Time and fate deities are personifications of

time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...

, often in the sense of human lifetime and human

fate Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...

, in polytheistic religions. In monotheism, Time can still be personified, like

Father Time Father Time is a personification of time. In recent centuries he is usually depicted as an elderly bearded man, sometimes with wings, dressed in a robe and carrying a scythe and an hourglass or other timekeeping device. As an image, "Father ...

Africa

Ancient Egyptian religion Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals that formed an integral part of ancient Egyptian culture. It centered on the Egyptians' interactions with many deities believed to be present in, and in control ...

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Hemsut In Egyptian mythology Egyptian mythology is the collection of myths from ancient Egypt, which describe the actions of the Egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world around them. The beliefs that these myths express are an impor ...

Shai Shai (also spelt Sai, occasionally Shay, and in Greek, Psais) was the deification of the concept of fate in Egyptian mythology. As a concept, with no particular reason for associating one gender over another, Shai was sometimes considered femal ...

Igbo Igbo may refer to: * Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria * Igbo language, their language * anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria See also * Ibo (disambiguation) * Igbo mythology * Igbo music * Igbo art * * Igbo-Ukwu, a ...

Ikenga Ikenga (Igbo literal meaning "strength of movement") is a horned Alusi found among the Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria. It is one of the most powerful symbols of the Igbo people and the most common cultural artifact. Ikenga is mostly maintai ...

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...

* Ori

Americas

Lakota Lakota may refer to: Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes Lakota language, the language of the Lakota peoples Place names In the United States: Lakota, Iowa Lakota, North Dakota, seat of Nelson County *Lakota ...

* Etu, personification of timeLakota Gods
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Asia

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

God In monotheism, monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator deity, creator, and principal object of Faith#Religious views, faith.Richard Swinburne, Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Ted Honderich, Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Ox ...

Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

Bali Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...

Batara Kala Batara Kala is the god of the underworld in traditional Javanese and Balinese mythology, ruling over it in a cave along with Setesuyara. Batara Kala is also named the creator of light and the earth. He is also the god of time and destruction, w ...

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

Mahakala Mahākāla is a deity common to Hinduism and Tantric Buddhism. In Buddhism, Mahākāla is regarded as the sacred '' Dharmapāla'' ("Protector of the Dharma"), while in Hinduism, Mahākāla is a fierce manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva and th ...

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

Kala Kala or Kalah may refer to: Religion Hinduism *Kāla, a Sanskrit word meaning ''time'' *Kāla, a Hindu deity of time, destiny, death and destruction closely related to Yama and Shiva. *Kalā, a Sanskrit word meaning ''performing arts'' * Kala Bo, ...

Kali Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hinduism, Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In t ...

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

Surya Surya (; sa, सूर्य, ) is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a m ...

Navagraha Navagraha are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to Hinduism and Hindu astrology. The term is derived from ''nava'' ( sa, नव "nine") and ''graha'' ( sa, ग्रह "planet, seizing, laying hold of, ...

Korea

* Samgong

Mari

* Purysho, god of fate who creates the future of all men

Daoism Taoism (, ) or Daoism () refers to either a school of philosophical thought (道家; ''daojia'') or to a religion (道教; ''daojiao''), both of which share ideas and concepts of Chinese origin and emphasize living in harmony with the ''Tao'' ...

