Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Demon name "Raiden" | Japan | Raijin. God of thunder typically depicted as a demon beating drums to create thunder. Japan |
Deities name "Raijin" | Shinto / Japan | weather god(s). A generic title for a large group of deities controlling thunder, storms and Rain. Among the most significant is RYUJIN, the dragon god of thunder and Rain.... |
Goddess name "Rainha Barba" | Brazil | Goddess of thunder and lightning. Brazil |
God name "Raja Indainda" | Batak | God of thunder, who is the spy and messenger of the other gods. Batak |
God name "Raluvimbha" | Baventa / northern Transvaal, South Africa | Creator god. The tribal chief converses with the god, who is responsible for all natural phenomena from thunderstorms to floods and plagues.... |
God name "Rang" | Nuer / Sudan | God of hunting. The rays of the Sun are his flaming spears. Also Garang.... |
Goddess name "Raudna (rowan tree)" | Pre - Christian Lappish | Goddess. The consort of the thunder god HORAGALLES.... |
Goddess name "Rauni" | Finnish | A goddess of air, clouds, thunder, life-giving Rain and plant life. Finnish |
Goddess name "Rauni" | Finno - Ugrian | storm goddess. Consort of the thunder god UKKO and responsible for Rainbows after storms.... |
God name "Reseph Mikal" | Egypt | God of thunder, lightning, battlegrounds and warfare. Egypt |
God name "Revanta" | Hindu | The son of Sun god Surya and a god of hunters. Hindu |
God name "Revanta (with wealth)" | Hindu | God of hunters. The son of SURYA and SANJNA. Known mainly from eastern India and Gujarat, he protects mankind against the dangers of the Forest. Infrequently depicted in art.... |
God name "Rundas" | Hittite | God of fortune who is åśśociated with hunting. Hittite |
God name "Rundas" | Hittite / Hurrian | God of fortune. Also åśśociated with hunting, he is symbolized by a double eagle carrying prey in its talons.... |
God name "Ryujin" | Shinto / Japan | dragon god. A deity controlling thunder and Rain and probably the most significant of the group of weather gods known as the RAIJIN. He is of Chinese origin and more Buddhist than Shinto. He does not appear in the sacred Shinto texts Kojiki or Nibongi, but enjoys shrines in many Shinto sanctuaries and is worshiped by farmers, particularly in times of drought. He lives in the sea, lakes and large ponds from which he ascends in mists and winds. He generates dark Rain clouds which then burst. His main festival takes place in June.... |
Goddess name "Sadwes" | Persia | A goddess Rain, of storms, thunder, lightning, hail, snow |
God name "Sajara" | Songhai / eastern Mali, West Africa | Rainbow god. Perceived as a Rainbow-colored snake and symbolized by a tree where white rams are sacrificed and hung. The animals' blood is sprinkled on the tree. The ritual is accompanied... |
God name "Sango" | Yoruba / Nigeria | A god of thunder |