2. Ishtar Is the Earliest Deity in Written Evidence. Ishtar holds a special historical significance, as she is the earliest goddess in written evidence. Early Mesopotamians called her Inanna, as seen in the now extinct language of cuneiform writing, the primary form of communication in the Ancient Near East.
Ishtar (the word comes from the Akkadian language; she was known as Inanna in Sumerian) was the first deity for which we have written evidence.
Aphrodite
Aphrodite is various times titled the strongest of the female Greek goddesses. Aphrodite is the Greek Female Goddess of love, lust, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is Uranus and Dione's daughter, making her a Titan.
In the Heliopolitan creation myth, Atum was considered to be the first god, having created himself, sitting on a mound (benben) (or identified with the mound itself), from the primordial waters (Nu). Early myths state that Atum created the god Shu and goddess Tefnut by spitting them out of his mouth.
According to Hesiod, the first primordial deity was Chaos, the formless and shapeless state that preceded creation. Right after Chaos came Gaia, followed by Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Hemera, and Nyx. These gods then produced the Titans and the Cyclopes who in turn gave rise to the Olympians led by Zeus.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the most well known Mesopotamian myths, and is often regarded as the oldest known piece of literature in the world.
Coming in at number #1 above all other evil gods is the Mesopotamian goddess-demoness Lamashtu, the most terrible of all the female demons. She preyed on women during childbirth, kidnapped their newborns while they were breastfeeding, and then slew the babies to eat their flesh.
Aphrodite is the ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified with Venus by the Romans. She was known primarily as a goddess of love and fertility and occasionally presided over marriage.
Regardless of her birth into existence, Aphrodite was born the goddess of love and was known for being the most beautiful Greek goddess.
Gaia was the Greek goddess of Earth, mother of all life, similar to the Roman Terra Mater (mother Earth) reclining with a cornucopia, or the Andean Pachamama, the Hindu, Prithvi, “the Vast One,” or the Hopi Kokyangwuti, Spider Grandmother, who with Sun god Tawa created Earth and its creatures.
Gaia was the great goddess and mother of all creation for the ancient Greeks. The concept of Mother Earth or Mother Goddess was first recorded in the early 7th century BCE by the great Greek poet Hesiod in his Theogony.
Hestia was the first born child of the Titans Cronus (Kronos) and Rhea, making her the oldest Greek God.
"Beautiful Hebe (Youth) . . . the youngest of the gods and the one most revered by them, since it is through her that they also are young." Cicero, De Natura Deorum 1.
Hades, the god of underworld was the eldest among the three great god brothers. Then came Poseidon, the ruler of the aquatic world. The came the mighty Zeus, the king of the Olympian Gods amd the ruler of the sky.
According to Philostratus the Elder, Hebe was the youngest of the gods and the responsible for keeping them eternally young, and thus was the most revered by them.
The name Psyche means "soul" in Greek and was commonly referred to as such in Roman mythology as well, though direct translation is Anima (Latin word for "soul"). She was born a mortal woman eventually granted immortality, with beauty that rivaled even Aphrodite, goddess of love.
Athena is often considered to be the best Greek goddess of all the gods and goddesses. She is known as the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, crafts, civilization, and justice. Out of all the gods and goddesses, Athena's advice was sought after the most.
The Greek goddess of peace was Eirene, from the Classical Greek eirene, meaning ''peace, tranquility, serenity, and the abundance which peace brings. '' Eirene was the daughter of the Greek god Zeus, father of the gods on Mount Olympus, and Themis, goddess of justice.
Astraea, Astrea, Astria or Austräa (Ancient Greek: Ἀστραία, romanized: Astraía; "star-maiden" or "starry night"), in ancient Greek religion, is a daughter of Astraeus and Eos. She is the virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity and precision.
Hera was goddess of marriage and childbirth. Since Hera's husband was Zeus, king not only of gods, but of philanderers, Hera spent a lot of time in Greek mythology angry with Zeus. So Hera is described as jealous and quarrelsome.
Aphrodite, the most beautiful among mortals and immortals, was born from the foam of the sea when Uranus' blood fell on it after his defeat by Cronus. This fact makes her the eldest among the Olympian Gods. Her name literally means “risen from the foam”. Aphrodite was worshipped as the goddess of beauty and passion.
As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus. Hinduism has been called the world's oldest religion still practised, though some debate remains.
Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Hestia and Demeter. These are the oldest of the Olympians. Helios is actually a 2nd generation Titan who sided with the Olympians during the Titanomachy. He is either roughly the same age as the other Olympians or he is older than them.