This outline of categories of Indo-European Deities is based on work by Celtic Scholar, Raimund Karl: http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a8700035/celtrese.html
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| FUNCTION | CELTIC | GREEK | ROMAN | GERMANIC | LITHUANIAN | VEDIC | OTHER |
| THE SKY FATHER | Dispater Ollathair the Dagda Taranis Belenis |
Zeus | Jupiter |
Odin |
Dyauspita | ||
| THE CONTROLLER OF THE LOWER REALM AND HIS CONSORT |
Sucellos Nantosuelta |
Charon Persephone |
Charon | ||||
| DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME CONTROLLER OF THE UPPER REALM | Lugh Cath MaigeTuired Nodens Toutatis Cailleach |
Apollo Hermes |
Mercurius Mars |
Odin Tyr Loki |
Varunah |
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| THE YOUTHFUL-SAVIOUR-CHAMPION | Cuchullin Mabon Maponos Esus |
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| EARTH FATHER | Cernunnos | Dionysos Pan Silenus |
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| EARTH MOTHER | Danu Tailtiu |
Gaia | Juno Minerva |
Astarte (Levant) | |||
| THE GODDESS OF THE LOWER REALM | Matrona Mororegni Sironsa Damona Brigantia Damona Rigana Brigit Morrigan Mordron |
The Bethan | |||||
| THE GODDESS OF THE MIDDLE REALM | Medhua Meduana Comedova Medb or Aife |
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| THE GODDESS OF THE UPPER REALM | Maia | ||||||
| ?GODDESS OF SOVEREIGNITY | |||||||
| THE GOD OF THE TREE FRUIT | Tarvos |
Zagreous-Dionysos | Avestan Tistrya Apaosa |
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| THE GODDESS OF WAR |
Morrigan [C]athubodva |
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| THE GOD OF ORATORY | Ogmios Ogma |
Heracles | Hercules | ||||
| DEA LOCI - GODDESS OF A PLACE | Genava Vienna |
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| SPRING ‘NYMPHS’ - GODDESSES OF SPRINGS | Acionna Arvolcia Cobba Sequana Matrona Boand |
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| WOOD ‘NYMPHS’ - GODDESSES OF THE LANDS | Ardbenna |
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| THE GENII - LESSER DEITIES / SPIRITS | The Green Man Contrebis Gaul Vinotonos Artio Alisanos Brixantion Allobrox Menapos |
Victory Fortuna Felicity Fides Dea Caelestis Liberalitas Securitas Concordia Roma Salus |