
A-Z Gods and Goddesses & Plant Associations: A Reference & Guide
Our ancestors believed the trees, rivers, mountains, stones and animals had souls. These nature spirits were eventually deified and came to be the gods and goddesses as we know them today. For those who need a reference to gods and goddesses and their magical plant associations, here’s our A-Z list. The deities are not categorized by culture or origin. Knowing the magical plants associated with your deities will help you learn, as well as give ideas of appropriate offerings. If your god or goddess isn’t included, please leave a comment.
Goddesses and Magical Plant Associations
- Aphrodite – apples, linden tree, myrtle tree, pomegranate, poppies, prickly lettuce, roses, star of bethlehem
- Artemis – artemisia (mugwort, southernwood, tarragon, wormwood), bay laurel, cedar, chase tree, fir, myrtle, oak, walnut, wild fig, willow
- Astarte – alder, arabic gum, cypress, juniper, myrtle, pine
- Athena – cinnamon, citrus, cedar, cypress, dragon’s blood, geranium, hellebore, oak, olive, patchouli
- Arianrhod – ivy
- Baba Yaga – black sunflowers, medicinal herbs, poppies, rye, tobacco
- Bast (Bastet) – catnip, myrrh, frankincense
- Berchta – birch, evergreens, flax, wild berries, straw
- Blodeuwedd – broom, meadowsweet, and oak
- Brighid – blackberries, oak, rushes, clover
- Cerridwen – corn
- Circe – Alder, juniper, mandrake, nightshade
- Demeter – barley, chaste tree, fig, oak, mint, poppies, pomegranate, pennyroyal, wheat
- Diana – apple, grain, oak
- Freya – apples, barley, flowers
- Hathor – blue lotus
- Hecate – asphodel, black poplar, date palm, garlic, henna, lavender, mandrake, medicinal herbs (various), pomegranate
- Hel – beech, elder, elm, ivy, juniper, mullein, willow, yew
- Hera – chaste tree
- Hestia – Angel’s trumpet (Datura), California poppy, chaste tree, goldenrod, hollyhock, purple coneflower, and yarrow
- Holda – flax
- Iris – iris
- Isis – flowers, myrrh, sycamore fig, vervain
- Kali – red hibiscus, red rhododendron, poinsettia
- Kuan Yin – lotus, oolong tea leaves, orange, pomegranate, willow
- Ma’at – papyrus
- Medea – aconite, hemlock, nightshade
- Morgan Le Fay – apple, blackthorn, herbs, lily of the valley, oak, willow
- The Morrigan – blackthorn, Belladonna, Juniper berries, Nightshade, Dragon’s blood, Mugwart, Yew
- Nerthus – beech, blackthorn, elder, elm, ivy, juniper, mullein, thistle, willow, yew
- Oya – anise, aspen, cinnamon, carnation, calamus, clove, dragon’s blood, dittany of crete, hibiscus, lemon, myrrh, nutmeg, oak moss, star anise, sandalwood, tangerine
- Persephone – asphodel, crocus, iris, larkspur, lily, pomegranate
- Rhiannon – bayberry, cedar, daffodils, forsythia, leeks, pansies, pine, rosemary and sage
- White Buffalo Woman – tobacco

Gods and Magic Plant Associations
- Aries – ash
- Baron Samedi – Tobacco, Sugar Cane
- Buddha – rice, lotus
- Cernunnos – oak, ivy, grain
- Dagda – grains, oats
- Dionysus – bindweed, elm, fennel, fig, fir, grapes, ivy, walnut
- Elegba – Bitter melon
- Hades – asphodel, elm
- Hermes – crocus
- Jesus – aspen, cedar, grapes, oak, olive, palm
- Jupiter – acorn, agrimony, almond, aloe, aspen, beech, cassia, carnation, cedar, cypress, daisy, fig, gorse, hyssop, leek, mullein, oak, olive, orange, palm, pine, sage, vervain, violate
- Krishna – acacia, bay, frankincense, vine
- Loki – beech, blackthorn, elder, elm, ivy, juniper, mullein, thistle, willow, yew
- Mabon – apple, berries, grains
- Manannan Mac Lir – aquatic plants, seaweed
- Mars – bay laurel, dogwood, fig, oak
- Odin – amanita muscaria, elecampane, juniper, monkshood, Wotan’s Herb, yew, ash
- Osiris – acacia, benzoin, cedar, clove, dittany of crete, grains, ivy, orris, palm date, tamarisk, vine, willow
- Pan – grapes, pine, reeds
- Poseidon – aquatic plants, kelp, seaweeds, wild celery
- Ra – acacia, bay, cinnamon, frankincense, heliotrope, myrrh, olive, sunflower, vine
- Set – myrrh, patchouli, thistle
- Thor – acorns, avens, dragon’s blood, juniper, oak, oak moss, pine, thistle
- Thoth – bamboo, papyrus
- Tyr – blackthorn, juniper, oak, thistle, vervain
- Zeus – ash, crocus, wild celery

22 Comments
Anonymous
February 1, 2023 at 6:12 amHolle is not Hel. Holle is an older god than Odin and Thor. For you to look into German beliefs from an outside perspective and say “oh I want that god to be like this one” is the same problem the Romans had.
