
A water deity is a
deity
A deity or god is a supernatural being who is considered divine or sacred. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greate ...
in
mythology associated with
water or various
bodies of water
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. 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. Another important focus of worship of water deities has been springs or
holy wells.
As a form of
animal worship
The term Animal worship (or zoolatry) is an umbrella term designating religious or ritual practices involving animals. This includes the worship of animal deities or animal sacrifice. An animal 'cult' is formed when a species is taken to repres ...
,
whales and
snakes (hence
dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
s) have been regarded as godly deities throughout the world (as are other animals such as
turtles, fish, crabs, and
sharks). In Asian lore, whales and dragons sometimes have connections.
Serpents are also common as a symbol or
as serpentine deities, sharing many similarities with dragons.
Africa and the Mediterranean
Sub-Sahara Africa
Western Niger-Congo
Benin
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Ezili
Erzulie (sometimes spelled Erzili or Èzili) is a family of loa, or spirits, in Vodou.
Overview
The Erzulie is a family of loa that are often associated with water (fluidity), femininity, and feminine bodies. They are one of the only group of ...
, goddess of sweet water, beauty, and love.
Dogon
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Nommos, amphibious spirits that are worshiped as ancestors.
Serer
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Mindiss (or Mindis) is not a deity in
Serer religion, but a
pangool
Pangool (in Serer and Cangin) singular: Fangool (var : ''Pangol'' and ''Fangol''), are the ancient saints and ancestral spirits of the Serer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. The Pangool play a crucial role in Serer religion and hist ...
with goddess–like attributes. She is a female protector of the
Fatick Region. Offerings are made in her name at the
River Sine. She appears to humans in the form of a
manatee, She is one of the best known ''fangool'' (singular of ''pangool''). She possess the attributes of a typical ''water fangool'', yet at the same time, she is a ''blood fangool''. The Senegalese Ministry of Culture added the ''Mbind Ngo Mindiss'' site to its list of monuments and historic sites in
Fatick. It is the site where offerings are made, situated on the
arms of the sea which bears her name, in the
Sine
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.
Yoruba
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Oshun, a orisha of fresh “sweet” waters and the Osun River.
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Olokun, an ocean orisha and is the owner of all waters.
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Yemoja, originally only the orisha of the Ogun River but became orisha over the sea waves by way of the Trans-Atlantic Slabe Trade.
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Olosa, wife of Olokun, orisha over lagoons.
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Oya, orisha of storms and the Niger River.
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Oba, orisha of the Oba River.
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Yewa, orisha of the Yewa River.
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Otín Otín can refer to:
* Otín (Jihlava District), Czech Republic
* Otín (Žďár nad Sázavou District), Czech Republic
See also
* Otin, female Islamic teachers in Central Asia
* Otin River
The Otin River is a river in Osun State, Nigeria. It i ...
, orisha if the Otín River.
*Yemoo, original wife of Obatala and orisha over waters and maternity. Said to be the original form of most female water orishas
Lugandan
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Sezibwa, goddess of the
Sezibwa River
The Sezibwa River is a river in Central Uganda, in East Africa. The name is derived from the Luganda phrase "sizibwa kkubo", which translates into "my path cannot be blocked".
Location
River Sezibwa is located in the southern central part of Ugan ...
.
Batonga
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Nyami Nyami
The Nyami Nyami, otherwise known as the Zambezi River God or Zambezi Snake Spirit, is one of the most important gods of the Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe, Tonga people. Nyami Nyami is believed to protect the Tonga people and give them sust ...
, a river spirit of the Batonga of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Kongo
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Bunzi, goddess of rain, rainbow and waters.
* Chicamassichinuinji, king of oceans.
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Funza, goddess of waters, twin phenomenon and malformations in children. Wife of Mbumba.
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Kalunga
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, god of death and border between world of Alives and world of dead.
* Kimbazi, goddess of sea storms.
* Kuitikuiti, serpent god of Congo river.
