Who is the god of death destruction and disease?

Yama, the Hindu god of death and Lord of Naraka (hell). He was subsequently adopted by Buddhist, Chinese, Tibetan, Korean, and Japanese mythology as the king of hell.
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Who is the most powerful god of death?

10 Gods of Death and the Underworld From Around the World
  • Hades: Greek God of Death.
  • Pluto — Roman God of Death.
  • Hel — Norse God of Death.
  • Kali — Hindu God of Death.
  • Anubis — Egyptian God of the Underworld.
  • Ah Puch — Mayan God of Death.
  • Mictlantecuhtli — Aztec God of Death.
  • The Shinigami — Japanese Death Gods.
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What is the name of 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 was the god of disease?

NOSOI - Greek Gods or Spirits of Plague, Sickness & Disease (Latin Morbi)
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Who is the god of plague?

Nergal is the (southern) Mesopotamian god of death, pestilence and plague, and Lord of the Underworld.
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Top 10 GODS of Death, Destruction, and the Underworld



Is Apollo the god of disease?

The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more.
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Who is the most powerful evil god?

With the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos sits at the top of the list of the most powerful evil Marvel gods.
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Who is the darkest god?

EREBUS (Erebos) The primeval god of darkness. Like the other protogenoi he was elemental, being the substance of darkness, rather than a man-shaped god. His mists encircled the underworld and filled the hollows of the earth.
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Is the Grim Reaper a god?

In Greek mythology, Chronos, called Father Time, was the king of titans and the father of Zeus. Cronus was a harvest god and carried a sickle, which is a tool used in harvesting grain. The Grim Reaper carrying a scythe is derived from a combination of Chronus and Cronus.
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Who is Thanatos in love with?

Romance. Reaching maximum affinity with Thanatos will unlock a scene in Zagreus's Room, where Zagreus can either begin a romantic relationship with him or continue as friends. Thanatos, Dusa, and Megaera can be romanced at the same time with no negative repercussions.
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Is Shiva the god of destruction?

Shiva's role is to destroy the universe in order to re-create it. Hindus believe his powers of destruction and recreation are used even now to destroy the illusions and imperfections of this world, paving the way for beneficial change. According to Hindu belief, this destruction is not arbitrary, but constructive.
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What is the name of the angel of death?

Azrael (/ˈæzriəl/; Hebrew: עֲזַרְאֵל, romanized: ʿǍzarʾēl; Arabic: عزرائيل, romanized: ʿAzrāʾīl or ʿEzrāʾīl) is the angel of death in some Abrahamic religions, namely Islam and some traditions of Judaism.
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Is there a god of anger?

The son of Zeus and Hera and one of the twelve Olympian deities, Ares was the god of rage, terror, and violence.
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Is there a god of depression?

In Greek mythology, Oizys (/ˈoʊɪzɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ὀϊζύς, romanized: Oïzýs) is the goddess of misery, anxiety, grief, depression, and misfortune. Her Roman name is Miseria, from which the English word misery is derived.
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Who is the god of crying?

THE ALGEA were the personified spirits (daimones) of pain and suffering--body and mind--, grief, sorrow and distress. They were the bringers of weeping and tears. The Algea were related to Oizys, the milder spirit of misery and sadness, and Penthos, the god of mourning and lamentation.
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Who is the god of revenge?

Nemesis was the goddess of divine retribution and revenge, who would show her wrath to any human being that would commit hubris, i.e. arrogance before the gods. She was considered a remorseless goddess.
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Who is the first god in the world?

Brahma the Creator

In the beginning, Brahma sprang from the cosmic golden egg and he then created good & evil and light & dark from his own person. He also created the four types: gods, demons, ancestors, and men (the first being Manu).
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Who is the Egyptian devil?

Apopis, also called Apep, Apepi, or Rerek, ancient Egyptian demon of chaos, who had the form of a serpent and, as the foe of the sun god, Re, represented all that was outside the ordered cosmos. Although many serpents symbolized divinity and royalty, Apopis threatened the underworld and symbolized evil.
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Who is god of medicine?

Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, was the son of Apollo and a mortal, a princess named (ironically, in the age of the coronavirus) Coronis. Asclepius had an eventful entry into the world.
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Are Helios and Apollo the same?

Apollo was the god of practically everything – including but not limited to music, poetry, art, prophecy, truth, archery, plague, healing, sun and light (although the god is always associated with the sun, the original sun god was the titan Helios, but everyone forgot about him).
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Who Killed Apollo?

Daphne and the Laurel Tree

One day Apollo insulted Eros, the god of love. Eros decided to get his revenge by shooting Apollo with a golden arrow causing him to fall in love with the nymph Daphne.
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