* Jīn Bàn, god of fate of the years 1924, 1984, 2044, 2104... * Chén Cái, god of fate of the years 1925, 1985, 2045, 2105... * Gěng Zhāng, god of fate of the years 1926, 1986, 2046, 2106... * Shěn Xīng, god of fate of the years 1927, 1987, 2047, 2107... * Zhào Dá, god of fate of the years 1928, 1988, 2048, 2108... * Guō Càn, god of fate of the years 1929, 1989, 2049, 2109... * Wáng Qīng, god of fate of the years 1930, 1990, 2050, 2110... * Lǐ Sù, god of fate of the years 1931, 1991, 2051, 2111... * Liú Wàng, god of fate of the years 1932, 1992, 2052, 2112... * Kāng Zhì, god of fate of the years 1933, 1993, 2053, 2113... * Shī Guǎng, god of fate of the years 1934, 1994, 2054, 2114... * Rèn Bǎo, god of fate of the years 1935, 1995, 2055, 2115... * Guō Jiā, god of fate of the years 1936, 1996, 2056, 2116... * Wāng Wén, god of fate of the years 1937, 1997, 2057, 2117... * Zēng Guāng, god of fate of the years 1938, 1998, 2058, 2118... * Lóng Zhòng, god of fate of the years 1939, 1999, 2059, 2119... * Dǒng Dé, god of fate of the years 1940, 2000, 2060, 2120... * Zhèng Dàn, god of fate of the years 1941, 2001, 2061, 2121... * Lù Míng, god of fate of the years 1942, 2002, 2062, 2122... * Wèi Rén, god of fate of the years 1943, 2003, 2063, 2123... * Fāng Jié, god of fate of the years 1944, 2004, 2064, 2124... * Jiǎng Chóng, god of fate of the years 1945, 2005, 2065, 2125... * Bái Mǐn, god of fate of the years 1946, 2006, 2066, 2126... * Fēng Jì, god of fate of the years 1947, 2007, 2067, 2127... * Zōu Tāng, god of fate of the years 1948, 2008, 2068, 2128... * Pān Zuǒ, god of fate of the years 1949, 2009, 2069, 2129... * Wū Huán, god of fate of the years 1950, 2010, 2070, 2130... * Fàn Níng, god of fate of the years 1951, 2011, 2071, 2131... * Péng Tài, god of fate of the years 1952, 2012, 2072, 2132... * Xú Huá, god of fate of the years 1953, 2013, 2073, 2133... * Zhāng Cí, god of fate of the years 1954, 2014, 2074, 2134... * Yáng Xiān, god of fate of the years 1955, 2015, 2075, 2135... * Guǎn Zhòng, god of fate of the years 1956, 2016, 2076, 2136... * Táng Jié, god of fate of the years 1957, 2017, 2077, 2137... * Jiāng Wǔ, god of fate of the years 1958, 2018, 2078, 2138... * Xiè Dào, god of fate of the years 1959, 2019, 2079, 2139... * Yú Qǐ, god of fate of the years 1960, 2020, 2080, 2140... * Yáng Xìn, god of fate of the years 1961, 2021, 2081, 2141... * Xián È, god of fate of the years 1962, 2022, 2082, 2142... * Pí Shí, god of fate of the years 1963, 2023, 2083, 2143... * Lǐ Chéng, god of fate of the years 1964, 2024, 2084, 2144... * Wú Suì, god of fate of the years 1965, 2025, 2085, 2145... * Wén Zhé, god of fate of the years 1966, 2026, 2086, 2146... * Móu Bǐng, god of fate of the years 1967, 2027, 2087, 2147... * Xú Hào, god of fate of the years 1968, 2028, 2088, 2148... * Chéng Bǎo, god of fate of the years 1969, 2029, 2089, 2149... * Ní Mì, god of fate of the years 1970, 2030, 2090, 2150... * Yè Jiān, god of fate of the years 1971, 2031, 2091, 2151... * Qiū Dé, god of fate of the years 1972, 2032, 2092, 2152... * Zhū Dé, god of fate of the years 1973, 2033, 2093, 2153... * Zhāng Zhāo, god of fate of the years 1974, 2034, 2094, 2154... * Wàn Qīng, god of fate of the years 1975, 2035, 2095, 2155... * Xīn Yà, god of fate of the years 1976, 2036, 2096, 2156... * Yáng Yàn, god of fate of the years 1977, 2037, 2097, 2157... * Lí Qīng, god of fate of the years 1978, 2038, 2098, 2158... * Fù Dǎng, god of fate of the years 1979, 2039, 2099, 2159... * Máo Zǐ, god of fate of the years 1980, 2040, 2100, 2160... * Shí Zhèng, god of fate of the years 1981, 2041, 2101, 2161... * Hóng Chōng, god of fate of the years 1982, 2042, 2102, 2162... * Yú Chéng, god of fate of the years 1983, 2043, 2103, 2163...

Western Asia

Anunnaki The Anunnaki (Sumerian: , also transcribed as Anunaki, Annunaki, Anunna, Ananaki and other variations) are a group of deities of the ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians. In the earliest Sumerian writings about them, which c ...

, major Mesopotamian deities of fate *

Nabu Nabu ( akk, cuneiform: 𒀭𒀝 Nabû syr, ܢܵܒܼܘܼ\ܢܒܼܘܿ\ܢܵܒܼܘܿ Nāvū or Nvō or Nāvō) is the ancient Mesopotamian patron god of literacy, the rational arts, scribes, and wisdom. Etymology and meaning The Akkadian "nab� ...

, Babylonian god of writing, inscribed the fates *

Hutena and Hutellura Hutena and Hutellura (also spelled Hudena and Hudellura; ''ḫdn ḫdlr'' in alphabetic Ugaritic texts) were goddesses of fate and divine midwives in Hurrian mythology. Number An unresolved problem in scholarship is the number of goddesses ref ...

, Hurrian goddesses of fate *

Istustaya and Papaya Istustaya and Papaya are two goddesses of destiny with Hattian origin in Hittite religion. The task of Istustaya and Papaya is to spin the thread of life, especially the one of the king. They sit at the shores of the Black Sea. After Telipin ...

