Isis, goddess of wisdom, magic and kingship. She was said to be "more clever than a million gods".
Seshat, goddess of wisdom, knowledge, and writing. Scribe of the gods. Credited with the invention of writing and the alphabet. Later demoted to consort of Thoth.[1]
Tir, the god of written language, schooling, rhetoric, wisdom, and the arts[3]
Aztec mythologyedit
Quetzalcoatl, god of the winds, art, culture, and wisdom, as well as the patron god of learning and knowledge.[4]
Caribbean mythologyedit
Papa Legba, loa of speech, communication, understanding, and guardian of crossroads[5]
Celtic mythologyedit
Ogma, a figure from Irish and Scottish mythology, said to have invented the Ogham alphabet[6]
Ceridwen, a figure from Welsh mythology, said to be the keeper of the cauldron of knowledge, mother of transformation and the white lady of inspiration and death.
Chinese mythologyedit
Wenchang Wang, the god of literature and scholarship
The Holy Spirit is the person of the Triune Godhead who is tasked with guiding humans towards knowledge of righteous action. The Spirit's duties includes pointing non-believers towards knowledge of the Christian faith, and the faithful towards knowledge of right and just action and lifestyle.[9]
God (in reference to the entire Triune Godhead) in Christianity is typically considered to be omniscient, or possessing all knowledge. [10]
Etruscan mythologyedit
Menrva, goddess of wisdom, war, weaving, and medicine[11]
Greek mythologyedit
Apollo, god of oracles, knowledge, civilization, music, healing, education, and youth
Athena, Olympian goddess of wisdom, civilization, weaving, and war strategy
Coeus, Titan of the inquisitive mind, his name meaning "query" or "questioning". He is the grandfather of Apollo.
Metis, the Titan associated most closely with wisdom and the mother of Athena, whose name in Ancient Greek described a combination of wisdom and cunning.[12][13]
Mnemosyne, Titan of memory, and one of the deities worshipped by the Cult of Asclepius in hopes that she would help supplicants remember visions[14]
Hinduismedit
Saraswati, goddess of knowledge, creativity, and speech
Numerous minor characters in Norse mythology are said to be very wise, though there's often no instance of them demonstrating this supposed wisdom:
Dwarfs, particularly Alviss, whose name means "all-wise". Thor keeps him from marrying his daughter by challenging him to a wisdom contest that lasts all night. He's turned to stone by the rising sun.
Utgard-Loki, while not outright stated to be wise, he's notable for being the only giant to be cleverer than the gods and getting to escape with his life
Ahura Mazda, Zoroastrian god of light, benevolence, creation, truth, and perfect wisdom
Chista, goddess of wisdom and knowledge, she leads the mortals to the right way in life and the afterlife; she is also the goddess of religion in Zoroastrian mythology.[26]
Neptune, the god of the sea and freshwater, is said to have all the knowledge of water.[28]
Slavic mythologyedit
Gamayun - symbol of knowledge and wisdom[citation needed]
Veles - Veles has been the most revered god in the Vedic pantheon of Slavic culture since ancient times. He is the patron saint of the interworld — both Light and Darkness are subject to him, he is also called Prophetic, Wise, because in the three worlds he manifests his power, he is the one who knows light and darkness, sets the energy of the world in motion, rotates the Universe, he is a permanent guardian on the border of the worlds, a spiritual mentor, he knows all the secrets of the universe.
Turco-Mongol mythologyedit
Mergen, deity of abundance and wisdom. Mergen symbolizes intelligence and thought.[29]
Vietnamese mythologyedit
Nữ thần nghề mộc, the goddess who taught mankind how to create everyday utensils.
Văn Xương, god of exams, he holds the honor and career of those who follow the academic path.
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