Jul 3, 2021
Civilizations world-wide have revered nature and even given names to different aspects. Here, from a variety of sources are the names for just the weather gods from many and varied civilizations.
Achuhucanac: African Guanche rain god.
Aeolus: Greek god -- ruler (or king) of all the winds. Since the winds were conceived of as horse-shaped spirits, Aeolus was tilted Hippotades, "the reiner of horses," from the Greek hippos ("horse") and taden ("reined in tightly").
Aide: Basque goddess of the air.
Aether: Primeval Greek god of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven (or light).
Ambisagrus: Celtic god of weather (equivalent to Jupiter).
Amun: Egyptian god of creation and the wind.
Apeliotes: Greek god of the east wind.
Astraios: Greek god of the wind and stars.
Aten: Egyptian sun god.
Aura: Green Titan goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of the early morning.
Aurae: Greek nymphs of the breezes.
Aurora: Roman goddess of the dawn.
Barsamin: Armenian god of weather.
Binbeal: Australian god of rainbows.
Boreas: Greek god of the north wind called the cold breath of winter.
Caelus: Roman god of the sky (although the Romans preferred the Greek name Uranus)
Caillech Bheur: Scottish and Irish goddess of weather, earth, sky, seasons, moon and sun.
Cally Berry: Irish Celtic god of weather.
Chaos: Primeval Greek god of the air (literally the gap between heaven and earth). Chaos was the first of the primeval gods to emerge at the creation of the universe.
Denka: African Dinka god of sky, rain, and fertility
Enlil: Sumerian god of air and storms (means "lord of the wind").
Eos: Greek goddess of the dawn.
Erebos: Greek god of the south-east wind.
Favonius: Roman god of the west wind (although the Romans often used the Greek Zephr in poetry).
Fulgora: Roman goddess of lightning.
Freyer: Norse god of weather.
Gaoh: Iroquois master of the winds.
Harpyiai: Greek Daimons of whirlwinds and storm gusts.
Hekatonkheires: Three hundred-armed, fifty-headed giants gods of violent storms which they released from the gates of Tartarus.
Helios: Greek Titan god of the sun. Brother of Eos.
Hemera: The primeval Greek goddess of the day, born of Chaos and Erebos, who scattered the mists of her sister Nyx in the early morning.
Dies: Roman goddess of the day.
Heng: Huron spirit of thunder.
Hera: Greek goddess of the air.
Herse: Greek goddess of the morning dew
Hesperides: The goddess of the sunsets.
Hino: Iroquois sky god of the spirit of thunder.
Horae: Greek goddesses of the seasons usually named Eunomia, Eirene, and Dike.
Horagalles: Sami paraphrase of Thora Galles or Thoragalles and is another name for the Norse god of thunder (Thor).
Horus: African god of the sky.
Hotoru: Pawnee wind god.
Isaywa: African god of rain, storms, thunder, and lightning.
Iris: Greek and Roman goddess of the rainbow.
Juno: Roman goddess of the air.
Jupiter: Roman god of clouds, rain, thunder and lightning; ruler of gods.
Kaikias: The Greek god of the north-east wind.
Khakaba: African god of rain, storms, and lightning.
Lei Shen: Chinese god of thunder also called Lei Gong or Lei Kung.
Leucetios: Celtic god of thunder and storms.
Lips: The Greek god of the south-west wind.
Lugh: Celtic sun god.
Mungo: African god of rain.
Negafook: Inuit god of weather systems
Nenaunir: African evil god of storms
Nephelai: Greek cloud nymphs
Notos: Greek god of the south wind known as the god of summer rain storms.
Nun: African god of water and chaos.
Nut: Egyptian goddess of the sky who covers the Earth.
Nyx: The primeval Greek goddess of the night born of Chaos and Erebos.
Perkele: Finnish supreme god of thunder -- originally referred to as Ukko
Perun: Slavic god of thunder and lightning. He carries a mightly axe.
Poseidon: Greek god of earthquakes, storms, and the sea.
Ra: African sun god.
Rock-Sens: African god of rain, thunder, and lightning.
Saranyu: Hindu goddess of the dawn and the clouds
Sekhmet: Egyptian sun goddess
Shango: African Yoruba god of thunder, storms, war (carries a double-headed axe much like Thor).
Shu: Egptian god of the wind and air.
Skadi: Norse goddess of winter and hunting.
Skiron: Greed god of the north-west wind.
Sol: Roman god of the sun also called Phoebus.
Stribog: Slavic god and spirit of the winds, sky and air.
Summanus: Roman god of nocturnal thunderstorms.
Tawhiri: Maori (ancient New Zealand) god of weather including thunder, lightning, wind, clouds, and storms.
Tefnut: Egyptian goddess of moisture.
Teshub: Hurrian (ancient near east) god of sky and storm.
Theia: Greek Titan goddess of the shining light of the clear blue sky.
Thor: Norse god of sky and thunder.
Uenuku: Maori god of rainbows.
Ukko: Finnish god of sky, weather, and crops. Finnish work for thunderstorm (ukkonen) is derived from his name. Ukko's weapon was a hammer by which he struck lightning.
Uku: Estonian equivalent of Finnish Ukko.
Uranus: Primeval Greek god of the sky (or the solid dome of heaven).
Utixo: African god of rain, storms, and thunder.
Utu: Sumerian sun god.
Varuna: Hindu god of the sky.
Wele: African sky god of rain, storms, and lightning.
Yu-Huang-Shang-Ti: Chinese god of the sky.
Zephyrus: Greek god of the wind wind known as the god of spring breezes.
Zeus: Greek god of clouds, rain, thunder and lightning; ruler of gods.
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