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

Akan

• Asase Yaa
• Aniwaa

Egyptian

• Hathor
• Nefertem
• Astarte

Yoruba

• Oshun

American

Vodou

• Erzulie

Asian

• Yang Asha

Chinese

See also: Four Beauties

• Yang Asha

Hindu

• Rati
• Radha

• Dewi Ratih
• Indrani
• Kartikeya
• Lakshmi
• Parvati
• Saraswati

Japanese

• Kisshōten

Mesopotamia

• Inanna (also known as Ishtar)
• Astarte

European

Albanian

• Prende

Etruscan

• Aplu
• Turan

Greek

See also: Helen of Troy and Chione (daughter of Daedalion)

• Adonis (note: a mortal, occasionally depicted as a god)
• Aglaea
• Aphrodite
• Apollo
• Charis
• Charites
• Hebe
• Kale

Irish

• Clíodhna

Norse

• Freyja

Roman

• Apollo
• Venus

Slavic

• Lada

Oceania

New Zealand / Aotearoa

• Tāne

See also

• List of fertility deities
• List of love and lust deities