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

Egyptian

Yoruba

American

Aztec

Vodou

Asian

Chinese

Hindu

Japanese

Mesopotamia

European

Albanian

Greek

Irish

Norse

Roman

Slavic

Ocenaia

Tahitian

See also

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