WEATHER GODS AND GODDESSES
by Anton Antonio
June 9, 2015
Too much rain or the lack of it gives man the impulse, as a
natural cultural tendency, to ask help from weather deities. “A deity is a supernatural being, who may be
thought of as holy, godly, or sacred.
Some religions have one supreme deity, while others have multiple
deities of various ranks. Deity is a
being with powers greater than those of ordinary humans, but who interacts with
humans, positively or negatively, in ways that carry humans to new levels of
consciousness beyond the grounded preoccupations of ordinary life. Deities are depicted in a variety of forms,
but are also frequently expressed as having human form. Some faiths and traditions consider it
blasphemous to imagine or depict deity as having any concrete form. Deities are often thought to be immortal, and
are commonly assumed to have personalities and to possess consciousness,
intellects, desires, and emotions comparable but usually superior to those of
humans. A male deity is a god, while a
female deity is a goddess.” (Wikipedia, http://weathersleuth.com/WxDeities.html)
The following are the acknowledged weather gods and
goddesses in alphabetical order (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rain_deities):
- ACHUHUCANAC: African Guanche rain god;
- AEOLUS: Greek god; ruler of all the winds;
- AIDE: Basque goddess of the air;
- AETHER: Primeval Greek god of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven;
- AMBISAGRUS: Celtic god of weather;
- AMUN: Egyptian god of creation and the wind;
- APELIOTES: Greek god of the east wind;
- ASTRAIOS: Greek god of the wind and stars;
- ATEN: Egyptian sun god;
- AURA: Green Titan goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of the early morning;
- AURAE: Greek nymphs of the breezes;
- AURORA: Roman goddess of the dawn;
- BARSAMIN: Armenian god of weather;
- BINBEAL: Australian god of rainbows;
- BOREAS: Greek god of the north wind called the cold breath of winter;
- CAELUS: Roman god of the sky;
- CAILLECH BHEUR: Scottish and Irish goddess of weather, earth, sky, seasons, moon and sun;
- CALLY BERRY: Irish Celtic god of weather;
- CHAOS: Primeval Greek god of the air;
- DENKA: African Dinka god of sky, rain and fertility;
- ENLIL: Sumerian god of air and storms;
- EOS: Greek goddess of the dawn;
- EREBOS: Greek god of the south-east wind;
- FAVONIUS: Roman god of the west wind;
- FULGORA: Roman goddess of lightning;
- FREYER: Norse god of weather;
- GAOH: Iroquois master of the winds;
- HARPYIAI: Greek Daimons of the whirlwinds and storm gusts;
- HEKATONKHEIRES: Three hundred-armed, fifty-headed giants gods of violent storms;
- HELIOS: Greek Titan god of the sun; Brother of Eos;
- HEMERA: The primeval Greek goddess of the day; born of Chaos and Erebos;
- DIES: Roman goddess of the day;
- HENG: Huron spirit of thunder;
- HERA: Greek goddess of the air;
- HERSE: Greek goddess of the morning dew;
- HESPERIDES: The goddess of the sunsets;
- HINO: Iroquois sky god of the spirit of thunder;
- HORAE: Greek goddesses of the seasons usually named Eunomia. Eirene and Dike;
- HORAGALLES: Sami paraphrase of Thora Galles or Thoragalles;
- HORUS: African god of the sky;
- HOTORU: Pawnee wind god;
- ISAYWA: African god of rain, storms, thunder, and lightning;
- IRIS: Greek and Roman goddess of the rainbow;
- JUNO: Roman goddess of the air;
- JUPITER: Roman god of clouds, rain, thunder, and lightning;
- KAIKIAS: The greek god of the north-east wind;
- KHAKABA: African god of rain, storms, and lightning;
- LEI SHEN: Chinese god of thunder;
- LEUCETIOS: Celtic god of thunder and storms;
- LIPS: Greek god of the south-west wind;
- LUGH: Celtic sun god;
- MUNGO: African god of rain;
- NEGAFOOK: Inuit god of weather systems;
- NENAUNIR: African evil god of storms;
- NEPHELAI: Greek cloud nymphs;
- NOTOS: Greek god of the south wind known as the god of summer rain storms:
- NUN: African god of water and chaos;
- NUT: Egyptian goddess of the sky who covers the Earth;
- NYX: The primeval Greek goddess of the right born of Chaos and Erebos;
- PERKELE: Finnish supreme god of thunder;
- PERUN: Slavic god of thunder and lightning;
- POSEIDON: Greek god of earthquakes, storms, and the sea;
- RA: African sun god;
- ROCK-SENS: African god of rain, thunder, and lightning;
- SARANYU: Hindu goddess of the dawn and the clouds;
- SEKHMET: Egyptian sun goddess;
- SHANGO: African Yoruba god of thunder, storms, and war;
- SHU: Egyptian god of the wind and air;
- SKADI: Norse goddess of winter and hunting;
- SKIRON: Greek god of the north-west wind;
- SOL: Roman god of the sun; also called Phoebus;
- STRIBOG: Slavic god and spirit of the wind, sky, and air;
- SUMMANUS: Roman god of nocturnal thunderstorms;
- TAWHIRI: Maori god of weather;
- TEFNUT: Egyptian goddess of moisture;
- TESHUB: Hurrian god of sky and storm;
- THEIA: Greek Titan goddess of the shining light of the clear blue sky;
- THOR: Norse god of sky and thunder;
- UENUKU: Maori god of rainbows;
- UKKO: Finnish god of sky, weather, and crops;
- UKU: Estonian equivalent of Finnish Ukko;
- URANUS: Primeval Greek god of the sky;
- UTIXO: African god of rain, storms, and thunder;
- UTU: Sumerian sun god;
- VARUNA: Hindu god of the sky;
- WELE: African sky god of rain, storms, and lightning;
- YU-HUANG-SHANG-TI: Chinese god of the sky;
- ZEPHYRUS: Greek god of the wind; and,
- ZEUS: Greek god of clouds, rain, thunder and lightning.
The extremely hot weather condition being felt in the
Philippines right now could use rain especially in rural areas where
agricultural productivity is being threatened.
Texans in the United States are, on the other hand, asking for the rain
to stop so floor waters could begin to recede.
These gods, goddesses and deities must be so confused whether to give in
or not to man’s supplications. It’s
really a “damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t” case for these weather gods
and goddesses.
Just my
little thoughts…
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