List of thunder gods
For other uses, see God of Thunder (disambiguation).
Indra, the Indian/ Hindu god of thunder.
Polytheistic peoples of many cultures have postulated a thunder god, the personification or source of the forces of thunder and lightning; a lightning god does not have a typical depiction, and will vary based on the culture. In Indo-European cultures, the thunder god is frequently known as the chief or king of the gods, e.g. Indra in Hinduism, Zeus in Greek mythology, and Perun in ancient Slavic religion; or a close relation thereof, e.g. Thor, son of Odin, in Norse mythology. This is also true of Shango in Yoruba religion and in the syncretic religions of the African Diaspora, such as SanterÃa (Cuba, Puerto Rico, United States and Candomblé (Brazil).
In Greek mythology, the Elysian Fields, or the Elysian Plains, the final resting places of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous, evolved from a designation of a place or person struck by lightning, enelysion, enelysios.[1] This could be a reference to Zeus, the god of lightning/Jupiter, so "lightning-struck" could be saying that the person was blessed (struck) by Zeus (/lightning/fortune). Egyptologist Jan Assmann has also suggested that Greek Elysion may have instead been derived from the Egyptian term ialu (older iaru), meaning "reeds," with specific reference to the "Reed fields" (Egyptian: sekhet iaru / ialu), a paradisiacal land of plenty where the dead hoped to spend eternity.[2]
List of thunder gods
Ancient Near East
- Teshub (Hurrian mythology)
- Adad, Bel, Ishkur, Marduk (Babylonian-Assyrian mythology)
- Baʿal, Hadad (Canaanite & Phoenician mythology)
- Set (Egyptian mythology)
Eurasia
- Tarhunt (Hittite/Luwia mythology)
- Zeus (Greek Mythology)
- Astrape and Bronte (Greek mythology)
- Brontes (Greek mythology)
- Jupiter, Summanus (Roman mythology)
- Taranis (Pan-Celtic); Ambisagrus, Loucetios (Gaulish mythology)
- Þunraz (Germanic mythology; Anglo-Saxon Þunor, German Donar, Norse Þórr, North Germanic Tor, Thor)
- Perun (Slavic mythology)
- Perkūnas (Baltic mythology)
- Perëndi (Albanian mythology)
- Gebeleizis (Dacian mythology)
- Zibelthiurdos (Thracian mythology)
- Ukko or Perkele (Finnish mythology)
- Tharapita or Taara (Estonian mythology)
- Horagalles (Sami mythology)
- Aplu (Etruscan mythology)
- Atämshkai (Moksha mythology)
- Zeus TANRILARIN TANRISI
East Asia
- Wen Zhong (Lei Zu, Ascendant of Thunder) (Chinese mythology)
- Feng Lung (Lei Gong, Lord of Thunder) (Chinese mythology)
Thunder Emperors of the Five Regions
- Hu Fengya, God of Thunder of the East (Chinese mythology)
- Bing Jiulu, God of Thunder of the South (Chinese mythology)
- Rong Yaoling, God of Thunder of the West (Chinese mythology)
- Lu Xingmeng, God of Thunder of the North (Chinese mythology)
- Sun Zhener, God of Thunder of the Center (Chinese mythology)
Thunder Kings of the Five Regions
- Yan Fu, Thunder King of the East (Chinese mythology)
- Zhuo Bin, Thunder King of the South (Chinese mythology)
- Gao Hui, Thunder King of the West (Chinese mythology)
- Wu Xi, Thunder King of the North (Chinese mythology)
- Zhao Jian, Thunder King of the Center (Chinese mythology)
Marshals of Thunder
- Deng Zhong (Chinese mythology)
- Tian Hua (Chinese mythology)
- Liu Hou (Chinese mythology)
- Xin Xing (Chinese mythology)
- Pang Qiao (Chinese mythology)
Thunder Generals of the Five Regions
- Wu Chong, Thunder General of the East (Chinese mythology)
- Wang Jian, Thunder General of the South (Chinese mythology)
- Meng Zhang, Thunder General of the West (Chinese mythology)
- Sun Heng, Thunder General of the North (Chinese mythology)
- Guo Zhen, Thunder General of the Center (Chinese mythology)
Twelve Lords of Heaven’s Thunder
- 1. ShénxiÄo Leigong
- 2. WÇ”fÄng Leigong
- 3. Hángyǔ Leigong
- 4. Háng fēng Leigong
- 5. Hángyún Leigong
- 6. Bùzé Leigong
- 7. Hángxuě Leigong
- 8. Hángbīng Leigong
- 9. FÄ“ishÄ Leigong
- 10. ShÃsuì Leigong
