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Perkūnas is the god of lightning and thunder and storms. In a triad of gods Perkūnas symbolizes the creative forces (including vegetative ), courage, success, the top of the world, the sky, rain, thunder, heavenly fire (lightning) and celestial elements, while Potrimpo is involved with the seas, ground, crops, and cereals and Velnias/ Patulas ...
Perkūnas (Perkunas) – thunder god; Kovas (Kawas) – god of war; Ragutis – god of beer, vodka, mead; Santvaras or Sotvaras (Sotwaros) – god of daylight, poets, doctors; Atrimpas (Atrimpos) – god of sea and water; Gardaitis (Gardeoldiis) – god of wind, storm, protector of ships; Poklius (Poklus) – god of death and underworld
Thunderstorms are commonly depicted as the rage of the deity which is associated with it.. Polytheistic peoples from many cultures have postulated a thunder god, the personification or source of the forces of thunder and lightning; a lightning god does not have a typical depiction, and will vary based on the culture.
The Lithuanian word "Perkūnas" has two meanings: "thunder" and the name of the god of thunder and lightning. From this root comes the name of the Finnish deity Ukko, which has a Balto-Slavic origin. [9] Artifacts, traditions and toponyms show the presence of the cult of Perun among all Slavic, Baltic and Finnic peoples.
Upon Buddhism's arrival in China, it became syncretized with the native culture. Three Taoist gods, namely the Emperor Zi Wei, Emperor Dongyue and the Thunder God, were added to the grouping as well, forming the modern list of twenty-four deities. [1] [2] Veneration of the twenty-four deities has continued into modern Chinese Buddhist traditions.
A unifying characteristic of all Indo-European mythologies is a story about a battle between a god of thunder and a huge serpent or a dragon. In the Slavic version of the myth, Perun is a god of thunder while Veles acts as a dragon who opposes him, consistent with the Vala etymology; he is also similar to the Etruscan underworld monster Vetha ...
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In Hawaiian mythology, Kanehekili is the brother Pele and Hiʻiaka (among others) by Haumea.He is the god of thunder. [1]He was born from the mouth of Haumea. [1]During thunderstorms followers of Kanehekili remain silent.