Aonghua Og or Oengus – Celtic god of love; son of the Dagda, Lord of All Knowledge, and the river goddess Boann; four birds representing his kisses always hovered above his head; dwelled in the place of the Boyne named Bruigh na Boyne (the Boyne river in the east of Ireland, rises at Trinity Well, near Carbury, County Kildare); his golden harp was a symbol of the wind
Aphrodite – Greek goddess of love and desire; born from sea foam; daughter of Zeus and the nymph Dione; embodiment of charm, seduction, and sensuality; as an androgynous deity called Hermaphrodite when paired with Hermes, the male principle
Bastet
Bastet – also known as Bast, Egyptian cat/woman goddess of pleasure and joy; guardian of marriage; daughter of the sun god Re; she was the mother and divine protector of all pharaohs; her attribute was a sacred rattle
Cupid – Roman god of love; send a Vulcan and Venus; depicted as a boy with wings; his gold tipped arrows caused people to fall in love; from the Latin cupido meaning desire and passion
Eros– Greek god of the power of sex and amorous desire; son of Aphrodite and Ares; sibling of Anteros, deity of unhappy love; lover of Psyche; his attributes are the dove, lyre Mussel shell, and swan
Freya
Freya – Northern European goddess of love and sex, her name means lady; one of the most promiscuous of the deities,; she drove a chariot pulled by two cats; twin sister of the Norse god, Frey; daughter of the sea god Njord and the goddess Skadi; wife of Od, a sun god
Ishtar – Assyro-Babylonian goddess of love; daughter of Sin and Ea; wife of Tammuz; in her aspect as evening star, deity of love and harlotry
Kama – Hindu god of love and voluptuousness; his name means desire; sprang from the heart of Brahma; his concerts were Rati, goddess of sexual desire and affection and Priti, goddess of pleasure; he carried a bow made of sugar cane strong with honeybees; his flower tipped arrows made people fall in love; his festival is Madonatsava; he is invoked by brides; when he angered Siva he was burned to ashes thus he became known as Ananga, meaning bodiless
Venus – Roman deity of gardens and spring, later goddess of love and beauty; mother of Aeneas; wife of Mars; daughter of Jupiter and Dione; called Ishtar by the Babylonians
Xochiquetzal – Aztec goddess of sexual love and fecundity; her name means "precious flower" or "beautiful rose"; women who were to become brides braided their hair to resemble Xochiquetzal to honor her; human sacrifice was part of the festival to celebrate her