, Hittite goddesses of destiny *

Mamitu Mammitum, Mammitu or Mammi was a Mesopotamian goddess viewed as the wife of Nergal, the god of death. Mammitum's name might mean “oath” or “frost” (based on similarity to the Akkadian word ''mammû'', "ice" or "frost"). In the earliest ...

Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to: * Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire * Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language * Akkadian literature, literature in this language * Akkadian cuneiform Cuneiform is a logo- syllabi ...

goddess of fate and destiny *

Manāt ( ar, مناة pausa, or Old Arabic manawat; also transliterated as ') was a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess worshiped in the Arabian Peninsula before the rise of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. She was among Mec ...

, pre-

Islamic Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...

goddess of fate *

Namtar Namtar ( sux, , lit=fate) was a figure in ancient Mesopotamian religion who, depending on the context, could be regarded both as a minor god and as a demon of disease. He is best attested as the sukkal (attendant deity) of Ereshkigal, the goddess ...

, minor Mesopotamian deity of fate/destiny *

Lelwani Lelwani or Leluwani was a Hittite deity of the underworld of Hattic origin. While originally regarded as male and addressed as a "king," due to influence of Hurrian beliefs on the Hittites, Lelwani started to be viewed as female in later periods ...

, Hittite underworld deity who also determined fates

The Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

*Bangun Bangun (Suludnon mythology): the deity of universal time who regulates cosmic movements *Patag'aes (Suludnon mythology): awaits until midnight then enters the house to have a conversation with the living infant; if he discovers someone is eavesdropping, he will choke the child to death; their conversation creates the fate of the child, on how long the child wants to live and how the child will eventually die, where the child will always get to choose the answers; once done, Patag'aes takes out his measuring stick, computes the child's life span, and then departs, sealing the child's fate *D’wata, a general name (T'boli mythology): the general term for the gods; guard lives and determine fate and destiny *Muhen (T'boli mythology): a bird god of fate whose song when heard is thought to presage misfortune; any undertaking is immediately abandoned or postponed when one hears the Muhen singManzano, L. C. The T’boli. National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism is an Iranian religions, Iranian religion and one of the world's History of religion, oldest organized faiths, based on the teachings of the Iranian peoples, Iranian-speaking prophet Zoroaster. It has a Dualism in cosmology, du ...

Zurvan Zurvanism is a fatalistic religious movement of Zoroastrianism in which the divinity Zurvan is a first principle (primordial creator deity) who engendered equal-but-opposite twins, Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu. Zurvanism is also known as "Zurva ...

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

Nam Tào Nam, Nam, or The Nam are shortened terms for: * Vietnam, which is also spelled ''Viet Nam'' * The Vietnam War Nam, The Nam or NAM may also refer to: Arts and media * Nam, a fictional character in anime series ''Dragon Ball'' * ''NAM'' (video ...

* Bắc Đẩu

Europe

Indo-European

Albanian

Fatia The fatia ( Albanian ''fatí'', definite form: ''fatía'', pl.: ''fatí/të''; English: ''fate'') is an Albanian mythological figure associated with human destiny. Often depicted as three female deities, the essential function of the fatí is to ...

* Mira *

Ora ORA or Ora may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Ora'' (film), a 2011 experimental dance film * Rita Ora (born 1990), British-Albanian singer-songwriter and actress * ''Ora'' (Jovanotti album), 2011 * ''Ora'' (Rita Ora album), 2012 * "Ora" ...

* Zana

Baltic

* Dalia * Deivės Valdytojos, Lithuanian group of seven goddesses who weave garments from human lives ** Dekla, Latvian goddess of fate ** Karta, Latvian goddess of fate ** Gegute, Lithuanian goddess of time ** Kruonis, Lithuanian goddess of time **

Laima Laima is a Baltic goddess of fate. She was associated with childbirth, marriage, and death; she was also the patron of pregnancy, pregnant women. Laima and her functions are similar to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. In Latvia In Latvian mythology, ...

, Latvian goddess of fate ** Veliuona, Lithuanian goddess of death, the afterlife, and eternity ** Verpėja, Lithuanian goddess who weaves the thread of one's life

Germanic

Norns The Norns ( non, norn , plural: ) are deities in Norse mythology responsible for shaping the course of human destinies.'' Nordisk familjebok'' (1907) In the ''Völuspá'', the three primary Norns Urðr (Wyrd), Verðandi, and Skuld draw wate ...

** Urdr, Norn of the past ** Verdandi, Norn of the present **

Skuld Skuld (the name possibly means "debt" and is related to the English word "should") is a Norn in Norse mythology. Along with Urðr (Old Norse "fate"Orchard (1997:169).) and Verðandi (possibly "happening" or "present"Orchard (1997:174).), Skuld mak ...

, Norn of the future *

Sumarr and Vetr In Norse mythology, Sumarr (Old Norse: , "Summer"Orchard (1997:154).) and Vetr (, "Winter"Orchard (1997:174).) are personified seasons. Sumarr and Vetr, personified, are attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier tr ...

