Anulap | Polynesian Micronesian) | ♂ | Anulap is a god of magic and knowledge in the Truk Island mythology of Micronesia (Truk), who teaches these things to humanity. |
Coeus | Greek | ♂ | Coeus was not a god but in fact a titan. |
Erlang Shen | Chinese | ♂ | Erlang Shen is often depicted with an extra 'truth-seeing' eye in the centre of his head. |
Fabulinus | Roman | ♂ | Offerings were given to Fabulinus when a child spoke its first words because he was the god that taught children to speak. |
Ogma | Irish | ♂ | Ogma was thought to have invented the first Irish alphabet, Ogham. |
Omoikane | Japanese (Shintoism) | ♂ | Omoikane's name literally means Serving One's Thoughts. |
Thoth | Egyptian | ♂ | Thoth became credited by the ancient Egyptians as the inventor of writing, and was also considered to have been the scribe of the underworld. |
Saraswati | Indian (Hindu) | ♀ | Saraswati is the first of the three great goddesses of Hinduism. She is the Goddess of Knowledge and all literary arts including music, arts, and speech. |
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deities_by_association
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