List of thunder gods
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For other uses, see God of Thunder (disambiguation).
Polytheistic peoples of many cultures have postulated a thunder god, a personification of the seemingly magical forces of thunder and lightning. Frequently, the thunder god would be the chief or king of the Gods (for example, in the case of Zeus in Greek mythology).
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[edit] List of Thunder Gods
[edit] Ancient Near East
- Teshub (Hurrian mythology)
- Adad, Ishkur, Marduk (Babylonian-Assyrian mythology)
- Hadad (Levantine mythology)
[edit] Eurasian
- Perkwunos (Indo-European mythology)
- Tarhunt (Hittite/Luwian mythology)
- Zeus, Brontes (Greek mythology)
- Jupiter, Summanus (Roman mythology)
- Indra, Parjanya (Hindu mythology)
- Taranis (Pan-Celtic); Ambisagrus, Leucetios, (Gaulish mythology); Tuireann (Irish mythology)
- *Þunraz (Germanic mythology; Anglo-Saxon Þunor, German Donar, Norse Þórr), Thor (Norse mythology)
- *Perkunos (Balto-Slavic; Lithuanian Perkūnas, Slavic Per(k)un )
- Perëndi (Albanian mythology)
- Gebeleizis (Dacian mythology)
- Zibelthiurdos (Thracian mythology)
- Ukko or Perkele (Finnish mythology)
- Horagalles (Sami mythology)
- Aplu (Etruscan mythology)
- Selien[citation needed]
[edit] East Asia
- Lei Gong (Chinese mythology)
- Ajisukitakahikone, Raijin (Raiden-sama, Kaminari-sama), Tenjin (kami) (Japanese mythology)
[edit] Americas
- Thunderbird (Native American mythology)
- Xolotl (Aztec and Toltec mythology)
- Chaac (Maya mythology)
- Apocatequil (Incan mythology)
- Cocijo (Mexican mythology)
- Aktzin (Mexican mythology)
- Jasso (Mexican mythology)
- Haokah (Lakota mythology)
- Tupã (Brazilian Indian mythology)
[edit] Africa
- Shango (Yorùbá mythology)
- Oya (goddess of thunder, Yoruba mythology)
- Azaka-Tonnerre (Voodoo)
- Mulungu
[edit] South Pacific
- Haikili (Polynesian mythology)
- Tawhaki (Polynesian mythology)
- Kaha'i (Polynesian mythology)
- Uira (Polynesian mythology)
[edit] Contemporary popular culture
- Raiden originally from popular video game Mortal Kombat
- Blind Io in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett.
- Ramuh from the popular Final Fantasy series.
See also: Category:Thunder gods
