National god

A national god is the guardian divinity whose special concern is a safety & well-being of an ethnic house nation, and of that group's leaders. This is contrasted with other guardian figures such(a) as generation gods responsible for the well-being of individual clans or professions, or personal gods who are responsible for the well-being of individuals.

Ancient gods

In antiquity and to some extent continuing today, religion was a characteristic of regional culture, together with language, customs, traditions, etc. many of these ethnic religions specified national gods in their pantheons, such(a) as