Who is god of Fire?

Hephaestus, Greek Hephaistos, in Greek mythology, the god of fire.
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Who is the Roman god fire?

Vulcan is the Roman and Greek god of fire and the forge, and mythical inventor of smithing and metal working. His Greek equivalent is Hephaestus. His forges were under Mount Aetna on the island of Sicily.
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Who is the Titan god of fire?

In Greek mythology, Prometheus is one of the Titans, the supreme trickster, and a god of fire. In common belief, he developed into a master craftsman, and in this connection, he was associated with fire and the creation of mortals.
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Who is the strongest fire god?

Vulcan, in Roman religion, god of fire, particularly in its destructive aspects as volcanoes or conflagrations.
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Who are all the gods of fire?

Greek mythology
  • Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths, crafting, fire, and volcanoes, Roman form Vulcan.
  • Hestia, goddess of the hearth and its fires.
  • Helios, personification of the Sun, drives his chariot across the sky.
  • Apollo, god of his chariot across the sky.
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God of Fire in 14 Different Mythologies



Is there a fire goddess?

In Greek religion, Hestia was the goddess of the hearth fire and the oldest of the twelve Olympian deities. Hestia was worshiped as the chief deity of the family hearth, representing fire vital for our survival. Hestia was often associated with Zeus and was regarded as the goddess of hospitality and family.
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Who was the Egyptian god of fire?

In Egyptian mythology, Ra was the god of many things, known as the 'creator of the heaven, earth and underworld' as well as the fire god of the sun, light, growth and heat. Ra was typically depicted with the body of a human and a hawk's head with a sun disk crowning his head.
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Who is the Hindu god of fire?

Agni, (Sanskrit: “Fire”) fire-god of Hinduism, second only to Indra in the Vedic mythology of ancient India. He is equally the fire of the sun, of lightning, and of both the domestic and the sacrificial hearth.
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Who is god of death?

Thanatos, in ancient Greek religion and mythology, the personification of death. Thanatos was the son of Nyx, the goddess of night, and the brother of Hypnos, the god of sleep.
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Who is the god of light?

As god of light, Mithra was associated with the Greek sun god, Helios, and the Roman Sol Invictus. He is often paired with Anahita, goddess of the fertilizing waters.
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Who brought man fire?

Prometheus stole fire back from Zeus in a fennel stalk and restored it to humanity (565–566).
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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What is Pandora god?

Pandora is a figure from Greek mythology who was not only the first woman, but —as an instrument of the wrath of Zeus— was held responsible for releasing the ills of humanity into the world. Pandora was also an unrelated earth goddess in the early Greek pantheon.
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Which Greek god stole fire?

Zeus was livid, not only had Prometheus stolen from the gods, but he had destroyed, perhaps forever, the subservience of humans. Most would still worship the power of the Olympians, but there would always be someone who would try to trick and scheme.
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Who is the Greek god of lava?

Hephaestus, the Greek God of Fire and Volcanoes.
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What is Mars god of?

MARS, MARTE. Mars, son of Jupiter and Juno, was the most important god in the Roman pantheon because he was father of Romulus, Rome's founder. As the god of war, red, the color of blood, was his color, and the wolf, the symbol of Rome, his animal.
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Who is the god of evil?

Apophis: Evil God of Chaos in Ancient Egypt

Apophis was perhaps the only Egyptian god to be all-powerful, with an army of demons at his disposal. The evil god was not worshipped; he was feared. It is also believed that no matter how many times he was challenged, he could never be entirely vanquished.
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Who is first god?

Definition. Brahma is the Hindu creator god. He is also known as the Grandfather and as a later equivalent of Prajapati, the primeval first god. In early Hindu sources such as the Mahabharata, Brahma is supreme in the triad of great Hindu gods which includes Shiva and Vishnu.
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Who is Agni son?

According to the Puranic mythology, Agni married Svāhā (invocation offering) and fathered three sons – Pāvaka (purifier), Pāvamāna (purifying) and Śuchi (purity). From these sons, he has forty-five grandchildren which are symbolic names of different aspects of a fire.
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Who is Lord Rudra?

In the Vedas, Rudra is known as the divine archer, who shoots arrows of death and disease and who has to be implored not to slay or injure in his wrath. As a healer and a source of 1,000 remedies, he has also a beneficent aspect. He is also the father of the storm gods, the Rudras, sometimes called Maruts.
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How strong is Agni?

Agni possess the blessing of Regeneration. His regeneration is extremely powerful and is able to regrow lost limbs instantly and even regenerate from being beheaded, he is also the only one able to survive being burned by Doma's blessing.
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What is the Chinese god of fire?

Zhurong (Chinese: 祝融), also known as Chongli (Chinese: 重黎), is an important personage in Chinese mythology and Chinese folk religion. According to the Huainanzi and the philosophical texts of Mozi and his followers, Zhurong is a god of fire and of the south.
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Who is the Mayan god of fire?

Xiuhtecuhtli or 'Turquoise Lord' was the Aztec god of fire and also closely associated with young warriors and rulers. To the Maya he was known as Chac Xiutei. Xiuhtecuhtli was the patron of the day Atl (water) and the trecena period 1 Coatl (Snake).
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Is Ra the god of fire?

Ra was believed to rule in all parts of the created world: the sky, the Earth, and the underworld. He was the god of the sun, order, kings and the sky. In one of his many forms, Ra, god of the sun, has the head of a falcon and the sun-disk inside a cobra resting on his head.
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