A beauty deity is a god or (usually) goddess associated with the concept of beauty. Classic examples in the Western culture are the Greek goddess Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart, Venus. The following is a list of beauty deities across different cultures. For some deities, beauty is only one of several aspects they represent, or a lesser one. Male deities are italicized.
African
Egyptian
Yoruba
American
Vodou
Asian
Chinese
Hindu
Japanese
Mesopotamia
European
Albanian
Etruscan
Greek
Irish
Norse
Roman
Slavic
Oceania
New Zealand / Aotearoa
See also
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