The Divinities of Oerth

Greyhawk's Gods and Demigods, Hero-Gods and Quasi-Deities

I use the following books and articles as standard references for Oerth's deities:

• "Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk" (Dragon 67-71) 

• "Gods of the Suel Pantheon" (Dragon 86-90, 92)

• A Guide to the World of Greyhawk (from the 1983 box set)

• Atlas of the Flanaess (from From the Ashes 1992 box set)

• Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000)

• "Blood of Heroes" (Living Greyhawk Journal 3)

• "The Gods of Oerth" (Living Greyhawk Journal 3)

For unofficial works, be sure to check out:

• Stephen B. Wilson's GreyGods  

• Russ Taylor's The Gods of Greyhawk 

• TalMeta's Greyhawk Gods for RuneQuest

Read those first, then you'll be working from the same basis from which I'm working.  

So, what's here that's not in those sources?  In the info below, I track the publication origin and evolution of the god in question, and attempt to list comprehensively the sources from which it is drawn.  I also list all of the known figures of some divine status in Greyhawk, including the various hero-gods and quasi-deities, but excluding demons, devils, etc., and mortals.  I specifically do not list personages such as the members of the Circle of Eight, etc., since I had to draw the line at including mortals, to avoid this list ballooning into a comprehensive historical NPC listing instead of the divinties of Oerth.  

The List

The list is categorized by type

• Greater Gods

• Major Gods

• Intermediate Gods

• Lesser Gods

• Demigods

• Hero-Gods

• Quasi-Deities

By default, I use information from the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer and "The Gods of Oerth" as my basis for determining whether a deity is Greater, Lesser, etc.  If the sources conflict, I'll make a call and detail my logic in the Notes field.  I have eliminated the "Major God" category from 1983's A Guide to the World of Greyhawk, since all Major Gods also appeared as Greater Gods in the same book.  I list each god's original publication to Greyhawk, and additional relevant sources that further detail the god in question.  

Greater Gods

Major Gods

Intermediate Gods

Lesser Gods

Demigods

Hero-Gods

Quasi-Deities

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