List of deities in the Asterix comics

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The list of deities in the Asterix comics includes the deities mentioned in the Asterix comics. They come from various ancient cultures, such as Gauls , Romans , Greeks , Egyptians or Germanic tribes ( Normans , Vikings ). Among the deities there are also some fictional deities, such as the "pepper goddess" Peperona . The names and functions of other deities are modeled on historically handed down names and functions.

The following lists always contain the name forms and functions mentioned in the German-language Asterix volumes, the numbering of which differs from the French-language original.

Gauls

According to the Asterix volume Der Seher (Vol. XIX), the Gauls would have worshiped over 400 gods, which they sometimes numbered consecutively. Most of the Gallic deities of the Asterix village are named in this volume, only Teutates, Belenus, Belisama, Lug and Esus appear in other volumes.

Surname function mention annotation
Belenus Sun god ( V , 29)
Healing god (XIX, 6)		 I , 8, 14; and in almost all other volumes in the band X , 28 he is equated with Apollo and Ra and the sun
Belisama Goddess of craft I, 28; II , 21, 38; V, 6; VIII , 13; XVII , 17th  
Bonna Patron goddess of the Rhine
bears the number 53		 XIX, 6 fictional goddess; the number alludes to the postcode of Bonn .
In the French edition, Sequana is at this point with the no. 75 (no. Des Départements Seine ).
Borvo God of sources XIX, 11  
Cerunnos God of nature XIX, 48 In the literature the name is Cernunnos
Damona the heifer XIX, 11  
Epona Goddess of war XIX, 6  
Esus God of life XIX, 6; XXVI, 22  
Lug God of commerce and trade XI , 19, 20, 43; XXI , 20  is named as the main god of the Arverni
Ogmios God of eloquence XXXV , 32  
Peperona Goddess of pepper XIX, 7 fictional goddess; the name sounds like German pepperoni , it. peperone "paprika", related to the Latin piper "pepper".
In the French edition, Amora, the goddess of mustard, is written here.
Rosmerta Goddess of Providence XIX, 48  
Sucellus God of death XIX, 6  
Taranis Storm and thunder god XIX, 5, 6, 8, 31, 47  
Teutates "Our tribal god" (XIX, 6) in all volumes is mentioned most often

Egyptians

Egyptian deities are mainly mentioned in the volume Asterix and Cleopatra (Vol. II).

Surname function mention annotation
Ammon   II, 42  
Apis   II, 36  
Isis   II, 19, 24, 33, 38, 42  
Osiris   II, 7, 11, 19  
Ra   X , 28 is mentioned together with Belenus and Apollo
re   II, 32, 46 different spelling of Ra
Serapis   II, 19th  

Greeks

Most of the Greek deities are mentioned in the volume Asterix at the Olympic Games (Vol. XII). In Asterix near the Picts (vol. XXXV) Maia , one of the seven Pleiades , is also mentioned on page 23 . She is called the "mother of the messenger gods and the bees", the latter a humorous but unobjective allusion to Maya the bee .

Surname function mention annotation
Adonis   II, 33 is mentioned together with Egyptian gods
Aeolus God of winds XXX , 39  
Apollo   XII, 41, 47 see also Apollo among the Roman gods
Artemis   XII, 32, 47  
Athena Nike   XII, 26 venerated in the Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis
Athena   XII, 41  
Helios   II, 42 is mentioned together with Egyptian gods
Hephaestus   XII, 31  
Heracles   XII, 28, 29 has shoe size 46
Hermes   X, 22; XII, 39, 47  
Pan   XII, 2, 46 Son of Hermes (XII, 2)
Poseidon   XII, 31; XXX, 20  
Zeus   X, 18.46; XII, 11, 24; XXX, 7  
Zeus Herkeios   XII, 38  

In the

In the volume Asterix in the Orient (vol. XXVIII) it is said that the Indians worshiped "30 million Vedic gods ". In addition, nirvana is falsely defined as “Indian paradise”.

Surname function mention annotation
Agni God of fire XXVIII, 38  
Indra God of rain XXVIII, 10, 14, 30  
Kala God of time XXVIII, 38  
Pusan God of domestic animals and flocks XXVIII, 43  
Scambia cosmic pillar god who
supports the sky.		 XXVIII, 43 In literature the name is Stambha or Skambha ; in the French edition Skambha
Surya God of the sun XXVIII, 38  
Vac God of voice XXVIII, 38 The name is Vac or Vak in literature; actually a goddess, the divine word
Vayu God of wind XXVIII, 38  
Visnu God with many arms XXVIII, 45  

Normans, Vikings

In terms of Norman deities, only Odin and Thor are mentioned in the two volumes Asterix and the Normans (Vol. IX) and The Great Crossing (Vol. XXII).

Surname function mention annotation
Odin feasts the fallen warriors IX (15x); XXII, 34, 41  
Thor God of War IX (13x); XXII, 34  

Romans

Roman deities are by far the most frequently mentioned, Jupiter is next to Teutates the most mentioned god of all. The originally Greek deities Apollo and Aesculapius each appear in a Roman context. In the volume Obelix auf Kreuzfahrt (vol. XXX) the cook Nulldietus calls out: At Apicius! , which does not mean a deity, but alludes to the Roman name Apicius , which several ancient gourmets carried.

Surname function mention annotation
Apollo God of medicine V, 38; X, 28; XVI , 13, 15 see also Apollo with the Greek gods
Aesculapius   XVI, 12; XXVIII, 17  
Bacchus   XXXI , 20  
Juno   III , 41; IV , 9, 44; VIII, 19; XI, 12; XVI, 8  
Jupiter   all volumes  
Mars   IV, 9, 10; XII, 5  
Mercury   III, 22, 40 and more often in other volumes  
Minerva   IV, 7; V, 25; VI , 8, 36; VIII, 17; XI, 17; XII, 30  
Neptune   XXX, 20  
Phoebus Sun god XXXVI , 39  
Pluto   X, 32; XXXIII, 40  
Saturn   VI, 40; XI, 17; XXXIII , 37  
Vesta   X, 25 in addition also be Vestals called
volcano   XI, 17  

More peoples

Occasionally deities from other peoples are also mentioned.

Surname function mention annotation
Ahura Mazda Supreme being among the Persians XXVIII, 28  
Baal Melkart God with the Phoenicians XXVI, 13 Baal and Melkart are sometimes viewed as different deities
Great goddess Supreme being among the Scythians XXVIII, 29 Herodotus (4.76) reports on the cult of the "mother of gods" among the Scythians
Jehovah Sole God of the Israelites XXVI , 33 Reading of the proper name of God YHWH in the Tanach

See also

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