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Belatu-Cadros (Belatucadros, Belatucadrus,

Balatocadrus, Balatucadrus, Balaticaurus,

Balatucairus, Baliticaurus, Belatucairus,

Belatugagus, Belleticaurus, Blatucadrus,

and Blatucairus), a god of war

Q: What was the name of the Celtic god of war?

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Belatu-Cadros (Belatucadros, Belatucadrus,

Balatocadrus, Balatucadrus, Balaticaurus,

Balatucairus, Baliticaurus, Belatucairus,

Belatugagus, Belleticaurus, Blatucadrus,

and Blatucairus), a god of war

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Many pagan/non-Christian societies had/have a god of war. Ares was the Greek god. The gods of war of other societies were/are:

Agrona (Celtic Britain)

Alaisiagae (Norse)

Annan (Ireland)

Andraste (Anglo-Celtic)

Ankt (Egypt)

Ares Enyalius (Sparta)

Astarte (Semitic)

Athena (Greek)

Badb (Irish)

Bast (Egypt)

Beda (Romano-British)

Belatu-Cadros (Northern Britain)

Bellona (Roman)

Bishamonten (Japanese)

Boudihilia (Romano-British)

Brahma (Hindu)

Brigantia (Gallo-Roman, Germanic, Romano-British)

Brigid (Ireland)

Bugid Y Aiba (Haiti)

Camulus (Celtic)

Cariocecus (Lusitania)

Catubodua (Celtic Gaul)

Chi You (China, Korea)

Cocidius (Northern Britain)

Durga (Hindu)

Eckchuah (Mayan)

Enyo (Greece)

Esus (Gaul)

Ffraid (Scotland, Wales)

Hachiman (Shinto)

Hadúr (Hungary)

Hanuman (Hindu)

Honos (Roman)

Huitzilopochtli (Aztec)

Iktinke (Lakota)

Indra (Hindu)

Kali (Hindu)

Kukailimoku (Hawaii)

Laran (Etruska)

Maahes (Egypt)

Macha (Ireland)

Mandarangan (Philipines)

Mars (Rome)

Menhit (Nubia, Egypt)

Menrva (Etruscan)

Menthu (Egypt)

Mextli (Mexican)

Murugan (Hindu)

Mórrígan (Ireland)

Neit (Ireland)

Neith (Egypt)

Nemain (Ireland)

Nike (Greece)

Odin (Germanic, Norse)

Ogoun (Yoruban, Haiti)

Oro (Tahiti)

Perun (Slavic)

Pikullos (Prussia)

Resheph (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Phoenician)

Ricagumbeda (Celtic)

Rudianos (Celtic Gaul)

Samulayo (Fiji)

Satis (Egypt)

Segomo (Celtic)

Sekhmet (Egypt)

Set (Egypt)

Smertios (Celtic Gaul)

Sopdu (Egypt)

Takemikazuchi (Shinto)

Tanit (Phoenician, ancient Egypt, Berber)

Teoyaomicqui (Aztec)

Zezcatlipoca (Aztec)

Thor (Germanic, Norse)

Tumatauenga (Maori)

Trebaruna (Lusitania)

Tyr (Germanic, Norse)

Vacuna (Roman)

Victoria (Roman)

Woden (Germanic, Norse)

Zhanshen (China)

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The Celts worshiped a variety of deities that represented different aspects of nature, such as the sun, moon, and animals. They also believed in spirits that inhabited natural elements like trees, rivers, and mountains. Offerings and sacrifices were made to these deities and spirits to ensure protection, prosperity, and fertility.

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African mythology

Khonvoum, supreme god of the Mbuti Pygmy people in central Africa; the "great hunter"

Anglo-Saxon mythology

Wōden, leader of the Wild Hunt

Aztec mythology

Atlaua, water god and patron of fishers and archers
Mixcoatl, god of the hunt
Opochtli, god of hunting and fishing

Celtic mythology

Cernunnos, a horned god associated with fertility and hunting
Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs

Egyptian mythology

Neith, goddess of war and the hunt
Pakhet, a lioness huntress deity, whom the Greeks associated with Artemis

Finnish mythology

Mielikki, goddess of forests and the hunt
Nyyrikki, god of the hunt
Tapio, East Finnish forest spirit to whom men prayed before a hunt

Greek mythology

Aristaeus, god of bee-neeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness
Britomartis, Cretan goddess of hunting and nets used for fishing, fowling and the hunting of small game
Heracles Kynagidas, Macedonian god of hunting
Lelantos, god of air and the hunter's skill of stalking prey
Orion, a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion

Hindu mythology

Banka-Mundi, goddess of the hunt and fertility
Rudra, Rigavedic god associated with wind or storm, and the hunt

