Shiva
The destroyer and transformer, third member of the Trimurti. Shiva destroys the universe at the end of each cosmic cycle to allow recreation. God of meditation, yoga, and the arts.
Divine domains
Gods of Destruction
5 deities from 4 traditions whose entries in this atlas list destruction among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Hindu
Kali
Fierce goddess of time, change, death, and ultimate reality. A form of Parvati/Durga. Despite her terrifying appearance, she destroys evil and liberates devotees from ego and illusion.
Japanese
Kagutsuchi
The fire god whose birth killed his mother Izanami, triggering Izanagi's descent to Yomi and the eternal separation of life and death. From his death came many kami.
Norse
Fenrir
Monstrous wolf, son of Loki. Bound by the gods but prophesied to break free at Ragnarok and devour Odin. Represents the inevitable forces of chaos and destruction.
Persian
Angra Mainyu
The Hostile Spirit of Zoroastrianism, source of death, lies, and every plague, who in the Vendidad 'counter-creates' an evil against each good land Ahura Mazda makes, and who will be defeated at the end of time.
Quick answers
- Who is the Hindu god of destruction?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Hindu deities whose domains include destruction are Shiva and Kali.
- Who is the Japanese god of destruction?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Japanese deity whose domains include destruction is Kagutsuchi.
- Who is the Norse god of destruction?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Norse deity whose domains include destruction is Fenrir.
- Who is the Persian god of destruction?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Persian deity whose domains include destruction is Angra Mainyu.
Related domains
Built from each deity's catalog entry. See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.