Mielikki
The mistress of the forest and wife of Tapio, who holds the keys to the forest's storehouse of game and whom hunters and herders, and Lemminkäinen in the Kalevala, entreat for luck and protection.
Divine domains
Gods of Hunt
4 deities from 4 traditions whose entries in this atlas list hunt among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Finnish
Greek
Artemis
Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and the moon. Twin sister of Apollo, protector of young women and animals.
Hittite
Inara
A Hattian goddess of the wild who helps the Storm-god defeat the serpent Illuyanka by laying out a great feast and recruiting the mortal Hupašiya.
Roman
Diana
Goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, and the moon. Protector of women in childbirth. Twin sister of Apollo. Roman equivalent of Artemis.
Parallels across traditions
Editorial comparisons recorded on these entries; a shared role does not establish a shared origin.
Artemis (Greek) and Diana (Roman)
Diana is the direct Roman equivalent, sharing all of Artemis's attributes as virgin huntress and moon goddess
Compare Artemis and Diana
Quick answers
- Who is the Finnish god of hunt?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Finnish deity whose domains include hunt is Mielikki.
- Who is the Greek god of hunt?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deity whose domains include hunt is Artemis.
- Who is the Hittite god of hunt?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Hittite deity whose domains include hunt is Inara.
- Who is the Roman god of hunt?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Roman deity whose domains include hunt is Diana.
Related domains
Built from each deity's catalog entry (matching “hunt”, “the hunt”). See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.