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'east wind') is the god and personification of the east wind, although sometimes he is also said to be southeast specifically. [1] He is one of the four principal wind gods, the Anemoi, alongside Boreas (north wind), Zephyrus (west wind) and Notus (south wind). Eurus is featured rarely in ancient literature and art, appearing together with his ...
The Hindu wind god, Vayu. A wind god is a god who controls the wind(s). Air deities may also be considered here as wind is nothing more than moving air. Many polytheistic religions have one or more wind gods. They may also have a separate air god or a wind god may double as an air god. Many wind gods are also linked with one of the four seasons.
In Roman mythology the east wind was represented by Vulturnus. In Native American Iroquois culture, the east wind is said to be brought by O-yan-do-ne, the Moose spirit, [2] whose breath blows grey mist and sends down cold rains upon the earth. The Authorized King James Version of the English Old Testament makes some seventeen references to the ...
In Aztec mythology, Tlalocayotl (pronounced '*Tlah-low-kye-ottle') is the god of the East wind. [1] His brothers are Cihuatecayotl, Mictlanpachecatl, and Huitztlampaehecatl, who personify the winds from the west, north, and south, respectively. [2]
Mictlampachecatl, god of the north wind. Cihuatecayotl, god of the west wind. Tlalocayotl, god of the east wind. Huitztlampaehecatl, god of the south wind. Ehēcatl, related god of wind. He blows the clouds with his breath to make them move in the first layer of the Thirteen Heavens.
The Talking god, god of the dawn and the east Hashchʼéoghan: The House-god, god of evening and the west Niltsi: Wind god Tó Neinilii 'Water sprinkler', rain god Jóhonaaʼéí: Sun Yoołgai Asdzą́ą́ 'White-shell woman', lunar deity Mą’ii: Coyote trickster god Black God: Creator of the stars, god of fire See also Diné Bahaneʼ: Pawnee ...
Because Apeliotes is a minor god, he was often syncretized with Eurus, the east wind. [citation needed] The Roman counterpart of Apeliotes is Subsolanus. [18] Skiron was the name used in Athens for the wind which blew from the Scironian rocks (a geographical feature near Kineta to the west of Athens). [19]
Amun (5 C, 21 P) Anemoi (1 C, 16 P) P. Pazuzu (1 C, 12 P) Q. Quetzalcoatl (15 P) Pages in category "Wind gods" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 ...