1

It’s the war god or patron of those who fight

2

It’s the favorite god of the ruling class

3

It’s the patron of an important profession

4

It’s a devil-figure that must be placated

5

It provides healing or protection from danger

6

It’s a patron of an illegal but inevitable trade

7

It hallows the law and consecrates oaths

8

It’s flatly illegal and hated by most

9

It’s the protector of an ethnic minority

10

It provides good harvests or human fertility

11

It’s the patron of the former rulers of the land

12

It guards particular places within the land

13

It provides wisdom and insight at need

14

It gives good luck to its petitioners

15

It’s a protector of the weak and humble

16

It empowers those seeking revenge for wrongs

17

It bestows material wealth upon petitioners

18

It protects the soul in the afterlife

19

It explains the creation and order of the world

20

It prevents some type of common disaster