National gods are a class of guardian divinities or deities whose special concern is the safety and well-being of an ethnic group (nation), and of that group's leaders. This is contrasted with other guardian figures such as family gods responsible for the well-being of individual clans or professions, or personal gods who are responsible for the well-being of individuals. These guardian roles augment the functions that a divinity might otherwise have (wisdom, health, war, and so on). Ancient gods In antiquity (and to some extent continuing today), religion was a characteristic of regional culture, together with language, customs, traditions, etc. Many of these ethnic religions included national god(s) in their pantheons, such as Amaterasu of the Japanese; Amun, Amun-Ra and Horus for the Egyptians; Apollo for the people of Troy; Aramazd for Armenians eponymous Assur for the Assyrians; Ashtoret for the Sidonians; the eponymous Athena-Mykene for the Athenians and Mycenaeans; Baal for the Tyrians ; Bathala of the Tagalogs; Chemosh for the Moabites; Dagon for Philistia; Gaut for the Geats; Huitzilopochtli of the Tenochtitlan Aztecs; Indra for the Vedic Indians; Inti for the Incas; Itzamna for the Mayas; Jade Emperor for the Chinese  Lugh (Gaulish Mercury, Lugus, Lleu) for the ancient Celts; Marduk for the Babylonians; Mars and eponymous Romulus-Quirinus for the Romans;  Ninsusinak for the Elamites; Perun for the ancient Slavs; Qos for the Edomites; Siam Devadhiraj for the Thais; the Sovereignty goddess and eponymous Ériu for Ireland; Tengri for the Turks and Mongols; Teshub for the Hittites; A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology Wadd for the Kingdom of Awsan; Yahweh for the Israelites; Zalmoxis for the Dacians.
National gods are a class of guardian divinities or deities whose special concern is the safety and well-being of an ethnic group (nation), and of that group's leaders. This is contrasted with other guardian figures such as family gods responsible for the well-being of individual clans or professions, or personal gods who are responsible for the well-being of individuals. Ancient gods In antiquity (and to some extent continuing today), religion was a characteristic of regional culture, together with language, customs, traditions, etc. Many of these ethnic religions included national god(s) in their pantheons, such as Amaterasu of the Japanese; Amun, Amun-Ra and Horus for the Egyptians; Apollo for the people of Troy; Aramazd for Armenians eponymous Assur for the Assyrians; Ashtoret for the Sidonians; the eponymous Athena-Mykene for the Athenians and Mycenaeans; Baal for the Phoenicians ; Bathala of the Tagalogs; Chemosh for the Moabites; Dagon for Philistia; Gaut for the Geats; Huitzilopochtli of the Tenochtitlan Aztecs; Indra for the Vedic Indians; Inti for the Incas; Itzamna for the Mayas; Jade Emperor for the Chinese Kataragama deviyo for Sri Lanka Lugh (Gaulish Mercury, Lugus, Lleu) for the ancient Celts; Marduk for the Babylonians; Mars and eponymous Romulus-Quirinus for the Romans; Milcom for the Ammonites; Ninsusinak for the Elamites; Perun for the ancient Slavs; Qos for the Edomites; Siam Devadhiraj for the Thais; the Sovereignty goddess and eponymous Ériu for Ireland; Tengri for the Turks and Mongols; Teshub for the Hittites; Wadd for the Kingdom of Awsan; Yahweh for the Israelites; Zalmoxis for the Dacians.
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These guardian roles augment the functions that a divinity might otherwise have (wisdom, health, war, and so on).
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Tyrians
Phoenicians
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Kataragama deviyo for Sri Lanka
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Milcom for the Ammonites;
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