (F, Welsh)
Dakinis (F, Tibetan-Psychic)*
Diana (F, Roman)
Ea (M, Babylonian)
Etema (F, Chinese)
Gulleig (F, Teutonic)
Habondia (F, Medieval)
Hecate (F, Greek)
Herodias (F, Gaulish)
Holle (F, Teutonic)
Kwan Yin (F, Chinese)
Mari (F, Basque)
Odin (M, Scandinavian)
Rangda (F, Hindu)
Untunktahe (M, Dakota)

MOON MAGIC

Al-Lat (F, Persian)
Anumati (F, Hindu)
Artemis (F, Greek)
Ashima (F, Samaritan)
Belili (F, Sumerian)
Callisto (F, Greek)
Diana (F, Roman)
Fati (M, Polynesian)
Gou (M, Beninese)
Hecate (F, Greek)
Iah (M, Egyptian)
Ilmagah (M, Semitic)
Jerah (F, Hebrew)
Levanah (F, Chaldean)
Luna (F, Roman)
Mah (M, Persian)
Mani (M, Nordic)
Re (F, Phoenician)
Selene (F, Greek)

PEACE, HARMONY, RESTITUTION

Athene (F, Greek)
Concordia (F, Roman)
Forseti (M, Scandinavian)
Harmonia (F, Greek)
Kuan-Ti (M, Chinese)
Pax (F, Roman)

PROSPERITY

Anna Koun (F, Hindu)
Anna Perenna (F, Roman)
Anu (F, Irish)
Benten (F, Japanese)
Buddhi (F, Hindu)
Daikoku (M, Japanese)
Inari (M, Japanese)
Jambhala (M, Buddhist)
Lakshmi (F, Hindu)
Lu-Hsing (M, Chinese)
Op (F, Roman)
Plutos (M, Greek)
Vasudhara (F, Hindu)

PROTECTION

Aditi (F, Hindu)
Atar (M, Persian)
Oichomage (F, Chilean)
Mars (M, Roman)
Nahmauit (F, Egypt)
Padmapani (M, Buddhist)
Prometheus (M, Greek)
Sheila-na-gig (F, Irish)
Shui-Kuan (M, Chinese)
Syen (M, Slavonic-Home)
Thor (M, Scandinavian)

SEXUAL PROWESS/ENJOYMENT

Aphrodite (F, Greek)
Arami (F, Hindu)
Bes (M, Egyptian)
Hathor (F, Egyptian)
Heket (F, Egyptian)
Indrani (F, Hindu)
Lalita (F, Hindu)
Min (M, Egyptian)
Rati (F, Hindu)
Venus (F, Roman)
Yarilo (M, Slavonic)

STRENGTH/COURAGE

Achilles (M, Greek)
Athena (F, Greek)
Atlas (M, Greek)
Bellona (F, Roman)
Hercules (M, Roman)
Mars (M, Roman)
Morgan (F, Breton)
Muilidheartach (F, Scottish)
Neith (F, Egyptian)
Perseus (M, Greek)
Sita (F, Hindu)
Suwa (F, Arab)
Zorya (F, Slavonic)

SOLAR MAGIC

Amaterasu (F, Japanese)
Amun Ra (M, Egyptian)
Apollo (M, Greek/Roman)
Asva (F, Hindu)
Aya (F, Babylonian)
Baldur (M, Scandinavian)
Bast (F, Egyptian)
Bochica (M, Colombian)
Da-Bog (M, Slavonic)
Dyaus (M, Hindu)
Eos (F, Greek)
Helios (M, Greek)
Hsi-Ho (F, Chinese)
Hyperion (M, Greek)
Igaehindvo (F, Native American)
Li (F, Chinese)
Maui (M, Polynesian)
Sul (F, British)
Surya (M, Hindu)

TRAVEL

Akaru-Hime (F, Japanese, Water)
Bielbog (M, Slavonic, Forest)
Ekchuah (M, Mayan)
Glaucus (M, Greek, Water)
Hasammelis (M, Hittite)
Kunado (M, Japanese, Roads)
Mercury (M, Roman)

TRUTH, VALIDITY, JUSTICE

Aleitheia (F, Gnostic)
Anase (M, African-Intermediary)
Apollo (M, Greek/Roman)
Astraea (F, Greek)
Erinyes (F, Greek)*
Filia Vocis (F, Latin)
Forseti (M, Scandinavian)
Gibil (M, Babylonian, Arbitration)
Ida-Ten (M, Japanese, Legal matters)
Kukuri-Hime (F, Japanese, Mediation)
Ma’at (F, Egyptian)
Misharu (M, Babylonian, Rules)
Mithras (M, Persian)
Nusku (M, Babylonian)
Sin (F, Teutonic)
Tyr (M, Teutonic, Rules)
Varuna (M, Hindu, Justice)

VICTORY /SUCCESS

Hercules (M, Roman)
Korraual (F, Hindu)
Nike (F, Greek)
Victoria (F, Roman)
Vijaya (F, Hindu)

WEATHER

Aeolus (M, Greek, Wind)
Agni (M, Hindu-Rain, and Lightning)
Awhiowhio (M, Australian, Whirlwinds)
Gwalu (M, Nigerian, Rain)
Hadad (M, Babylonian, Storms)
Holle (F, Teutonic, Snow)
Jupiter (M, Roman)
Mama Quilla (F, Incan, Rain)
Mari (F, Basque)
Peroun (M, Slavonic, Thunder)
Rainbow Snake (M/F, Australian)
Rodasi (F, Hindu, Storm)
Sadwes (F, Persian, Rain)
Sarama (F, Japanese, Wind)
Saranyu (F, Hindu, Clouds)
Thor (M, Scandinavian, Thunder)
Tien Mu (F, Chinese, Lightning}
Tallai (F, Canaanite, Rain)

WISDOM

Atri (M, Hindu)
Baldur (M, Scandinavian)
Bragi (M, Norse)
Buddha (M, Far Eastern)
Dainichi (M, Japanese)
Ea (M, Babylonian)
Gasmu (F, Chaldean)
Heh (F, Egyptian)
Ekadzati (F, Tibetan, Mystical)
Metis (F, Greek)
Minerva (F, Roman)
Oannes (M, Babylonian)
Prajna (F, Hindu)
Shekinah (F, Hebrew)
Sophia (F, Gnostic)
* Indicates a plural deity

Adapted from “Spinning Spells Weaving Wonders,” by Patricia Telesco. All Rights Reserved.