, the seasons personified *

Wyrd Wyrd is a concept in Anglo-Saxon culture roughly corresponding to fate or personal destiny. The word is ancestral to Modern English ''weird'', whose meaning has drifted towards an adjectival use with a more general sense of "supernatural" or "u ...

, the Anglo-Saxon cognate of Urdr

Greek

* Aion *

Ananke In ancient Greek religion, Ananke (; grc, Ἀνάγκη), from the common noun , "force, constraint, necessity") is the personification of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. She is customarily depicted as holding a spindle. One of the ...

Chronos Chronos (; grc-gre, Χρόνος, , "time"), also spelled Khronos or Chronus, is a personification of time in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature. Chronos is frequently confused with, or perhaps consciously identified with, the Tit ...

(a Protogenos, not to be confused with the Titan, Cronus) * Heimarmene *

Horae In Greek mythology the Horae () or Horai () or Hours ( grc-gre, Ὧραι, Hōrai, , "Seasons") were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time. Etymology The term ''horae'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European ("year"). F ...

Kairos Kairos ( grc, καιρός) is an ancient Greek word meaning 'the right, critical, or opportune moment'. In modern Greek, ''kairos'' also means 'weather' or 'time'. It is one of two words that the ancient Greeks had for 'time'; the other bei ...

Moirai In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Moirai (, also spelled Moirae or Mœræ; grc, Μοῖραι, "lots, destinies, apportioners"), often known in English as the Fates ( la, Fata, Fata, -orum (n)=), were the personifications of fat ...

Atropos Atropos (; grc, Ἄτροπος "without turn") or Aisa, in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirai, goddesses of fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta. Atropos was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as "the Inflex ...

Clotho Clotho (; el, Κλωθώ) is a mythological figure. She is the youngest of the Three Fates or Moirai who spins the thread of human life; the other two draw out ( Lachesis) and cut (Atropos) in ancient Greek mythology. Her Roman equivalent is ...

Lachesis Lachesis ( ; grc, Λάχεσις, Lákhesis, disposer of lots; from , 'to obtain by lot, by fate, or by the will of the gods'), in ancient Greek religion, was the second of the Three Fates, or Moirai; the others were her sisters, Clotho and ...

* Morus

Roman

Aeternitas In ancient Roman religion, Aeternitas was the divine personification of eternity. She was particularly associated with Imperial cult as a virtue of the deified emperor ''(divus)''. The religious maintenance of abstract deities such as Aeternitas w ...

* Anna Perenna *

Antevorta In ancient Roman religion, Antevorta was a goddess of the future, also known as Porrima. She and her sister Postverta (or Postvorta) were described as companions or siblings of the goddess Carmenta, sometimes referred to as "the Carmentae". They may ...

, goddess of the future, one of the Camenae *

Janus In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus ( ; la, Ianvs ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces. The month of January is named for Janu ...

Parcae In ancient Roman religion and myth, the Parcae (singular, Parca) were the female personifications of destiny who directed the lives (and deaths) of humans and gods. They are often called the Fates in English, and their Greek equivalent were the ...

** Decima ** Morta ** Nona *

Postverta In Roman mythology, Postverta or Postvorta was the goddess of the past and one of the two Carmentes (along with her sister Antevorta, or prorsa contracted form of ''Proversa''). They were companions of the goddess Carmenta, and probably embodied ...

, goddess of the past, one of the Camenae *

Vertumnus In Roman mythology, Vertumnus (; also Vortumnus or Vertimnus) is the god of seasons, change and plant growth, as well as gardens and fruit trees. He could change his form at will; using this power, according to Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'' (xiv) ...

Romanian

Ursitoare The three Ursitoare, in Romanian mythology, are supposed to appear three nights after a child's birth to determine the course of its life. They are similar to the Greek Fates or Moirai. The Fates to baptize is part of Romanian tradition hundreds of ...

Slavic

Deities and fairies of fate in Slavic mythology Rozhanitsy, narecnitsy, and sudzhenitsy are invisible spirits or deities of fate in the pre-Christian religion of the Slavs. Related to pregnancy, motherhood, marriage and female ancestors. Often quoted together with Rod. They are usually mention ...

Other European

Etruscan

* ''

Dii involuti In Etruscan religion, the ''dii involuti'' ("veiled" or "hidden gods", also ''di involuti'' or ''dii superiores et involuti'') were a group of gods, or possibly a principle, superior to the ordinary pantheon of gods. In contrast to the ordinary E ...

'' *

Nortia Nortia is the Latinization (literature), Latinized name of the Etruscan mythology, Etruscan goddess Nurtia (variant textual criticism, manuscript readings include ''Norcia'', ''Norsia'', ''Nercia'', and ''Nyrtia''), whose sphere of influence was Ti ...

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