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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.
Cernunnos, god associated with horned male animals, produce, and fertility; Druantia, hypothetical Gallic tree goddess proposed by Robert Graves in his 1948 study The White Goddess; popular with Neopagans. Nantosuelta, Gaulish goddess of nature, the earth, fire, and fertility; Sucellus, god of agriculture, forests, and alcoholic drinks
Perun is the god of lightning and thunder, [3] as well as of war, [4] and the patron of the druzhina. [5] He is the etymological and functional continuator of the Proto-Indo-European thunder god *PerkĘ·unos, and shares many characteristics with other thunder gods worshipped by Indo-Europeans. [6]
Gods of Dying-and-rising; A200—A299. Gods of the Upper World A210. Gods of the Sky; A220. Gods of the Sun; A240. Gods of the Moon; A250. Gods of the Stars; A260. Gods of Light; A270. Gods of the Dawn; A280. Gods of the Weather. A281. Gods of Storms; A282. Gods of the Wind; A284. Gods of Thunder; A287. Gods of Rain; A300—A399. Gods of the ...
List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere; List of fictional deities; List of goddesses; List of people who have been considered deities; see also apotheosis, Imperial cult and Sacred king; Names of God, names of deities of monotheistic religions
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Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually of a fish, a seal, or a snake, though sometimes a peacock or even a floral tail is depicted) Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of ...
Sabaean inscription listing the gods 'Athtar, Almaqah, Dhat-Himyam, Dhat-Badan and Wadd. Deities formed a part of the polytheistic religious beliefs in pre-Islamic Arabia, with many of the deities' names known. [1] Up until about the time between the fourth century AD and the emergence of Islam, polytheism was the dominant form of religion in ...