- 11. TÅ«nguÇ Leigong
- 12. Fúmó Leigong
Twelve Lords of Earth’s Thunder
- 1. Shǎngshà n Leigong
- 2. Fáě Leigong
- 3. ShèlÃng Leigong
- 4. FÄdà o Leigong
- 5. Sìxù Leigong
- 6. QuèzÄi Leigong
- 7. ShÅudú Leigong
- 8. Jiùbìng Leigong
- 9. Fúwēi Leigong
- 10. Tà ishēng Leigong
- 11. XúntiÄn Leigong
- 12. Chádì Leigong
Twelve Lords of Man’s Thunder
- 1. ShÅuwÄ“n Leigong
- 2. Shèdú Leigong
- 3. Chúhà i Leigong
- 4. Quèhuò Leigong
- 5. FÄ“ngshÄn Leigong
- 6. Pòcháo Leigong
- 7. DáguÇ Leigong
- 8. Fúhǔ Leigong
- 9. Pòzhà ng Leigong
- 10. Mièshī Leigong
- 11. Dà ngguà i Leigong
- 12. Guǎnpò Leigong
Thirty Six Lords of Thunder
- 1. Wǔdi Leigong
- 2. Yīnyáng Leigong
- 3. SìlÃng Leigong
- 4. Liùjiǎ Leigong
- 5. Pīléi Leigong
- 6. FÄshuÇ Leigong
- 7. BÄfÄ“ng Leigong
- 8. ShÃyÇ” Leigong
- 9. Liùdà o Leigong
- 10. Zhìdià n Leigong
- 11. Xīngfēng Leigong
- 12. Hángyǔ Leigong
- 13. Wǔyuè Leigong
- 14. Sìlì Leigong
- 15. BÄjié Leigong
- 16. Liùhóu Leigong
- 17. DÃ chuÄn Leigong
- 18. XÄ«gÇ” Leigong
- 19. JiÄnghé Leigong
- 20. Sìhǎi Leigong
- 21. MÃnggÇ” Leigong
- 22. HÅnglún Leigong
- 23. Huǒchē Leigong
- 24. Huǒlún Leigong
- 25. YÃshÄn Leigong
- 26. Zǒushà Leigong
- 27. Xīngyún Leigong
- 28. SÇŽyÇ” Leigong
- 29. Hángyún Leigong
- 30. BùshuÄng Leigong
- 31. Dáwēn Leigong
- 32. Qūxié Leigong
- 33. GuÄngmÃng Leigong
- 34. Hēià n Leigong
- 35. Pòmià o Leigong
- 36. Huǒyìn Leigong
Thirty Six Gods of Thunder
- 1. Yùshū Leishen
- 2. Yùfǔ Leishen
- 3. Yùzhù Leishen
- 4. Shǎngqīng Dà dòng Leishen
- 5. Huǒlún Leishen
- 6. Guà ndǒu Leishen
- 7. FÄ“nghuÇ’ Leishen
- 8. Fēijié Leishen
- 9. Běijà Leishen
- 10. ZÇwÄ“i XuánshÅ« Leishen
- 11. ShénxiÄo Leishen
- 12. XiÄndÅ« Leishen
- 13. DÃ yÇ HÅngtiÄn Leishen
- 14. ZÇfÇ” Leishen
- 15. Tiějiǎ Leishen
- 16. Shà oyáng Leishen
- 17. Yùhuǒ Leishen
- 18. ShèlÃngmán Leishen
- 19. DezhÄ«mÃng Leishen
- 20. SÄnjiè Leishen
- 21. Zhǎnkuà ng Leishen
- 22. Dà wēi Leishen
- 23. DÃ bÅ Leishen
- 24. QÄ«ngcÇŽo Leishen
- 25. BÄguà Leishen
- 26. Hùnyuán Yīngquǎn Leishen
- 27. Xià omìngfēng Leishen
- 28. Huǒyún Leishen
- 29. Yǔbù Dà tǒngshè Leishen
- 30. Tà ijà Leishen
- 31. Jià nhuǒ Leishen
- 32. Nèijià n Leishen
- 33. Wà ijià n Leishen
- 34. ShénfÇ” TiÄnshÅ« Leishen
- 35. Dà fà n Dòushū Leishen
- 36. Yùchén Leishen
- Indra, Parjanya (Hindu mythology)
- Ajisukitakahikone, Raijin (Raiden-sama, Kaminari-sama), Tenjin (kami) (Japanese mythology)
- Susanoo (Japanese mythology)
Americas
- Thunderbird (Iroquois and Huron mythology)
- Aktzin (Totonac mythology)
- Haokah (Lakota mythology)
- Xolotl and Tlaloc (Aztec mythology)
- Cocijo (Zapotec mythology)
- Chaac (Maya mythology)
- Yopaat (Maya mythology)
- Chibchacum (Muisca mythology)
- Apocatequil (Incan mythology)
- Tupã (Guaranà mythology)
Sub-Saharan Africa
- Oya (goddess of hurricanes, consort of Shango in Yoruba religion)
- Azaka-Tonnerre (West African Vodun/Haitian Vodou)
- Mulungu
- Xevioso (alternately: Xewioso, Heviosso. Thunder god of the So region)
- Amadioha (Igbo, Nigeria)
- Àlamei (So region)
Oceania
- Polynesian mythology
- Haikili (Polynesian mythology)
- TÄwhaki (Polynesian mythology)
- Kaha'i (Polynesian mythology)
- Te Uira (Polynesian mythology)
- Nan Sapwe (Pohnpeian mythology)
Australia
- Mamaragan (Aboriginal mythology)
New Zealand
Literature
- H. Munro Chadwick, The Oak and the Thunder-God, Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1900).
Music
- Gene Simmons of KISS's title song is "God of Thunder", regarding his "Demon" onstage persona.
- Rick Allen of Def Leppard was first referred to as the "Thunder God" by Joe Elliott, the lead singer, during the first concert of the Hysteria World Tour.
Video games
- Raiden (Mortal Kombat)
- Orlanth (King of Dragon Pass)
See also
References
- ↑ Walter Burkert, Greek Religion, 1985. p. 198.
- ↑ Assmann, Jan (2001). Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt. Cornell University Press. p. 392
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