Liminal deity

A liminal deity is a god or goddess in mythology who presides over thresholds, gates, or doorways.
==List of liminal deities==
*;Greek mythology
** Hecate, goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts, crossroads and necromancy
** Hermes, god of messengers, omens, roads, travellers, border crossings, trade, protection of the home, thievery, cunning wiles, and animal husbandry; messenger of the gods and guide of the dead
*;Hinduism
** Ganesha, a messenger of the gods and goddesses who must be propitiated before any of the other deities
** Pushan, solar deity and psychopomp responsible for marriages, journeys, roads, the feeding of cattle, and overseeing the journey of the dead to the afterlife
*;Korean mythology
** Jangseung, a totem pole traditionally placed at the edges of villages to mark for village boundaries and frighten away demons; also worshipped as tutelary deities
*;Roman mythology
** Cardea, goddess of health, thresholds and door hinges and handles
** Janus, god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings and endings
** Lima, goddess of thresholds
** Mercury, messenger of the gods and guide of the dead; equivalent to the Greek god Hermes
** Portunes, god of keys, doors and livestock
** Terminus, god who protected boundary markers
** Trivia, goddess of witchcraft, the three-way crossroads, and the harvest moon; equivalent to the Greek goddess Hecate
*;Afro-American religion
**Ellegua, the messenger god and psychopomp in Santeria, Louisiana Voodoo, Haitian Voodoo, and Candomble
==See also==
*Psychopomp
*Tutelary deity
==Notes==
Category:Deities, spirits, and mythic beings
Category:Mythological archetypes
 
Category:Lists of deities