Those amongst the gods that are giving to killing others are worshipped much more by inen. Rudra, Skanda, Shakra, Agni, Varuna, are all destroyers.
य एव देवा हन्तारस्ताँल्लोकोऽर्चयते भृशम्। हन्ता रुद्रस्तथा स्कन्दः शक्रोऽग्निवरुणो यमः॥