Polytheistic peoples of many cultures have postulated a thunder god, a personification of the seemingly magical forces of thunder and lightning. Frequently, the thunder god would be the chief or king of the Gods (for example, in the case of Zeus in Greek mythology). Polytheism multiple gods or deities. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving In Greek mythology, Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Ζεύς Zeús, genitive... The Oricoli bust of Zeus, King of the Gods, in the collection of the Vatican Museum. ...

List of Thunder Gods

Ancient Near East

• Teshub (Hurrian mythology)
• Adad, Ishkur, Marduk (Babylonian-Assyrian mythology)
• Hadad (Levantine mythology)

Teshub was the Hurrian god of sky and storm. ... The Hurrians were a people of the Ancient Near East, who lived in northern Mesopotamia and areas to the immediate east and west, beginning approximately 2500 BC. They probably originated in the Caucasus and entered from the north, but this is not certain. ... This article is about the Sumerian god Adad also known as Ishkur. ... Marduk [märdook] (Sumerian spelling in Akkadian AMAR.UTU solar calf; Biblical Merodach) was the name of a late generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon, who, when Babylon permanently became the political center of the Euphrates valley in the time of Hammurabi... Mesopotamian mythology is the collective name given to Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian mythologies from the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern Iraq, Syria and Turkey. ... Haddad - בעל הדד - حداد (in Ugaritic Haddu) was a very important northwest Semitic storm god and rain god, cognate in name and origin with the Akkadian god Adad. ...

Eurasian

• Perkwunos (Indo-European mythology)
  • Tarhunt (Hittite/Luwian mythology)
  • Zeus, Brontes (Greek mythology)
  • Jupiter, Summanus (Roman mythology)
  • Indra, Parjanya (Hindu mythology)
  • Taranis (Pan-Celtic); Ambisagrus, Leucetios, (Gaulish mythology); Tuireann (Irish mythology)
  • *Þunraz (Germanic mythology; Anglo-Saxon Þunor, German Donar, Norse Þórr), Thor (Norse mythology)
  • *Perkunos (Balto-Slavic; Lithuanian Perkūnas, Slavic Per(k)un )
  • Perëndi (Albanian mythology)
  • Gebeleizis (Dacian mythology)
  • Zibelthiurdos (Thracian mythology)
• Ukko or Perkele (Finnish mythology)
• Horagalles (Sami mythology)
• Aplu (Etruscan mythology)
• Selien^{[citation needed]}

