List of Proto Indo European deities

There are many reconstructed Indo European deities. Here is a list of some. These gods may have never existed. Some believe they did exist based on language history.

Dyēus a god of the sky,^[1]
Divine twins a pair of twins who gave fertility^[2]
Mitra-Varuna a pair of gods associated with law^[3]
Perkwunos a thunder god^[1]
H₂éwsōs a dawn goddess^[1]
Seh₂ul and Meh₁not a sun goddess and moon god^[4]
Dʰéǵʰōm an earth goddess^[1]^[5] also known as *Pleth₂wih₁^[2]^[4]
H1n̥gʷnis a fire god^[1]
H₂epom Nepōts an underwater fire god^[6]
H₂weh₁-yú a wind god^[1]
Pehuson a nature god^[7]
Fates three goddesses of fate^[4]
H₂eryo-men a god of roads^[6]
Smith God a god of smiths^[4]
Deh₂nu a goddess of rivers^[1]
Priyah a love goddess^[8]^[1]
Welnos a cattle god^[9]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006-08-24). The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-928791-8.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Jackson, Peter (2002-01-01). "LIGHT FROM DISTANT ASTERISKS TOWARDS A DESCRIPTION OF THE INDO-EUROPEAN RELIGIOUS HERITAGE". Numen. 49 (1): 61–102. doi:10.1163/15685270252772777. ISSN 1568-5276.
↑ Mitra-Varuna Georges Dumézil
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 West, M. L.; West, Formerly Professor of Greek at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Senior Research Fellow M. L. (2007-05-24). Indo-European Poetry and Myth. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-928075-9.
↑ M De Vaan 2008 Etymological Dictionary Of Latin And The Other Italic Languages.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Mallory, J. P.; Adams, Douglas Q. (1997). Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-884964-98-5.
↑ Puhvel, Jaan (1987). Comparative Mythology. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-3413-4.
↑ "Pria, a Proto-Indo-European Goddess". web.archive.org. 2022-04-26. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ Jaan Puhvel, Analecta Indoeuropaea, (a collection of articles), publ. by Innsbrucker Beitrage zur Sprachwissenschaft, Innsbruck, 1981

[:1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006-08-24). The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-928791-8.

[:2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Jackson, Peter (2002-01-01). "LIGHT FROM DISTANT ASTERISKS TOWARDS A DESCRIPTION OF THE INDO-EUROPEAN RELIGIOUS HERITAGE". Numen. 49 (1): 61–102. doi:10.1163/15685270252772777. ISSN 1568-5276.

[3] Mitra-Varuna Georges Dumézil

[:3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 West, M. L.; West, Formerly Professor of Greek at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Senior Research Fellow M. L. (2007-05-24). Indo-European Poetry and Myth. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-928075-9.

[5] M De Vaan 2008 Etymological Dictionary Of Latin And The Other Italic Languages.

[:4-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Mallory, J. P.; Adams, Douglas Q. (1997). Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-884964-98-5.

[7] Puhvel, Jaan (1987). Comparative Mythology. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-3413-4.

[8] "Pria, a Proto-Indo-European Goddess". web.archive.org. 2022-04-26. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[:0-9] Jaan Puhvel, Analecta Indoeuropaea, (a collection of articles), publ. by Innsbrucker Beitrage zur Sprachwissenschaft, Innsbruck, 1981

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v t e Indo-European mythology
Deities	Dyēus Trifunctions Divine twins Mitra-Varuna Perkwunos H₂éwsōs Seh₂ul and Meh₁not Dheghom H1n̥gʷnis H₂epom Nepōts H₂weh₁-yú Pehuson Fates H₂eryo-men Smith God Deh₂nu Priyah Welnos
Characters	Manu and Yemo Trito Nymphs Ḱérberos Ngwhi
Motifs	Otherworld Horse sacrifice Indo-European cosmogony Trifunctional hypothesis Threefold death Indo European Weapon Cults Sacrifices Death of a son Cycle of Mead Binding of evil War of the foundation King and virgin