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Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
Heqet, ancient Egyptian frog-headed goddess of fertility. Huh, ancient Egyptian frog-headed god whose name means "endlessness". Iara and Ipupiara from Brazilian mythology. Mami Wata from the mythology of the Southern Africa. Matsya, avatar of Vishnu in piscine form. Nommo fish-like amphibian spirits in Dogon mythology.
Leviathan. The Leviathan (/ lɪˈvaɪ.əθən / liv-EYE-ə-thən; Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן, romanized: Līvyāṯān; Greek: Λεβιάθαν) is a sea serpent demon noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, and the pseudepigraphical Book of ...
Dazhbog, the regenerating god of the solar fire who rides in the sky. Kresnik, golden fire god who became a hero of Slovenia. Ognyena Maria, fire goddess who assists Perun. Peklenc, god of fire who rules the underworld and its wealth and who judges and punishes the wicked through earthquakes.
Agni. Agni (Sanskrit: अग्नि, Sanskrit pronunciation: [ˈɐgni]) is the Hindu god of fire. [5][6][7] As the guardian deity of the southeast direction, he is typically found in southeast corners of Hindu temples. [8] In the classical cosmology of Hinduism, fire (Agni) is one of the five inert impermanent elements (Pañcabhūtá) along ...
Ryūjin (龍神, lit. "Dragon God"), which in some traditions is equivalent to Ōwatatsumi, was the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology. In many versions Ryūjin had the ability to transform into a human shape. Many believed the god had knowledge on medicine and many considered him as the bringer of rain and thunder, Ryūjin is also ...
In the mobile phone game Puzzle and Dragons, developed by Gung-ho, Hino Kagutsuchi is a collectible fire monster. In the card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, alongside Susanoo, Amaterasu, and Tsukuyomi, Kagutsuchi is one of the 4 Xyz Monsters of Bujin. In the mobile game Monster Strike, Kagutsuchi is a fire collectible, along with Susano'o, Amaterasu, Inari ...
Through his identification with the Hephaestus of Greek mythology, Vulcan came to be considered as the manufacturer of art, arms, iron, jewelry, and armor for various gods and heroes, including the lightning bolts of Jupiter. He was the son of Jupiter and Juno, and the husband of Maia and Aphrodite (Venus).