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Mythos Atlas

Divine domains

Gods of Truth

5 deities from 4 traditions whose entries in this atlas list truth among their domains, grouped by tradition.

Persian

2 deities

Mithra

contracts and oaths · truth · the light of dawn

The yazata of the covenant, 'lord of wide pastures', who watches with a thousand ears and ten thousand eyes over everyone who keeps or breaks their word, and whom Ahura Mazda created 'as worthy of sacrifice as myself'.

Atar

fire · truth · ritual purity

Fire as a divine being, 'son of Ahura Mazda', the visible focus of Zoroastrian worship, who in the Zamyad Yasht faces down the three-mouthed dragon Azhi Dahaka in the struggle for the royal Glory.

Chinese

1 deity

Erlang Shen

war · water · engineering

A powerful warrior god with a truth-seeing third eye, nephew of the Jade Emperor. He is famed for defeating Sun Wukong in combat and for controlling floods.

Egyptian

1 deity

Ma'at

truth · justice · harmony

Goddess embodying truth, justice, and cosmic order. Her feather is weighed against the hearts of the dead in judgment.

Mesopotamian

1 deity

Shamash

sun · justice · truth

The sun god and divine judge. Shamash sees all that occurs under the sun and is the god of justice, truth, and moral order.

Parallels across traditions

Editorial comparisons recorded on these entries; a shared role does not establish a shared origin.

  • Ma'at (Egyptian) and Shamash (Mesopotamian)

    Both personify truth, justice, and the correct cosmic/social order that must be maintained

    Compare Ma'at and Shamash

  • Mithra (Persian) and Shamash (Mesopotamian)

    Both are all-seeing gods of the sun's light who guard oaths and justice, though Mithra's primary sense is the covenant itself rather than the solar disk.

    Compare Mithra and Shamash

Quick answers

Who is the Persian god of truth?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Persian deities whose domains include truth are Mithra and Atar.
Who is the Chinese god of truth?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Chinese deity whose domains include truth is Erlang Shen.
Who is the Egyptian god of truth?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Egyptian deity whose domains include truth is Ma'at.
Who is the Mesopotamian god of truth?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Mesopotamian deity whose domains include truth is Shamash.

Related domains

Built from each deity's catalog entry. See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.