Berber pantheon
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The traditional Berber pantheon contains a variety of gods. Although most Berbers are now Muslim (and none profess paganism), vestiges of their previous religion remain, including traditions such as "Anzar" and his bride "Tislit".
- Afrika or Ifri: a Berber goddess adopted by the Romans.
- Agurzil (alternatively, Gurzil): Berber god of war, represented by a head of bull at the Luwata nomads. This same god is taken by Dihya in her battles against the Arabs.
- Amun: An oracle god.
- Antaeus : A giant from Ancient Libya, also found in Greek Mythology as a Libyan (Berber) giant.
- Anzar: god of the rain.
- Barbar: One of the first ancestors of the Berbers according to some Arab historians.
- Guraya: Name of a saint in Kabylie; sponsor of Bgayet and is also found in Tipasa.
- Idir: Name of a divinity. From Edder, to live, which is also found in Baliddir:"the alive God".(Ball or Baal:suffix from Phoenician meaning: god or lord)
- Ifrikish ibn Kais: the first Berber king - When Joshua and the Hebrews invaded Jericho, few survived. Ifrikish ibn Kais led some of Jericho's giants to escape to Africa. They killed the king of that country and settled there. The Berbers are their descendants.
- Iguc: or Iyuc (as is frequent in Berber, G, becomes Y, etc), god of the rain at Berghwata of Morocco.
- Lilu: a Berber god, synonymous with rainwater. Probably alternative of Illu, a god among the Tuaregs.
- Makurgun: Berber god, of Punico-Berber origin.
- Ifru: the ethymology of this name is probably related to the verb Fru: to regulate, solve, sort.
- Maqurtum: an Amazigh God of Punico-Berber origin.
- Nabel: name of a divinity,
- Sinifer: God of war among the Luwata.
- Suggen: or Seggen, name of a Berber divinity, name which is nowadays found in Aïn Me Lila - Algeria.
- Tililwa: name of a Berber divinity.
- Warsisima: an Amazigh Berber God, this name is a composed name: name + prefix: wer+isem (without name)
- Warsutima: name of a Berber divinity, made up of wer + utim.
- Wihinam: name of a Berber divinity.
- Yam: name of a Berber divinity.
- Yukus: A Berber word meaning "God", alternative: Yakuc,
- Yunan: Berber god.
- Ayyur: the moon, but also a Berber god.
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