Thunder god 5456607 222865471 2008-07-01T14:17:08Z 71.181.5.207 /* Eurasian */ {{otheruses3|God of Thunder (disambiguation)}} [[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]] [[ru:Бог грома]]