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Mbaba Mwana Waresa, goddess of rain in Bantu mythology; Mpulu Bunzi, god of rain in Kongo mythology. Bunzi, goddess of rain in Woyo mythology . Saa ngmin, God of rain in Dagaaba mythology (Upper West Region of Ghana) Fwha, Goddess of rain, fertile regions, and the rainy season in Akan mythology; Amosu, name means 'Giver of Rain' from Akan mythology
A weather god or goddess, also frequently known as a storm god or goddess, is a deity in mythology associated with weather phenomena such as thunder, snow, lightning, rain, wind, storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Should they only be in charge of one feature of a storm, they will be called after that attribute, such as a rain god or a lightning ...
Tláloc in the Codex Borgia Tláloc in the Codex Laud. Tláloc (Classical Nahuatl: Tláloc [ˈtɬaːlok]) [5] is the god of rain in Aztec religion.He was also a deity of earthly fertility and water, [6] worshipped as a giver of life and sustenance.
Freyr, god of fertility, rain, sunlight, life and summer; Iðunn the goddess of spring who guards the apples that keep the gods eternally young; wife of the god Bragi [4] Jörð, personification of the earth and the mother of Thor; Nerthus, goddess of the earth, called by the Romans Terra Mater; Njörð, god of the sea, fishing, and fertility
Boreas (Septentrio in Latin) was the north wind and bringer of cold winter air; Zephyrus or Zephyr (Favonius in Latin) was the west wind and bringer of light spring and early summer breezes; Notus or Notos (Auster in Latin) was the south wind and bringer of the storms of late summer and autumn. Notos not only brings rain and heavy downpour, but ...
the Goddess of the Cave, symbolizing motherhood, reproduction and life; Tlaloc, god of rain, lightning and thunder; the feathered serpent, god of vegetational renewal; The feathered serpent was furthermore connected to the planet Venus because of this planet's importance as a sign of the beginning of the rainy season.
Anxiety about water availability for crops and trees increased the importance of his cult, which focused attention on his role as a rain god. [20] He was also called upon during battle, showing that he was thought to intervene actively in the world of man, [30] unlike the more aloof El. The Lebanese city of Baalbeck was named after Baal. [33]
Buhawi, the Tagalog god of whirlwinds and hurricanes' arcs. He is the enemy of Habagat. Habagat, the Tagalog god of winds and also referred to as the god of rain, and is often associated with the rainy season. He rules the kingdom of silver and gold in the sky, or the whole Himpapawirin (atmosphere). Lihangin, the Visayan god of the wind ...