List of art deities
(Redirected from God of Music)
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
[edit]Afroasiatic Middle East
[edit]Canaanite
[edit]- Kotar or Kothar-wa-Khasis
Egyptian
[edit]Mesopotamian
[edit]Western Eurasia
[edit]Celtic
[edit]Norse-Germanic
[edit]Etruscan
[edit]Greek / Hellenic
[edit]- Apollo, god of medicine, music, poetry, song and dance
- Athena, goddess of wisdom and smart war
- Dionysus, god of wine
- Hephaestus, god of forge and sculpture
- Poseidon, god of the sea, one of the big three
- Zeus, god of the sky and lightning, one of the big three
- Hades, god of the Underworld, one of the big three
- Demeter, goddess of agriculture
- Artemis, goddess of the moon, archery and virginity
- Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, fertility and love
- Eros, god of love (greek cupid)
- Muses
- Calliope, goddess of epic poetry
- Clio, goddess of history
- Erato, goddess of erotic poetry
- Euterpe, goddess of lyric poetry
- Melpomene, goddess of tragedy
- Polyhymnia, goddess of hymns
- Terpsichore, goddess of dance
- Thalia, goddess of comedy
- Urania, goddess of astronomy
Roman
[edit]Western Asia
[edit]Anatolian - Urarte
[edit]Hindu-Vedic
[edit]Uralic
[edit]Asia-Pacific / Oceania
[edit]Meitei
[edit]- Khamlangba, associated with smiths[1]
- Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi, associated with enchantment[2][3]
- Lainaotabi, associated with charm, magic, pottery, sorcery, spell, weaving and witchcraft[4]
- Nongpok Ningthou, associated with dance, music and festival[5]
- Nongthang Leima, associated with enchantment and seduction[6]
- Panthoibi, associated with dance, festival, handicrafts, pottery, spinning and weaving[7]
- Phouoibi, associated with trickery to men[8]
- Pisatao, associated with smiths[9]
- Thangching, associated with divine plays[10]
Far East Asia
[edit]Chinese
[edit]- Cao Guojiu, patron god of the theater [11]
- Han Xiangzi
- Nüwa
- Zhang Guolao, who carries a fish-drum
Japanese
[edit]Vietnamese
[edit]- Phạm Thị Trân, the founder of Chèo
- Từ Đạo Hạnh, the founder of the art of water puppetry
- Tổ nghề Sân khấu, the three are said to be the founders of theatrical forms of Vietnam
Austronesia
[edit]Filipino
[edit]- 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
[edit]Hawaiian
[edit]Native Americas
[edit]North America
[edit]- Kokopelli (shared among various Southwestern Native American mythologies)
Mexico
[edit]Aztec
[edit]Haitian Vodou
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lisam, Khomdan Singh (2011). Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.). ISBN 978-81-7835-864-2.
- ^ A Critical Study Of The Religious Philosophy. 1991. p. 108.
- ^ Religion and Culture of Manipur - Page 25 - Moirangthem Kirti Singh · 1988
- ^ Ray, Bharati (2005-09-15). Women of India: Colonial and Post-colonial Periods. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-0264-9.
- ^ Noni, Arambam; Sanatomba, Kangujam (2015-10-16). Colonialism and Resistance: Society and State in Manipur. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-27066-9.
- ^ Singh, L. Bhagyachandra (1991). A Critical Study Of The Religious Philosophy. p. 51.
- ^ Jain, Jyotindra (1998). Other Masters: Five Contemporary Folk and Tribal Artists of India. Crafts Museum and the Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India.
- ^ Meitei, Sanjenbam Yaiphaba; Chaudhuri, Sarit K.; Arunkumar, M. C. (2020-11-25). The Cultural Heritage of Manipur. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-29637-2.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Session, North East India History Association (1999). Proceedings of North East India History Association. The Association.
- ^ Fang, Jing Pei (2004). Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art: Figures, Bugs, Beasts, and Flowers. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. p. 68. ISBN 9781580085519.
- ^ Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.
- ^ Paterno, M., Castro, S., Javellana, R., Alvina, C. (2001). Dreamweavers. Makati: Bookmark.
- ^ Zaide, S. M. (1999). The Philippines: A Unique Nation. All-Nations Publishing.
- ^ Zaide, S. M. (1999). The Philippines: A Unique Nation. All-Nations Publishing.
- ^ Hornedo, F. H. (1980). Philippine Studies Vol. 28, No. 1: The World and The Ways of the Ivatan Añitu. Ateneo de Manila University.
- ^ Fox, R. B. (1982). Religion and Society Among the Tagbanuas of Palawan Island, Philippines. Manila: National Museum.
