List of beauty deities

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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.

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African

Akan

Efik mythology

Egyptian

Igbo or Nigerian

Yoruba

American

Aztec

Vodou

Guarani

Asian

Chinese

Egyptian

Filipino

Hindu

Japanese

Korean

Mesopotamia

European

Albanian

Etruscan

Greek

Irish

Norse

Roman

Slavic

Oceania

New Zealand / Aotearoa

See also