The name of an Indo-European god of thunder and/or the oak may be reconstructed as *Perkwunos or *Perkunos. ... Ancient anthropomorphic Ukrainian stone stela (Kernosovka stela), possibly depicting a late Proto-Indo-European god, most likely Dyeus, the thunderer. ... Teshub was the Hurrian god of sky and storm. ... Relief of Suppiluliuma II, last known king of the Hittite Empire The Hittites were an ancient people who spoke an Indo-European language, and established a kingdom centered at Hattusa (Hittite URU) in north-central Anatolia from the 18th century BC. In the 14th century BC, the Hittite empire was... Luwian (sometimes spelled Luwiyan) is an Anatolian language known in three forms: (1) Cuneiform Luwian, (2) Hieroglyphic-Luwian and (3), the somewhat later Lycian. ... The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving In Greek mythology, Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Ζεύς Zeús, genitive... Brontes (thunderer), in Greek mythology, one of the first generation of Cyclopes, was a giant with one eye, child of Gaia and Uranus. ... The Oricoli bust of Zeus, King of the Gods, in the collection of the Vatican Museum. ... Jupiter et Thétis - by Jean Ingres, 1811. ... In Roman mythology, Summanus was the god of nocturnal thunder, as opposed to Jupiter, the god of diurnal (daylight) thunder. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... herro For other uses, see Indra (disambiguation). ... Monsoon in the Vindhya range. ... Hindu mythology is a term used by modern scholarship for a large body of Indian literature that details the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and divine incarnations on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse. ... In Celtic mythology Taranis was a god of thunder worshipped in Gaul and Britain and mentioned, along with Esus and Toutatis, by the Roman poet Lucan in his epic poem Pharsalia. ... Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. ... In Celtic mythology, Ambisagrus was a Gaulish god of thunder and lightning. ... In Celtic mythology, Leucetios was a Gaulish god of thunder. ... In Celtic mythology, Tuireann was the father of Creidhne, Luchtaine and Giobhniu by Brigid. ... The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology. ... Thor carries his hammer and wears his belt of strength (MS SÁM 66, 18th century). ... Thor, god of thunder, one of the major figures in Germanic mythology. ... Thors battle against the giants, by Mårten Eskil Winge, 1872 Thor (Proto-Germanic: *Þunraz, Old Norse: Þórr, Old English: Þunor, Old Dutch and Old High German: Donar) is the red-haired and bearded god of thunder in Norse Mythology and more generally Germanic mythology. ... Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... The name of an Indo-European god of thunder and/or the oak may be reconstructed as *Perkwunos or *Perkunos. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies The Balto-Slavic languages are an Indo-European language family, consisting of the (possibly genetically related) Baltic languages and Slavic languages. ... Lithuanian Perkūnas, Latvian Pērkons, Prussian Percuns was the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities in the Baltic pantheon. ... Problems The Pagan ideas have went into the wind, Poland is now a very large Catholic Populous. ... In Slavic mythology, Perun (with many spelling and pronunciation variants among modern Slavic languages) is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning. ... The Albanian god of thunder and the consort of Prende. ... Gebeleizis (or Nebeleizis) was the god of lightning and the horizon for the Dacians. ... Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, named by the ancient Greeks Getae, was a large district of Southeastern Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa, on the east by the Tyras or Nistru, now... In Thracian religious beliefs, Zibelthiurdos was a storm god. ... Thrace (Bulgarian: , Greek: , Latin: , Turkish: ) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. ... Simplified drawing of a stone carving type found in Karelia, which is believed to have characteristics of both snake and thunder In Finnish mythology, Ukko (Estonian spelling Uku) is a god of sky, weather, crops (harvest) and other natural things. ... Perkele originally referred to the Finnish thunder god, which was also sometimes referred as Ukko (=The old man). With Christianity the Swedish priests co-opted him for one of the titles of Satan. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... The Sami god of the sky and of thunder, normally depicted wielding a pair of war-hammers. ... The Sami people (also Sámi, Saami, Lapps and Laplanders) are the indigenous people of Sápmi, which encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. ... The Etruscans were a race of unknown origin from North Italy who were eventually integrated into Rome. ...

East Asia

• Lei Gong (Chinese mythology)
• Ajisukitakahikone, Raijin (Raiden-sama, Kaminari-sama), Tenjin (kami) (Japanese mythology)

In Chinese mythology, Lei Gong is the god of Thunder. ... Chinese Mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written form. ... In Japanese mythology, Ajisukitakahikone (also Aji-Suki-Taka-Hiko-Ne) is a god of thunder. ... Raijin surrounded by drums to make thunder. ... Raiden can refer to: Raijin, a figure in Japanese mythology. ... Tenjin (天神) is the Shinto kami of scholarship, the deified Sugawara no Michizane. ... Japanese mythology is a complex system of beliefs. ...

