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Mythos Atlas

Divine domains

Gods of Judgment

6 deities from 3 traditions whose entries in this atlas list judgment among their domains, grouped by tradition.

Egyptian

3 deities

Osiris

afterlife · resurrection · fertility

God of the afterlife, resurrection, and fertility. First pharaoh and lawgiver who taught agriculture to humanity. Murdered by his brother Set and resurrected by Isis.

Anubis

mummification · death · cemeteries

God of mummification and the afterlife. Guardian of tombs and guide of souls to judgment. He oversees the weighing of the heart ceremony.

Thoth

wisdom · writing · magic

God of wisdom, writing, and magic. Inventor of hieroglyphs and scribe of the gods. He records the results of the weighing of hearts ceremony.

Mesopotamian

2 deities

Marduk

creation · kingship · magic

Chief god of Babylon and slayer of Tiamat. Marduk rose from a minor deity to supreme god of the Babylonian pantheon after defeating the primordial chaos dragon and creating the world from her body.

Ereshkigal

underworld · death · darkness

Queen of the Underworld and sister of Inanna. Ereshkigal rules the land of no return with absolute authority, from which no one, god or mortal, escapes unchanged.

Persian

1 deity

Sraosha

obedience to the divine word · prayer · protection of the soul

The yazata of 'hearkening' to the divine word, who guards the world by night against the demons, protects the soul for three nights after death, and judges it at the Chinvat Bridge with Mithra and Rashnu; in the Shahnameh, as Sorush, a heavenly messenger.

Quick answers

Who is the Egyptian god of judgment?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Egyptian deities whose domains include judgment are Osiris, Anubis and Thoth.
Who is the Mesopotamian god of judgment?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Mesopotamian deities whose domains include judgment are Marduk and Ereshkigal.
Who is the Persian god of judgment?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Persian deity whose domains include judgment is Sraosha.

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