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Ida - Hindu goddess of earth, prayer and devotion, abundance of good and nourishment.

Iduna (Idhunna) - Norse goddess of eternal life and youth, keeper of the golden apples of youth and immortality, consort of Bragi. Idun means "She Who Renews".

Imhotep - "He Who Comes in Peace" The Egyptian vizier of Djoser was later worshipped as the son of Ptah.

Imra - Hindu Supreme god of Kafirstan in Hindu-Kush.

Imsety - The Egyptian son of Horus who guarded the liver of the deceased. Name means "The Kindly One"

Inanna - Sumerian Goddess of love. procreation and war. Queen of heaven. Inanna is the archetypal Queen who has dominion over three worlds: the spirit, the body, and the soul. Inanna stands beside her insignia, gateposts hung with streamers, and is present whenever life is conceived through love or ended in battle. Also known as Ishtar, Innana-Ishtar or Anna. Associated with snakes.

Indrani - Hindu Goddess of sexuality who also makes the old young again with the heavenly Kalpa tree (a true "fountain of youth").

Iris - Greek wing footed messenger of the gods. The daughter of Thaumas and Elektra, Iris is sister of the Harpies. Her name also means ’rainbow’, thus implying that her presence is a sign of Hope. She plays an essential role in The Iliad as the messenger of Zeus. She is also loyal to other immortals, such as Aphrodite. When Aphrodite was wounded at Troy, Iris helped her into Ares’ war chariot and drove the injured goddess to Olympus to be treated for her wounds.

Ishtar - see Inanna.

Isis - The Egyptian goddess of motherhood, and fertility. Wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Name means "The Throne". She is the supreme Egyptian goddess who sends the annual inundation of the Nile which waters the fields; she lives in the star Sirius, which she wears on her head between the horns of the moon, as she is a lunar goddess as well. Surmounting the rest of the headdress is the ideogram for her name, a throne; she is the patroness of priestesses and the goddess of magick; her spells bring the dead back to life and she is the queen of death. Some believe that all goddesses in Egypt are facets of Isis, and although this may be true in a figurative sense, it has been proven through artifacts that the ancient Egyptians did believe in a monotheistic society without unification under a faceted goddess. Some books declare otherwise, so be warned to always check sources and do your own interpretation. Associated with swallows, doves and kite-birds.

Itzam Na - "one" or "unique" This Mayan deity encompasses all deities yet this Deity is beyond all comprehension. He is the greatest of the Gods. As Great God who oversees Justice between the Gods and the Mayan who worships the Gods.

Itzam Na Kinch Ahau - Old Mayan Sun God of balanced judgment. Ruler of the Bacabs (Elements).

Ix Ahau - "Mistress" She is the Mayan Mistress of Creative Arts and the Master of Weaving. She like Athena, in the Greek myths, worked her magick on the loom.

Ix Ahau Na - "Palace-Lady". A Mayan Goddess.

Ix Chebel Yax - Mayan Mother of the Sun

Ix Chel - Mayan Moon Goddess. She rules over Pro-creation, birth, medicine, and wisdom. She is a Virgin but she had a secret cult which she is regarded as a Sacred Mistress to Itzam Na.

Ix Hun Zipit - Mayan Lady of the Sea.

Ix Tan Dz'onot - A Mayan Goddess. The Child of She who Sits in the Mud, the Child of She who emerges from the Sand.

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