Americas

• Thunderbird (Native American mythology)
• Xolotl (Aztec and Toltec mythology)
• Chaac (Maya mythology)
• Apocatequil (Incan mythology)
• Cocijo (Mexican mythology)
• Aktzin (Mexican mythology)
• Jasso (Mexican mythology)
• Haokah (Lakota mythology)
• Tupã (Brazilian Indian mythology)

Depiction of a Thunderbird on a Totem Pole The Thunderbird is a mythical creature common to Native American religion. ... Native American mythology includes a number of stories and legends that are mythological. ... In Aztec mythology, (and among the Toltecs), Xolotl was the god of lightning and the one who aided the dead on their journey to Mictlan. ... The Aztec civilization recognized many gods and supernatural creatures. ... The Toltecs (or Toltec or Tolteca) were a Pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th century AD. According to pre-hispanic traditions (compiled in the Historia Tolteca Chichimeca, a codex written between 1547-1560), they may have spoken the language Nahuatl... Chaac (also rendered as Chaak or Chac) is an important deity in the pantheon of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Mesoamerica. ... Maya mythology refers to the pre-Columbian Maya civilizations extensive polytheistic religious beliefs. ... In Incan mythology, Apocatequil was the god of lightning. ... This article is in need of attention. ... In Maya mythology, Chac (sometimes spelled Chaac) was the god of rain and thunder, and important as a fertility and agriculture god. ... Aktzin (alternate spellings: Aktsin, Aktsini, Aktziní) was the god of rain, thunder and lightning for the Totonac civilization in ancient Mexico. ... Jasso is a thunder God in Mexican Tradition well I do not know much about this God. ... In Lakota mythology, Haokah is a god of thunder and lightning. ... The Lakota (also Sioux, Dakota) are a Native American tribe located in the Great Plains area of the United States. ... Tupã can refer to: Tupã (Guaraní mythology) Tupã (City in São Paulo state, Brazil) Tom Tupa (NFL player) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Africa

• Shango (Yorùbá mythology)
• Oya (goddess of thunder, Yoruba mythology)
• Azaka-Tonnerre (Voodoo)
• Mulungu

In Yorùbá mythology, Shango (Xango, Shango), or Changó in Latin America, is perhaps the most popular Orisha; he is a Sky Father, god of thunder and the ancestor of the Yoruba. ... The mythology of the Yorùbá is sometimes claimed by its supporters to be one of the worlds oldest widely practised religions. ... In Yoruba mythology, Oya, is the Goddess of the Niger River. ... The mythology of the Yorùbá is sometimes claimed by its supporters to be one of the worlds oldest widely practised religions. ... In Vodun, and especially in Haiti, Azaka-Tonnerre (also Azaca) is the loa of agriculture and thunder. ... See Vodou, also Voodoo (disambiguation). ... Mulungu is a creator God of the Nyamwezi people of Tanzania in eastern Africa. ...

South Pacific

• Haikili (Polynesian mythology)
• Tawhaki (Polynesian mythology)
• Kaha'i (Polynesian mythology)
• Uira (Polynesian mythology)

In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Hawaii), Haikili is the god of thunder. ... Polynesia (meaning many islands in Greek) is a triangular grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos settled by seafaring voyagers from the original heartland in Tonga and Samoa. ... In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Maori), Tawhaki (or Tawhiki) is the god of health, lightning and thunder, and a son of Hema and Urotonga. ... In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Hawaii), Kahai is the god of lightning. ... The UIRA project combines the resources and knowledge of the Flash 4 Linux project(no longer under development) and Quanta-Flash (Qflash) project, both of which were Open Source applications that provided (to some extent) an alternative to the propietary (now Adobe) Macromedia Flash MX. As Quoted from UIRAs...

Fictional

• Raiden originally from popular video game Mortal Kombat
• Blind Io in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett.
• Ramuh From the popular Final Fantasy series.

See also: Category:Thunder gods Raiden can refer to: Raijin, a figure in Japanese mythology. ... Mortal Kombat has multiple meanings. ... This article details minor Discworld characters; characters from the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett who only appear in the background, or who have only had a brief starring role. ... // This article is about the novels. ... Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ... An old, wizened man who wields a staff and has power over thunder at about the same standing as Shiva and Ifrit. ... Final Fantasy ) is a series of computer and console role-playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co. ...