Hittite mythology

Rundas, god of the hunt and good fortune

Inuit mythology

Arnakuagsak, goddess responsible for ensuring the hunters were able to catch enough food and that the people remained healthy and strong
Arnapkapfaaluk, sea goddess who inspired fear in hunters
Nerrivik, the sea mother and patron of fishermen and hunters
Nujalik, goddess of hunting on land
Pinga, goddess of the hunt, fertility, and medicine
Sedna, goddess of the sea, marine animals, and sea hunting
Tekkeitsertok, god of hunting and master of caribou

Norse mythology

Odin, chief god and ruler of Asgard, associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt
Skaði, a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains

Roman mythology

Diana, goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the wilderness; the equivalent of the Greek goddess Artemis

Slavic mythology

Devana, goddess of the hunt; the Slavic equivalent of the Roman goddess Diana
Ipabog, Wendish god of the hunt
Podaga, Wendish god of the weather, fishing, hunting, and farming

Thracian mythology

Bendis, goddess of the hunt and the moon, whom the Greeks associated with Artemis

Yoruba and Afro-American mythology

Ogoun, loa and orisha who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war

African mythology

Agurzil, Berber god of war
Apedemak, Nubian lion-headed warrior god
Kokou, powerful Yoruba warrior god
Maher, Ethiopian god of war
Ogoun, Yoruba deity who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war
Oya, Yoruba warrior-goddess of the Niger River

Arabian mythology
- Al-Qaum, Nabatean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans

Armenian mythology
- Anahit, goddess of fertility, birth, beauty and water; in early periods associated with war

Aztec mythology
- Huitzilopochtli, god of war and the sun
- Itzpapalotl, skeletal warrior goddess
- Mextli, god of the moon, born fully-armed as a warrior
- Mixcoatl, god of fire, war and the hunt
- Teoyaomicqui, god of lost dead souls, particularly those who have died in battle
- Tezcatlipoca, god associated with the night sky, the night winds, hurricanes, the north, the earth, obsidian, enmity, discord, rulership, divination, temptation, jaguars, sorcery, beauty, war and strife
- Toci, goddess of the earth, sometimes associated with war

Celtic mythology
- Agrona, reconstructed Proto-Celtic name for the river Aeron in Wales, and possibly the name of an associated war goddess
- Alaisiagae, a pair of goddesses worshiped in Roman Britain, personifying victory & Norse another name for the Valkyries
- Andarta, Icenic warrior goddess
- Andraste, Icenic goddess theorised to be associated with victory
- Anann, Irish goddess of war, death, predicting death in battle, cattle, prosperity and fertility
- Badb, Irish goddess of war who took the form of a crow; member of the Morrígan
- Belatu-Cadros, war god worshipped by soldiers and equated with the Roman war god Mars
- Brigid, Irish goddess associated with skill in warfare
- Camulus, Remi god of war
- Catubodua, Gaulish goddess assumed to be associated with victory
- Cicolluis, Gaulish and Irish god associated with war
- Cocidius, Romano-British god associated with war, hunting and forests
- Macha, Irish goddess associated with war, horses and sovereignty; member of the Morrígan
- The Morrígan, Irish triple goddess associated with sovereignty, prophecy, war, and death on the battlefield
- Neit, Irish god of war, husband of Nemain of Badb
- Nemain, Irish goddess of the frenzied havoc of war; member of the Morrígan
- Rudianos, Gaulish god of war
- Segomo, Gaulish god of war
- Smertrios, Gaulish god of war

Chinese mythology
- Chi You, god of war
- Guan Yu, red-faced warrior deity

Continental Germanic mythology
- Wōden, god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt

Egyptian mythology
- Anhur, god of war
- Ankt, goddess of war, possibly originating from Asia Minor
- Bast, goddess associated with war, protection of Lower Egypt and the pharaoh, the sun, perfumes, ointments and embalming
- Horus, god of the king, the sky, war and protection
- Maahes, lion-headed god of war
- Menhit, goddess of war, "she who massacres"
- Monthu, falcon-headed god of war, valor and the sun
- Neith, goddess of creation, hunting and the dead; associated with war
- Satis, deification of the floods of the Nile River and an early war, hunting, and fertility goddess
- Sekhmet, goddess of warfare, pestilence and the desert
- Sopdu, god of the scorching heat of the summer sun, associated with war
- Wepwawet, wolf-god of war and death who later became associated with Anubis and the afterlife

Etruscan mythology
- Laran, god of war
- Menrva, goddess of war, art, wisdom and health