* Lusunzi, god of spring and waters.
*
Mamba Muntu, goddesses of waters and sexuality.
* Makanga.
* Mbantilanda.
* Mbumba, rainbow serpent of terrestrial waters and warriors.
* Mboze.
*
Mpulu Bunzi, god of rain and waters.
* Mundele, albino gods of the sea.
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Simbi dia Maza, nymphs or goddesses of waters, lakes and rivers.
Mediterranean
''Hamito-Semitic regions of North Africa, Arabia, and the Levant.''
Canaanite
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Yam (god), god of the sea.
Egyptian
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Anuket, goddess of the Nile and nourisher of the fields.
*Bairthy, goddess of water, was depicted with a small pitcher on her head, holding a long spear-like sceptre.
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Hapi, god of the annual flooding of the Nile.
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Khnum, god of the source of the Nile.
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Nephthys
Nephthys or Nebet-Het in ancient Egyptian ( grc-gre, Νέφθυς) was a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion. A member of the Great Ennead of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology, she was a daughter of Nut and Geb. Nephthys was typically paired wi ...
, goddess of rivers, death, mourning, the dead, and night.
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Nu, uncreated god, personification of the primordial waters.
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Osiris, god of the dead and afterlife; originally a god of water and vegetation.
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Satet, goddess of the Nile River's floods.
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Sobek, god of the Nile river, is depicted as a crocodile or a man with the head of a crocodile.
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Tefnut, goddess of water, moisture, and fertility.
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Wadj-wer
Wadj-wer, also spelled Uatch-ur is an Egyptian god of fertility whose name means the "great green".
It was commonly believed that Wadj-wer was a personification of the Mediterranean Sea; however, it is apparently more likely that he rather repr ...
, personification of the Mediterranean Sea or represented the lagoons and lakes in the northernmost Nile Delta.
Hebrew
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Leviathan, sea serpent.
Mesopotamian
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Abzu, god of fresh water, father of all other gods.
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Enbilulu, god of rivers and canals.
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Enki
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, deity_of = God of creation, intelligence, crafts, water, seawater, lakewater, fertility, semen, magic, mischief
...
, god of water and of the river
Tigris.
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Marduk
Marduk (Cuneiform: dAMAR.UTU; Sumerian: ''amar utu.k'' "calf of the sun; solar calf"; ) was a god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon. When Babylon became the political center of the Euphrates valley in the time of ...
, god associated with water, vegetation, judgment, and magic.
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Nammu
Nammu ( dENGUR = dLAGAB×ḪAL; also read Namma) was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as a creator deity in the local theology of Eridu. It is assumed that she was associated with water. She is also well attested in connection with incantations ...
, goddess of the primeval sea.
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Nanshe
Nanshe ( sux, ) was a Mesopotamian goddess in various contexts associated with the sea, marshlands, the animals inhabiting these biomes, namely bird and fish, as well as divination, dream interpretation, justice, social welfare, and certain admin ...
, goddess of the
Persian Gulf, justice, prophecy, fertility and fishing.
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Tiamat, goddess of salt water and chaos, also mother of all gods.
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Sirsir, god of mariners.
Greek / Hellenic
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Achelous, Greek river god.
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Aegaeon, god of violent sea storms and ally of the Titans.
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Alpheus, river god in Arcadia.
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Amphitrite, sea goddess and consort of Poseidon and thus queen of the sea.
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Anapos, water god of eastern Sicily.
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Asopus, river god in Greece
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Asterion, river-god of
Argos
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Brito-Martis, the goddess Brito-Martis is always depicted in arms.
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Brizo, goddess of sailors.
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Carcinus, a giant crab who allied itself with the Hydra against Heracles. When it died, Hera placed it in the sky as the constellation
Cancer.
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Ceto
Ceto (; grc, Κητώ, Kētṓ, sea monster) is a primordial sea goddess in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pontus and his mother, Gaia. As a mythological figure, she is considered to be one of the most ancient deities, and bore a host of ...
, goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters.
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Charybdis
Charybdis (; grc, Χάρυβδις, Khárybdis, ; la, Charybdis, ) is a sea monster in Greek mythology. She, with the sea monster Scylla, appears as a challenge to epic characters such as Odysseus, Jason, and Aeneas. Scholarship locates her in t ...
, a sea monster and spirit of whirlpools and the tide.
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Cymopoleia
In Greek mythology, Cymopoleia or Cymopolia (; Ancient Greek: Κυμοπόλεια ''Kymopoleia'') was a daughter of sea god Poseidon and the wife of Briareus, one of the three Hundred-Handers. Her only known mention occurs in the Hesiodic ''Th ...
, a daughter of Poseidon and goddess of giant storm waves.
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Doris, goddess of the sea's bounty and wife of Nereus.
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Eidothea
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, prophetic sea nymph and daughter of Proteus.
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Electra
Electra (; grc, Ήλέκτρα) is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies.Evans (1970), p. 79 She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, '' Electra'' by Sophocles and '' Electra'' by Euripides. She is also the centra ...
, an Oceanid, consort of
Thaumas.
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Enipeus, a river god
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Eurybia, goddess of the mastery of the seas.
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Galene (Γαλήνη), goddess of calm seas.
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Glaucus, the fisherman's sea god.
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Gorgons, three monstrous sea spirits.
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Euryale
**
Medusa
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Stheno
* The
Graeae, three ancient sea spirits who personified the white foam of the sea; they shared one eye and one tooth between them.
*
Hippocampi, the horses of the sea.
* The
Ichthyocentaurs, a pair of centaurine sea-gods with the upper bodies of men, the lower fore-parts of horses, ending in the serpentine tails of fish.
*Kymopoleia, daughter of Poseidon and goddess of violent sea storms.
*
Leucothea, a sea goddess who aided sailors in distress.
*
Nerites, watery consort of Aphrodite and/or beloved of Poseidon.
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Nereus, the old man of the sea, and the god of the sea's rich bounty of fish.
*
Nymphs
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Naiad
In Greek mythology, the naiads (; grc-gre, ναϊάδες, naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.
They are distinct from river gods, who ...
es, freshwater nymphs.
**
Nereides, sea nymphs.
**
Oceanid
In Greek mythology, the Oceanids or Oceanides (; grc, Ὠκεανίδες, Ōkeanídes, pl. of grc, Ὠκεανίς, Ōkeanís, label=none) are the nymphs who were the three thousand (a number interpreted as meaning "innumerable") daughters o ...
es, nymphs of freshwater sources.
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Oceanus
In Greek mythology, Oceanus (; grc-gre, , Ancient Greek pronunciation: , also Ὠγενός , Ὤγενος , or Ὠγήν ) was a Titan son of Uranus and Gaia, the husband of his sister the Titan Tethys, and the father of the river gods a ...
, Titan god of the Earth-encircling river Okeanos, the font of all the Earth's fresh water.
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Palaemon, a young sea god who aided sailors in distress.
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Phorcys, god of the hidden dangers of the deep.
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Pontus, primeval god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures.
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Poseidon, Olympian god of the sea and king of the sea gods; also god of flood, drought, earthquakes, and horses. His Roman equivalent is
Neptune
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.
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Potamoi, deities of rivers, fathers of Naiads, brothers of the Oceanids, and as such, the sons of Oceanus and Tethys.
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Proteus, a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidon's seals.
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Psamathe, goddess of sand beaches.
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Scylla
In Greek mythology, Scylla), is obsolete. ( ; grc-gre, Σκύλλα, Skúlla, ) is a legendary monster who lives on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite her counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait are within an arrow's r ...
, a sea monster, later authors made up a backstory of her being a Nereid transformed into a monster due to Circe's jealousy.
