Religion:List of rain deities

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Aztec god Tlaloc, Millan Primary School in Mexico City

There are many different gods of rain in different religions:

African

African mythology

  • Anẓar, god of rain in Berber mythology.
  • Achek, wife of the rain god Deng in Dinka mythology
  • Mangwe, a water spirit known as "the flooder" in the beliefs of the Ila people of Zambia[1]
  • Oya, goddess of violent rainstorms in Yoruba mythology
  • Sinvula, god of rain in Bantu mythology
  • Nanvula/Nomvula goddess of rain Bantu mythology
  • Mbaba Mwana Waresa, goddess of rain in Bantu mythology
  • Mpulu Bunzi, god of rain in Kongo mythology.
  • Bunzi, goddess of rain in Woyo mythology (Kongo).
  • 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

American

Mesoamerica

  • Chaac, in Maya religion;
  • Tohil, in K'iche' Maya mythology
  • Q'uq'umatz, another K'iche' Maya rain god
  • Tlaloc, in Aztec and all the other Nahua religions;[2]
  • Cocijo, in Zapotec religion;[3]
  • Tirípeme Curicaueri, in Purépecha religion;
  • Dzahui, in Mixtec religion;[4]
  • Mu'ye, in Otomi religion
  • Jaguar, in Olmec religion
  • Quiateot of the Nicarao people in Nicaragua

North America

South America

  • Eschetewuarha of Chamacoco
  • Chibchacum in the religion of the Muisca

Asian

Filipino mythologies

  • Oden (Bugkalot mythology): deity of the rain, worshiped for its life-giving waters[6]
  • Apo Tudo (Ilocano mythology): the deity of the rain[7]
  • Anitun Tauo (Sambal mythology): the goddess of wind and rain who was reduced in rank by Malayari for her conceit[8]
  • Anitun Tabu (Tagalog mythology): goddess of wind and rain and daughter of Idianale and Dumangan[9]
  • Bulan-hari (Tagalog mythology): one of the deities sent by Bathala to aid the people of Pinak; can command rain to fall; married to Bitu-in[10]
  • Santonilyo (Bisaya mythology): a deity who brings rain when its image is immersed at sea[11]
  • Diwata Kat Sidpan (Tagbanwa mythology): a deity who lives in the western region called Sidpan;[12] controls the rains[13]
  • Diwata Kat Libatan (Tagbanwa mythology): a deity who lives in the eastern region called Babatan;[14] controls the rain[15]
  • Diwata na Magbabaya (Bukidnon mythology): simply referred as Magbabaya; the good supreme deity and supreme planner who looks like a man; created the earth and the first eight elements, namely bronze, gold, coins, rock, clouds, rain, iron, and water; using the elements, he also created the sea, sky, moon, and stars; also known as the pure god who wills all things; one of three deities living in the realm called Banting[16]
  • Tagbanua (Manobo mythology): the god of rain[17]
  • Pamulak Manobo (Bagobo mythology): supreme deity and creator of the world, including the land, sea, and the first humans; throws water from the sky, causing rain, while his spit are the showers;[18] controls good harvest, rain, wind, life, and death; in some myths, the chief deity is simply referred as the male deity, Diwata[19]

Hindu mythology

  • Indra
  • Mariamman
  • Parjanya
  • Shakambhari
  • Surupa, sky goddess who brings rain
  • Varuna, god of ocean, sky and water
  • Varshini, goddess who brings gentle rain from heaven.

Japanese mythology

  • Kuraokami

Vietnamese mythology

  • Pháp Vũ
  • Long Vương
  • Thần Mưa

Middle Eastern mythology

Tibetan mythology

  • Lumo, sky goddess of rain and mist

European

Greek mythology

  • Hyades, nymphs that bring rain
  • Zeus, god of rain, thunder, and lightning

Lithuanian mythology

  • Blizgulis, god of snow

Norse Mythology

  • Freyr, Norse god of rain, sunshine, summer and fertility

Slavic mythology

  • Dodola, goddess of rain
  • Dudumitsa, Bulgarian goddess of rain

Oceanian

Australian Aboriginal Dreaming

Hawaiian mythology

  • Lono,[20] who was also a fertility god

Polynesian mythology

  • Hiro, god of rain in Rapa Nui mythology.[21]

Notes

  1. ↑ McVeigh, Malcolm J. (1974). God in Africa: Conceptions of God in African Traditional Religion and Christianity. C. Stark. p. 14. ISBN 9780890070031. 
  2. ↑ Noticia del Dia (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Miller & Taube 1993, 2003, p.64.
  4. ↑ Terraciano, Kevin (2001). The Mixtecs of colonial Oaxaca: Ñudzahui history, sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3756-8. OCLC 45861953. 
  5. ↑ Monaghan, Patricia (2009). Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-313-34990-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=8zHxlL8my-YC&pg=PA139. 
  6. ↑ Wilson, L. L. (1947). Ilongot Life and Legends. Southeast Asia Institute.
  7. ↑ Llamzon, Teodoro A. 1978. Handbook of Philippine language groups. Quezon City, Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University Press.
  8. ↑ Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.
  9. ↑ Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.
  10. ↑ Eugenio, D. L. (2013). Philippine Folk Literature: The Legends. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press
  11. ↑ San Agustín, G. (1998). Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas, 1565–1615 (Spanish Edition): Bilingual ed edition. San Agustin Museum.
  12. ↑ Filipino Heritage: The metal age in the Philippines (1977). Manila: Lahing Pilipino Pub.
  13. ↑ Fox, R. B. (1982). Religion and Society Among the Tagbanuas of Palawan Island, Philippines. Manila: National Museum.
  14. ↑ Filipino Heritage: The metal age in the Philippines (1977). Manila: Lahing Pilipino Pub.
  15. ↑ Fox, R. B. (1982). Religion and Society Among the Tagbanuas of Palawan Island, Philippines. Manila: National Museum.
  16. ↑ Unabia, C. C. (1986). THe Bukidnon Batbatonon and Pamuhay: A Socio-Literary Study. Quezon City : UP Press.
  17. ↑ Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.
  18. ↑ Benedict, L. W. (1913). Bagobo Myths. Journal of American Folklore, pp. 26 (99): 13–63.
  19. ↑ Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.
  20. ↑ Thompson, Hunter (1979). The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time, 1st ed., Summit Books, 105-109. ISBN:0-671-40046-0.
  21. ↑ "Pu o Hiro, the trumpet of Hiro". October 29, 2021. https://imaginarapanui.com/en/easter-island-sightseeing/easter-island-archaeology/pu-o-hiro/. 



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