List of wind deities

There are many different gods of wind in different religions:

European Mythology

Greek mythology

• Aeolus, God and Ruler of the Winds
• Anemoi, (in Greek, Ἄνεμοι — "winds") were Greek wind gods.
  • Boreas, god of the north wind and of winter.
  • Eurus, god of the unlucky east or southeast wind.
  • Notus, god of the south wind.
  • Zephyrus, god of the west wind.
  • Aparctias, another name for the north wind (not identified with Boreas).
  • Apheliotes, god of the east wind (when Eurus is considered southeast).
  • Argestes, another name for the west or northwest wind.
  • Caicias, god of the northeast wind.
  • Circios or Thraskias, god of the north-northwest wind.
  • Euronotus, god of the southeast wind.
  • Lips, god of the southwest wind.
  • Skeiron, god of the northwest wind.
• Aura, divine personification of the Breeze.
• Aurai, nymphs of the breezes. They were daughters of the Anemoi.
• Athena, goddess of wisdom, battle strategy, sun, and wind

Roman mythology

• Cardea, goddess of health, thresholds, door hinges and handles, associated with the wind
• Venti, in Roman mythology (Latin, "winds") were the deities equivalent to the Greek Anemoi.

Norse mythology

• Njord, in Norse mythology, is the god of the wind.
• The Four Dwarves or dvärgar (Norse dwarves), named Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri
• The four stags of Yggdrasil, personify the four winds.

Celtic mythology

• Sídhe, or Aos Sí, were the pantheon of Pre-Christian Ireland. Sídhe is usually taken as 'faery folk' but it is also Old Irish for wind or gust.^[1]

Slavic mythology

• Stribog is the name of the Slavic god of winds, sky and air. He is said to be the ancestor (grandfather) of the winds of the eight directions.

Semitic Mythology

Egyptian mythology

• Amun, god of creation and the wind.
• Shu, god of the wind and air.

Mesopotamian mythology

• Enlil, the Mesopotamian/Sumerian god of air, wind, breadth, and loft
• Ninlil, goddess of the wind and consort of Enlil
• Pazuzu, the demon of the South-West wind and son of the god Hanbi in Assyrian and Babylonian mythology

American Mythology

Mayan mythology

• Pauahtuns, wind deities associated with the Bacab and the Chaac

Aztec mythology

• Ehecatotontli, gods of the breezes
• Ehecatl, god of wind.
• Mictlanpachecatl, god of the North wind.
• Tlalocayotl, god of the East wind.
• Vitztlampaehecatl, god of the South wind.
• Cihuatecayotl, god of the West wind.

Amerindian mythology

• Tate, a wind god or Spirit in Lakota mythology

Asian Mythology

Japanese mythology

• Fūjin, the wind god and one of the eldest Shinto gods.
• Shinatobe, goddess of the winds

Chinese mythology

• Fei Lian, the Chinese wind god; Feng Bo is the human form of Fei Lian.
• Feng Yi, the Chinese wind goddess
• Feng Hao, General of the wind
• Han Zixian, Assistant wind goddess

Oceanic Mythology

Maori mythology

• Tāwhirimātea, Māori god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms

Indo-European Mythology

Hindu or Vedic mythology

• Vayu, the Hindu God of Wind, Hanuman's father.
• Maruts, attendants of Indra.
• Rudras, followers of Rudra-Shiva.
• Rudra, the Vedic wind or storm God.

Iranian mythology

• Vate (واته), the Iranian god of air, wind.

See also

• Oroshi

References

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