List of war deities

A war god in mythology associated with war, combat, or bloodshed.

They occur commonly in polytheistic religions.

Unlike most gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their mythologies as commanding war in order to spread religion.

(The intimate connection between "holy war" and the "one true god" belief of monotheism has been noted by many scholars, including Jonathan Kirsch in his book God Against The Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism and Joseph Campbell in The Masks of God, Vol.

)[1][2] The following is a list of war deities: Nubian Yoruba Igbo Kalenjin Akan Etruscan

Sekhmet , an Egyptian goddess of warfare.
Idise by Emil Doepler.
Týr , a Norse god of war.
Ares , the Greek god of war
Mars , the Roman god of war
Juno Sospita Statue holding a spear and shield.
Guan Yu , Chinese god of loyalty, righteousness, and valor.
Sarutahiko, the Japanese god of war.
Trần Hưng Đạo , Vietnamese god of exorcism and the god of war.
Kartikeya, god of war by Surendra Nath Ganguly, 1913.