List of rain deities explained

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

• Yuttoere, in De'ne' and Carrier
• Asiaq, goddess among Greenlandic Inuit,^[5] and Inuit in Northern Canada
  • Shotokunungwa of Hopi people Tó Neinilii of Navajo people
• Coyote (Navajo mythology)

South America

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

Asian

Filipino mythologies

See main article: article and List of Philippine mythological figures.

• 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.

• Kuraokami

• Pháp Vũ
• Long Vương
• Thần Mưa

Middle Eastern mythology

• Baal
• Adad

Chinese mythology

• Fengxi (mythology)
• Yu Shi
• Loong Wang: Chinese dragon (Loong)

Tibetan mythology

• Kalden
• 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

• Bunbulama, in Yolngu mythology
• Wandjina
• Wollunqua

Hawaiian mythology

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

Polynesian mythology

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

See also

• Ekendriya
• Weather god

Notes and References

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2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080131054906/http://www.conaculta.gob.mx/saladeprensa/2002/25mar/tlaloc.htm Noticia del Dia
3. Miller & Taube 1993, 2003, p.64.
4. Book: Terraciano, Kevin . 2001 . The Mixtecs of colonial Oaxaca: Ñudzahui history, sixteenth through eighteenth centuries . Stanford, CA . . 0-8047-3756-8 . 45861953.
5. Book: Monaghan, Patricia. Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines [2 volumes]. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 978-0-313-34990-4. 139.
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. [Hunter S. Thompson|Thompson, Hunter]
21. Web site: Pu o Hiro, the trumpet of Hiro . Imagina Rapa Nui Easter Island . October 29, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402034320/https://imaginarapanui.com/en/easter-island-sightseeing/easter-island-archaeology/pu-o-hiro/ . April 2, 2023.