List of tree deities

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List of tree deities (short version)

A tree deity is a nature spirit or god linked to a tree. Across many cultures, these beings are often imagined as young women and tied to fertility and tree worship. They can be benevolent or malevolent, and their status ranges from local spirits to goddesses.

Examples of tree deities (selected):
- Anito, various animistic spirits in Philippine mythology believed to reside in balete trees
- Bà Mộc, Vietnamese goddess of trees
- Chuhaister, Ukrainian tree spirit; Lisovyk
- Druantia, Gallic tree goddess named by some modern pagans
- Dryads and hamadryads, tree nymphs in Greek mythology
- Hathor, “Lady of the Sycamore” in ancient Egypt
- Jinmenju, a Japanese tree said to bear human-faced fruits
- Kodama and Kurozome, spirits of trees in Japanese lore
- Lauma, Baltic woodland goddess/spirit of trees, marsh, and forest
- Leshy and Kikimora, forest tutelary spirits in Slavic myth
- Meliae, ash-tree nymphs in Greek myth
- Metsaema and Metsavana, mother and old man of the forest in Estonian myth
- Mielikki, Finnish forest goddess
- Nang Ta-khian and Nang Tani, Thai tree spirits
- Nariphon, Buddhist myth of a tree that bears female fruit
- Penghou, Chinese forest spirit
- Rakapila, sacred tree deity in Madagascar
- Salabhanjika, Hindu tree-nymph
- Spriggan, tree-like spirit in Cornish myth
- Tāne-mahuta, Māori forest and bird deity
- Tapio, Finnish forest god
- Thuyaung, Burmese tree fruit deity
- Curupira, powerful forest demon/spirit in Brazilian myth

Overview:
Tree deities appear in many mythologies around the world. They are often linked to sacred trees such as ash, palm, or other important species and can symbolize the bond between people and forests. In some histories, forests and trees were worshipped or protected, and later laws in parts of Europe prohibited such worship.