Thunder god
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[[Polytheism|Polytheistic]] peoples of many cultures have postulated a '''thunder [[god]]''', the personification or source of the seemingly magical forces of [[thunder]] and [[lightning]]. Frequently, the thunder god is known as the chief or king of the gods, for example [[Zeus]] in [[Greek mythology]], or otherwise a close relation, for example [[Thor]] in [[Norse mythology]], son of [[Odin]].
==List of thunder gods==
===Ancient Near East===
*[[Teshub]] ([[Hurrians|Hurrian]] mythology)
*[[Adad]], Ishkur, [[Marduk]] ([[Mesopotamian mythology|Babylonian-Assyrian mythology]])
*[[Hadad]] ([[Levantine]] mythology)
===Eurasian===
*[[Perkwunos]] ([[Proto-Indo-European religion|Indo-European mythology]])
**[[Tarhunt]] ([[Hittites|Hittite]]/[[Luwian]] mythology)
**[[Zeus]], [[Cyclops | Brontes]] ([[Greek mythology]])
**[[Jupiter (god)|Jupiter]], [[Summanus]] ([[Roman mythology]])
**[[Indra]], [[Parjanya]] ([[Hindu mythology]])
**[[Taranis]] ([[Celtic mythology|Pan-Celtic]]); [[Ambisagrus]], [[Leucetios]], (Gaulish mythology)
** *[[Þunraz]] ([[Germanic mythology]]; Anglo-Saxon ''Þunor'', German ''Donar'', Norse ''Þórr'')
**[[Thor]] ([[Norse mythology]])
** *[[Perkwunos|Perkunos]] ([[Balto-Slavic]]; [[Lithuanian mythology|Lithuanian]] ''[[Perkūnas]]'', [[Slavic mythology|Slavic]] ''[[Perun|Per(k)un]]'' )
**[[Perëndi]] ([[Albania]]n mythology)
**[[Gebeleizis]] ([[Dacia]]n mythology)
**[[Zibelthiurdos]] ([[Thrace|Thracian]] mythology)
**[[Ukko]] or [[Perkele]] ([[Finnish mythology]])
*[[Horagalles]] ([[Sami people|Sami]] mythology)
*Aplu ([[Etruscan mythology]])
===East Asia===
*[[Lei Gong]] ([[Chinese mythology]])
*[[Ajisukitakahikone]], [[Raijin]] ([[Raiden]]-sama, Kaminari-sama), [[Tenjin (kami)]]<!--[[Raitaro]], [[Susanowo]]--> ([[Japanese mythology]])
*[[Susanoo]] ([[Japanese Mythology]])
===Americas===
*[[Thunderbird (mythology)|Thunderbird]] ([[Native American mythology]])
*[[Xolotl]] ([[Aztec mythology|Aztec]] and [[Toltec]] mythology)
*[[Chaac]] ([[Maya mythology]])
*[[Apocatequil]] ([[Incan mythology]])
*[[Chaac|Cocijo]] ([[Mexico|Mexican]] mythology)
*[[Aktzin]] (Mexican mythology)
*[[Jasso (mythology)|Jasso]] (Mexican mythology)
*[[Haokah]] ([[Lakota mythology]])
*[[Tupã (mythology) | Tupã]] ([[Guaraní mythology]], Brazil)
===Africa===
*[[Set (god)]] ([[Egyptian mythology]])
*[[Shango]] ([[Yorùbá mythology]])
*[[Oya]] (goddess of thunder, [[Yoruba mythology]])
*[[Azaka-Tonnerre]] ([[Voodoo]])
*[[Mulungu]]
*[[Xevioso]] (alternately: Xewioso, Heviosso. Thunder god of the So region)
===South Pacific===
*[[Haikili]] ([[Polynesian mythology]])
*[[Tawhaki]] (Polynesian mythology)
*[[Kaha'i]] (Polynesian mythology)
*[[Uira]] (Polynesian mythology)
==Contemporary popular culture==
*[[Mortal Kombat|Raiden]] originally from popular video game [[Mortal Kombat (series)|Mortal Kombat]]
*[[Blind Io]] in the [[Discworld]] series by [[Terry Pratchett]].
*[[Ramuh]] from the popular [[Final Fantasy]] series.
*[[Skypiea's Priests#Eneru|Enel]] from the popular [[One Piece]] series.
*[[Thor]] from [[Marvel Comics]].
*[[Brian Rosenworcel]] from the popular rock band [[Guster]].
==Literature==
* H. Munro Chadwick, ''The Oak and the Thunder-God'', Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1900).
==See also==
*[[Thunderbolt]]
*[[Donar's Oak]]
*[[Sky deity]]
[[Category:Thunder gods| ]]
[[Category:Comparative mythology]]
[[Category:Lists of deities]]
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