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Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (/ æ m f ɪ ˈ t r aɪ t iː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρίτη, romanized: Amphitrítē) was the goddess of the sea, the queen of the sea, and her consort is Poseidon. She was a daughter of Nereus and Doris (or Oceanus and Tethys). [1]
The Horus of the night deities – Twelve goddesses of each hour of the night, wearing a five-pointed star on their heads Neb-t tehen and Neb-t heru, god and goddess of the first hour of night, Apis or Hep (in reference) and Sarit-neb-s, god and goddess of the second hour of night, M'k-neb-set, goddess of the third hour of night, Aa-t-shefit or ...
In Grímnismál, the disguised god Odin references Ægir's status as a renowned host among the gods: 'Fleeting visions I have now revealed before the victory-gods's sons, now the wished-for protection will awaken; to the all the Æsir it will become known, on Ægir's benches, at Ægir's feast.' [16] In Hymiskviða, Ægir plays a major role. In ...
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
The primacy of water gods is reminiscent of, and may even have been influenced by, ancient Near Eastern mythology - where Tiamat (salt water) and Apsu (fresh water) are the first gods of the Enuma Elish, and where the Spirit of God is said to have "hovered over the waters" in Genesis. Pontus is the primordial deity of the sea.
She mainly appears as a sea nymph, a goddess of water, and one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. [1] When described as a Nereid in Classical myths, Thetis was the daughter of Nereus and Doris, [2] and a granddaughter of Tethys with whom she sometimes shares characteristics. Often she seems to lead the Nereids as they ...
Nu ("Watery One") or Nun ("The Inert One") (Ancient Egyptian: nnw Nānaw; Coptic: Ⲛⲟⲩⲛ Noun), in ancient Egyptian religion, is the personification of the primordial watery abyss which existed at the time of creation and from which the creator sun god Ra arose. [1]