India is all set to welcome the beloved god, ‘Lord Ganesh’ with exciting festive fervour on Ganesh Chaturthi on 7th September. Lord Ganesh who is also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Lambodara, and Pillaiyar, is the revered deity of knowledge in Hinduism.
Just like our Ganapati, other religions also have their gods of knowledge with deep-rooted beliefs and devotion. Here, let’s learn about the gods of wisdom from other religions and mythologies around the world.
Athena: According to Greek mythology, Athena was born from the head of her father Zeus. Thus representing intellect, knowledge, and wisdom.
Thoth: Depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, Thoth is the ancient Egyptian god of the moon, knowledge, wisdom, writing, art, and more.
Odin: In Norse mythology, Odin is associated with wisdom, knowledge, war, battle, poetry, sorcery, and more.
Minerva: The Roman goddess is equated with the Greek goddess Athena. She is the virgin goddess of wisdom, poetry, medicine, crafts, magic, and more.
Quetzalcoatl: Quetzalcoatl is the Aztec and Mayan creator god who is believed to be the patron of wind, air, learning, science, and more.
Isis: Isis is an ancient Egyptian goddess of wisdom, magic and kingship and is known to be cleverer than a million gods.
Mímir: In Norse mythology, Mímir is renowned for his wisdom. When he was beheaded, the god Odin carried around Mímir's head to tell him secret knowledge.
Enki: Enki is the Sumerian god known as the patron of knowledge, water, creation, crafts, and more.