List of beauty deities
A beauty deity is a god or (usually) goddess associated with the concept of beauty. Classic examples in the Western culture are the Greek goddess Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart, Venus. The following is a list of beauty deities across different cultures. For some deities, beauty is only one of several aspects they represent, or a lesser one. Male deities are italicized.
African
Akan
- Asase Yaa
- Aniwaa
Egyptian
- Hathor
- Nefertem
- Astarte
Yoruba
- Oshun
American
Vodou
- Erzulie
Asian
- Yang Asha
Chinese
- Yang Asha
Hindu
- Rati
- Radha
- Dewi Ratih
- Indrani
- Kartikeya
- Lakshmi
- Parvati
- Saraswati
Mohini
Japanese
Mesopotamia
European
Albanian
Etruscan
- Aplu
- Turan
Greek
- Adonis (note: a mortal, occasionally depicted as a god)
- Aglaea
- Aphrodite
- Apollo
- Charis
- Charites
- Hebe
- Kale
Irish
Norse
Roman
- Apollo
- Venus
Slavic
- Lada
Oceania
New Zealand / Aotearoa
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