Fijian mythology
- Samulayo, god of war and those dead souls who died in battle

Greek mythology
- Alala, spirit of the war cry
- Androktasiai, spirits of battlefield slaughter
- Ares, god of war, bloodlust, weapons of war, the defence and sacking of cities, rebellion and civil order, banditry, manliness and courage
- Athena, goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason
- Bia, spirit of force, power, bodily strength and compulsion
- Enyalius, an epithet for Ares, sometimes identified as a separate, minor god of war
- Enyo, goddess of destructive war
- Eris, goddess of strife and discord, who initiated the Trojan War
- Homados, spirit of the din of battle
- Hysminai, female spirits of fighting and combat
- Keres, female spirits of violent or cruel death, including death in battle, by accident, murder or ravaging disease
- Kydoimos, spirit of the din of battle
- Makhai, male spirits of fighting and combat
- Nike, spirit of victory
- Palioxis, spirit of backrush, flight and retreat from battle
- Pallas, Titan god of warcraft, killed by Athena
- Phobos, spirit of panic fear, flight and battlefield rout
- Polemos, spirit of war
- Proioxis, spirit of onrush and battlefield pursuit

Hawaiian mythology
- Kū, god of war
- Pele, goddess of fire, lightning, dance, volcanoes and violence

Hinduism
- - Chamunda, goddess of war and disease
  - Durga, the fiercer, demon-fighting form of Shiva's wife, the goddess Parvati
  - Hanuman, god associated with war and courage
  - Indra, god of war, storms and rainfall
  - Kali, goddess associated with time, change and war
  - Kartikeya, god of war and battle
  - Kathyayini, goddess of vengeance and victory
  - Mangala, god of war
  - Matrikas, goddesses of war, children and emancipation
  - Murugan, god of war and victory
- Hittite mythology
  - Shaushka, goddess of fertility, war and healing
  - Wurrukatte, god of war
- Hungarian mythology
  - Hadúr, god of war and the metalsmith of the gods
- Japanese mythology
  - Bishamonten, armour-clad god of war
  - Futsunushi, god of swords and lightning
  - Hachiman, Shinto god of war, and divine protector of Japan and the Japanese people
- Lusitanian mythology
  - Cariocecus, god of war
  - Neto, god believed to be associated with war
- Māori mythology
  - Tūmatauenga, god of war
- Maya mythology
  - Tohil, god associated with fire, the sun, rain, mountains and war
- Mesopotamian mythology
  - Belus, Babylonian god of war
  - Inanna, Sumerian goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare
  - Ishtar, Assyrian and Babylonian counterpart to Inanna
  - Pap-nigin-gara, Akkadian and Babylonian god of war
  - Sebitti, group of minor Akkadian and Babylonian war gods
  - Shala, Akkadian and Babylonian goddess of war and grain
  - Shara, minor Sumerian god of war
  - Shulmanu, god of the underworld, fertility, and war
- Native American mythology
  - Qamaits, Nuxálk warrior goddess
  - Winalagalis, Kwakwaka'wakw god of war
- Norse mythology
  - Freyja, goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death
  - Odin, god associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt
  - Thor, god associated with thunder, strength, Lightning, defense, oaks, goats, lightning, storms, weather, crops, trading voyages, courage, trust, revenge, protection, warfare and battles
  - Týr, god associated with single combat,law, victory and heroic glory
  - Valkyries, goddesses who decide who will die in battle and bring the dead to Valhalla, the afterlife hall of the slain
- Nuristani mythology
  - Great Gish, god of war
- Polynesian mythology
  - 'Oro, god of war
- Roman mythology
  - Bellona, goddess of war
  - Honos, god of chivalry, honor and military justice
  - Lua, goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons
  - Mars, god of war and bloodshed, equivalent to the Greek god Ares
  - Minerva, goddess of wisdom and war, equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena
  - Nerio, warrior goddess and personification of valor
  - Vica Pota, goddess of victory
  - Victoria, personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike
  - Virtus, god of bravery and military strength
- Semitic mythology
  - Agasaya, "the Shrieker", goddess of war
  - Anat, goddess of war
  - Astarte, goddess of fertility, sexuality and war, associated with the Mesopotamian Ishtar or Inanna
  - Resheph, god of plague and war
  - Tanit, Phoenician lunar goddess associated with war
- Slavic mythology
  - Jarovit, god of vegetation, fertility and spring, also associated with war and harvest
  - Perun, god of thunder and lightning, associated with war
  - Radegast, West Slavic god of hospitality, fertility and crops, associated with war and the sun; may or may not have been worshipped by ancient Slavs
  - Svetovid, god of war, fertility and abundance
  - Zorya Utrennyaya, goddess of the morning star, sometimes depicted as a warrior goddess who protected men in battle
- Vodou
  - Bugid Y Aiba, loa associated with war
  - Ogoun, loa who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war
  - Pie, soldier-loa who lives at the bottoms of lakes and rivers and causes floods

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