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A war deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with war, combat, or bloodshed. They occur commonly in both monotheistic and polytheistic religions. Unlike most gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their mythologies as commanding war in order to spread their religion. (The intimate connection between "holy war" and the "one true god" belief of monotheism has been noted by many scholars; including Jonathan Kirsch in his book ''God Against The Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism'' and Joseph Campbell in ''The Masks of God, Vol. 3: Occidental Mythology''.) 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Occidental Mythology (Masks of God): Joseph Campbell: 9780140194418: Amazon.com: Books )〕 The following is a partial list of war deities. ==African mythology== *Agurzil, Berber god of war *Apedemak, Nubian lion-headed warrior god *Kokou, powerful Yoruba warrior god *Maher, Ethiopian god of war *Ogoun, Yoruba deity who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics, and war *Oya, Yoruba warrior-goddess of the Niger River 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of war deities」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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