List of knowledge deities

African mythology

Ancient Egyptian

• Neith, goddess sometimes associated with wisdom
• Thoth, originally a moon deity, later became god of wisdom and scribe of the gods
• Sia, the deification of wisdom
• 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.

  West African

• Anansi, the spider trickster and spirit of all stories, best known from Akan and Ashanti folklore; according to some tales, also creator of the sun, moon and stars, and teacher of agriculture to humans
• Orunmila, god of wisdom, knowledge, and divination

  Armenian mythology

• Anahit, goddess of wisdom
• Tir, the god of written language, schooling, rhetoric, wisdom, and the arts

  Caribbean mythology

• Papa Legba, loa of speech, communication, understanding, and guardian of crossroads

  Celtic mythology

• Ogma, a figure from Irish and Scottish mythology, said to have invented the Ogham alphabet

  Chinese mythology

• Wenchang Wang, the god of literature and scholarship
• Kui Xing, God of examinations
• Zhuyu Xingjun, God of examination successes
• Guan Yu, God of military exams
• Lu Dongbin, God of daoist inner alchemy knowledge
• Laozi, God of wisdom
• Bao Zheng, Star of literature
• Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom

  Etruscan mythology

• Menrva, goddess of wisdom, war, weaving, and medicine

  Greek mythology

• Apollo, god of knowledge, music, education and youth
• Athena, Olympian goddess of wisdom, 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.
• Hecate, goddess of magic, crossroads, and safe passage after death

  Hindu mythology

• Saraswati, goddess of knowledge, creativity and speech
• Brihaspati, Guru of the gods, bestower of knowledge and eloquence
• Shukra, Guru of the demons, bestower of knowledge
• Dakshinamurthy, aspect of the god Shiva as a guru and bestower of knowledge
• Hayagriva, god of knowledge and wisdom
• Gayatri, form of Saraswati and the goddess of hymns
• Savitri, another form of Saraswati and goddess of wisdom

  Hittite mythology

• A'as, god of wisdom
• Kamrusepa

  Japanese mythology

• Benzaiten, a Japanese form of Saraswati, goddess of everything that flows: water, words, speech, eloquence, music and by extension, knowledge.
• Fukurokuju, god of wisdom and longevity
• Kuebiko, scarecrow god of wisdom and agriculture
• Omoikane, Shinto god of wisdom and intelligence
• Tenjin, god of scholarship

  Middle Eastern mythology

• Al-Kutbay, Nabataean god of knowledge and writing
• Enki, Sumerian god of intelligence, crafts, mischief, water, and creation
• Nabu, Babylonian god of wisdom and writing
• Nidaba, Sumerian goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest

  Muisca mythology

• Bochica, messenger god of knowledge

  Norse mythology

• Odin, god of wisdom who nevertheless relentlessly keeps searching for more knowledge; associated with the runes
• Frigg, she is said to know the future, but never tells. The three following goddesses may be hypostases of her.
• Gefjon, goddess associated with plowing, foreknowledge, and virginity.
• Sága, goddess of wisdom
• Snotra, goddess associated with wisdom
• Vör, goddess associated with wisdom
• 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.
• *Elfs possibly
• *Heimdallr
• *Kvasir
• *Mimir
• *Tyr
• *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
• *Vafthrudnir, a wise jotunn Odin seeks out to challenge to a wisdom contest
• *the Vanir in general

  Persian mythology

• Anahita, goddess of wisdom
• 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.

Polynesian mythology

• Anulap, god of magic and knowledge
• Eijebong

  Roman mythology

• Egeria, a water nymph who gives wisdom and prophecy in return for libations of water or milk at her sacred grove
• Fabulinus, the God who teaches children to speak
• Minerva, goddess of wisdom and crafts, the Roman equivalent of Athena
• Providentia, goddess of forethought
• Neptune, the god of the sea and freshwater, is said to have all the knowledge of water.

  Slavic mythology

• Gamayun, symbol of knowledge and wisdom

  Turco-Mongol mythology

• Mergen, deity of abundance and wisdom. Mergen symbolizes intelligence and thought.