Aengus Óg
The ever-young god of love and poetic inspiration, whose kisses become birds that hover around young lovers' heads, whispering sweet nothings.
Divine domains
Gods of Love
12 deities from 9 traditions whose entries in this atlas list love among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Celtic
Áine
Radiant goddess of summer and love, associated with Knockainey in County Limerick. Her midsummer fires blessed the cattle and crops of Munster.
Hindu
Krishna
Eighth avatar of Vishnu and central deity. As a child, a playful cowherd; as an adult, prince and charioteer who spoke the Bhagavad Gita.
Parvati
Goddess of power, fertility, love, and devotion. Consort of Shiva and mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya. Represents Shakti, the divine feminine creative power.
Norse
Freyja
Most renowned of the Vanir, goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, but also associated with war and death. She receives half of those who die in battle in her hall Folkvangr.
Baldur
The most beloved of all gods, son of Odin and Frigg. God of light, purity, and beauty. His death, orchestrated by Loki using mistletoe, is one of the great tragedies leading to Ragnarok.
Aztec
Xochiquetzal
The goddess of beauty, love, flowers, and female sexuality. Xochiquetzal was patron of artisans, weavers, and pregnant women, and dwelt in the paradise of Tamoanchan.
Egyptian
Hathor
Goddess of love, beauty, music, and motherhood. The 'Golden One' who embodies the feminine ideal. Protector of women.
Greek
Aphrodite
Goddess of love, beauty, and desire. Born from the sea foam after Cronus castrated Uranus and threw his genitals into the sea.
Mesopotamian
Inanna
Queen of Heaven and goddess of love and war. Inanna is the most complex and dynamic deity of the Mesopotamian pantheon, embodying both desire and destruction.
Roman
Venus
Goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, and fertility. Mother of the Roman people through her son Aeneas, ancestor of Romulus. Patron goddess of the Julian family.
Yoruba
Oshun
The Orisha of love, beauty, fresh water, and fertility. Oshun embodies feminine grace, sensuality, and the life-giving power of rivers.
Parallels across traditions
Editorial comparisons recorded on these entries; a shared role does not establish a shared origin.
Aphrodite (Greek) and Venus (Roman)
Venus is the direct Roman equivalent, though in Rome she gained additional importance as divine ancestor of the Julian family
Compare Aphrodite and VenusAphrodite (Greek) and Freyja (Norse)
Both are goddesses of love and beauty, though Freyja also has domains of war, death, and magic that Aphrodite lacks
Compare Aphrodite and FreyjaFreyja (Norse) and Inanna (Mesopotamian)
Inanna already lists Freyja; both goddesses combine love and beauty with war, death, and formidable independent power
Compare Freyja and InannaHathor (Egyptian) and Inanna (Mesopotamian)
Inanna already lists Hathor; both are goddesses combining love, beauty, and joyful sensuality
Compare Hathor and InannaHathor (Egyptian) and Aphrodite (Greek)
Hathor's epithet 'the Golden One' parallels Aphrodite's 'Golden Aphrodite'; both are goddesses of love, beauty, and music
Compare Hathor and AphroditeXochiquetzal (Aztec) and Aphrodite (Greek)
Both are goddesses of love, beauty, and sexuality
Compare Xochiquetzal and AphroditeXochiquetzal (Aztec) and Freyja (Norse)
Both combine aspects of love, beauty, and fertility with patronage of arts and crafts
Compare Xochiquetzal and FreyjaInanna (Mesopotamian) and Aphrodite (Greek)
Both are love goddesses associated with the planet Venus
Compare Inanna and AphroditeOshun (Yoruba) and Aphrodite (Greek)
Both are goddesses of love and beauty with transformative power
Compare Oshun and Aphrodite
Quick answers
- Who is the Celtic god of love?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Celtic deities whose domains include love are Aengus Óg and Áine.
- Who is the Hindu god of love?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Hindu deities whose domains include love are Krishna and Parvati.
- Who is the Norse god of love?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Norse deities whose domains include love are Freyja and Baldur.
- Who is the Aztec god of love?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Aztec deity whose domains include love is Xochiquetzal.
- Who is the Egyptian god of love?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Egyptian deity whose domains include love is Hathor.
- Who is the Greek god of love?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deity whose domains include love is Aphrodite.
Related domains
Built from each deity's catalog entry. See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.