kitty fields
February 3, 2023 at 6:45 pmWhere is there any reference to Holle being Hel in this article? I’m confused. And I’m pretty certain I’ve never said they were the same deity.
NaTasha
December 29, 2022 at 6:23 amAlso, Buddha is not a god.
Anonymous
August 11, 2021 at 11:30 amMany people are not realizing you can ask your deities what herbs and flowers they like!
kitty fields
August 13, 2021 at 7:50 amvery true
Margaret
July 21, 2021 at 12:00 amI really wish they had Sequana on here!
Margaret
August 11, 2021 at 7:54 pmAlso missing Anubis and Lilith.
heblef
May 1, 2021 at 12:38 amok please please i need more slavic deities than just baba yaga…do you know the herb associations for Veles? Marzanna? Lada? Jarilo? Zosia? Svarog? Perun? Belobog? Chernobog? Mokosz? Diewana? Zhiva? Svetovid? Kupala? Vesna? You obviously can’t find info on all of these but please please please I would love any info you could get.
Pius Nyombi
August 30, 2020 at 3:20 pmUgandan (Buganda) gods;
Bulamu/ Ryangombe(Rwandan) , erythrina abbysinica tree
Ndawula/Ndahura, Cassava
Bamweyana(for mad people), cannabis
Nakayima(for herdsmen), pawpaw and milk weed
SolarWitch
July 7, 2020 at 2:04 ammissing Apollo… Sunflowers, Dandelions, Hyacthin, Bay
Fear Factor
May 31, 2020 at 9:10 amI cannot find my deitys / gods. If you know what Cizin, Kukulkan ,Yum Kaax , Huracan , or Quetzalcoatl likes then I would love the help. :3
admin
June 3, 2020 at 10:41 amWe have an article on Aztec gods. Do a search on our website and you’ll find it.
Margaret
July 30, 2021 at 4:18 amWhat is Nekhbet associated with?
And Sequana.
Margaret
August 11, 2021 at 7:55 pmWhat about Anubis and Lilith.You have articles non them but nothing mentions their plant associations.
Matt
May 1, 2020 at 1:54 amSekhmet/pomegranate
dominique
February 21, 2020 at 10:03 pmwow… great this list…
missing Airmid, Dana,..thank you loved this!
Melissa
February 6, 2020 at 1:05 amDoes Sekhmet have one?
Danielle
February 11, 2020 at 11:14 amExactly what I was wondering – I’d love to know if Sekhmet had a herb affiliation.
Anonymous
August 11, 2021 at 7:56 pmHers is pomegranates
Tamla
March 8, 2022 at 11:24 pmPepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Frankincense, Egyptian Roses, Copal
Charity
June 27, 2020 at 4:50 amEros and Psyche ? Anything on them?
Tamla
March 8, 2022 at 11:25 pmPepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Frankincense, Egyptian Roses, Copal