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Aktzin (alternate spellings: Aktsin, Aktsini, Aktziní) was the god of rain, thunder and lightning for the Totonac people in ancient Mexico. Variants of this deity were known as Tláloc to the Aztecs and Chaac to the Mayas. [1] Aktzin was typically depicted as a male figure wearing some form of headdress and rings over his eyes, similar to ...
A weather god or goddess, also frequently known as a storm god or goddess, is a deity in mythology associated with weather phenomena such as thunder, snow, lightning, rain, wind, storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Should they only be in charge of one feature of a storm, they will be called after that attribute, such as a rain god or a lightning ...
Tagbanua (Manobo mythology): the god of rain [17] Pamulak Manobo (Bagobo mythology): supreme deity and creator of the world, including the land, sea, and the first humans; throws water from the sky, causing rain, while his spit are the showers; [ 18 ] controls good harvest, rain, wind, life, and death; in some myths, the chief deity is simply ...
God's thumb may refer to: Adansonia , a tree that is known in African folklore as "God's Thumb" A fictional rock formation that is part of the plot of the novel Holes , by Louis Sachar
Last week I mentioned I was on a road trip. Well this week I arrived at my destination: Colorado Springs. This city, with over 486,000 residents, lies at the foot of the eastern Rocky Mountains.
As winter weather becomes more extreme, demand on Texas' grid is rising. On Jan. 16, Texas saw its biggest winter spike in demand, with a peak of more than 78,400 megawatts.
The supreme god El resides on Mount Lel (Night?) where the assembly of the gods meets. At the beginning of the cycle, there appears to a feud between El and Ba‘al. El appoints one of his sons, called both prince Yamm (Sea) and judge Nahar (River), as king over the gods and changes Yamm's name from yw to mdd ’il (darling of El).
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