List of fictional deities

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This is a navigational list of deities exclusively for fictional works, organized primarily by media type then by title of the fiction work, series, franchise or author. This list does not include deities worshipped by humans in real life that appear in fictional works unless they are distinct enough to be mentioned in a Wikipedia article separate from the articles for the entities they are based on.

Contents

Literature

The Chronicles of Narnia

Dune series

H. P. Lovecraft works

J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium

Comics

DC Universe

Dragon Ball

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Marvel Universe

Oh My Goddess!

Vertigo (different continuity from DC)

Television

Buffyverse

Hercules & Xena

Transformers

Games

Dungeons & Dragons series

Legacy of Kain series

Mortal Kombat series

Ōkami

Tekken

The Legend of Zelda series

Warhammer Fantasy

See also

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