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Although the importance of Indra has since been subsided in favor of other Gods in contemporary Hinduism, he is still venerated and worshipped. In Greek mythology , the Elysian Fields , or the Elysian Plains, was the final resting places of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous, evolved from a designation of a place or person struck by ...
List of Greek primordial deities; Ancient Greek name English name Description Ἀχλύς (Akhlús) Achlys: The goddess of poisons, and the personification of misery and sadness. Said to have existed before Chaos itself. Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) Aether: The god of light and the upper atmosphere. Αἰών (Aiōn) Aion
Jupiter, king of gods and weather god in ancient Rome Mariamman, the Hindu goddess of rain. 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 ...
3.6 Greek mythology. 3.7 Lithuanian mythology. ... This is a list of deities in fire worship ... god of thunder and fire, considered the storm-god; Aggayu, god of ...
Of the four chief Anemoi, Boreas (Aquilo in Roman mythology) is the north wind and bringer of cold winter air, Zephyrus (Favonius in Latin) [5] is the west wind and bringer of light spring and early-summer breezes, and Notus (Auster in Latin) is the south wind and bringer of the storms of late summer and autumn; Eurus, the southeast [6] (or ...
Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background. Key: Dotted lines show a marriage or affair. Key: Solid lines show children.
Poseidon (/ p ə ˈ s aɪ d ən, p ɒ-, p oʊ-/; [1] Ancient Greek: Ποσειδῶν) is one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. [2] He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cities and colonies.
In Greek mythology and religion, Notus (Ancient Greek: Νότος, romanized: Nótos, lit. 'south') is the god of the south wind and one of the Anemoi (wind-gods), sons of the dawn goddess Eos and the star-god Astraeus. A desiccating wind of heat, Notus was associated with the storms of late summer and early autumn, wetness, mist, and was seen ...