* The
Telchines, sea spirits native to the island of Rhodes; the gods killed them when they turned to evil magic.
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Tethys, Titan goddess of the sources fresh-water, and the mother of the rivers (
Potamoi), springs, streams, fountains and clouds.
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Thalassa
Thalassa (; grc-gre, Θάλασσα, Thálassa, sea; Attic Greek: , ''Thálatta'') was the general word for 'sea' and for its divine female personification in Greek mythology. The word may have been of Pre-Greek origin.
Mythology
According to ...
, primordial goddess of the sea.
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Thaumas, god of the wonders of the sea and father of the
Harpies
In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies, , ; lat, harpȳia) is a half-human and half-bird personification of storm winds. They feature in Homeric poems.
Descriptions
They were generally depicted as birds with the head ...
and the rainbow goddess
Iris.
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Thetis, leader of the Nereids who presided over the spawning of marine life in the sea, mother of Achilles.
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Triteia
Triteia ( grc, Τρίτεια) was, in Greek mythology, the daughter of the sea-god Triton (mythology), Triton and mother, by Ares, of Melanippus who gave to a town in Achaea (ancient region), Achaea the name of his mother. Sacrifices were offered ...
, daughter of Triton and companion of Ares.
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Triton, fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon.
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Tritones, fish-tailed spirits in Poseidon's retinue.
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Aspidochelone, colossal sea monster from the medieval bestiary ''
Physiologus''.
Roman
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Coventina, Romano-British goddess of a sacred spring at
Carrawburgh
Carrawburgh is a settlement in Northumberland. In Roman times, it was the site of a -acre (1.5 ha) auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall called Brocolitia, Procolita, or ''Brocolita''. This name is probably based on the Celtic name for the pla ...
on
Hadrian's Wall
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.
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Fontus, god of wells and springs.
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Juturna, goddess of fountains, wells, and springs.
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Neptune
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, god-king of the sea. His Greek counterpart was
Poseidon.
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Salacia, goddess of saltwater. Neptune's consort.
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Tiberinus, the genius of the river
Tiber.
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Volturnus, a god of the
Tiber who may originally have been a god of all rivers.
Anatolian - Hittite
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Aruna, god of the sea.
Armenian
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Astłik, goddess of water sources.
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Tsovinar, goddess of seas and storms.
Persian Zorostarian
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Ahurani
Ahurani is the Avestan language name of a Zoroastrian (class of) divinity associated with "the waters" ( ''āpō''). In scripture, the expression ''ahurani'' appears both in the singular and in the plural, and may - subject to context - either den ...
, Ahurani is a water goddess from ancient Persian mythology who watches over rainfall as well as standing water.
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Anahita, the divinity of "the Waters" (
Aban) and associated with fertility, healing, and wisdom.
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Apam Napat, the divinity of rain and the maintainer of order.
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Haurvatat, the
Amesha Spenta
In Zoroastrianism, the Amesha Spenta ( ae, , Aməša Spəṇta—literally "Immortal (which is) holy/bounteous/furthering") are a class of seven divine entities emanating from Ahura Mazda, the highest divinity of the religion. Later Middle Persian ...
associated with water, prosperity, and health in post-Gathic Zoroastrianism.
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Tishtrya
Tishtrya ( ave, 𐬙𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀, Tištrya, fa, تیر, Tir) or Roozahang is the Avestan language name of a Zoroastrian benevolent divinity associated with life-bringing rainfall and fertility. Tishtrya is Tir in Middle- and Moder ...
,
Zoroastrian benevolent divinity associated with life-bringing rainfall and fertility.
Northwest Eurasia
Balto-Slavic
Lithuanian
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Bangpūtys, god of sea and storm.
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Laumė, goddess of wild spaces, including waters.
Slavic
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Kostroma, goddess of fertility. After discovering that her husband, Kupala, is her brother, she jumped into the forest lake (in other legends into the river Ra). After her death, she became a
mavka (or rusalka).
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Mati-syra-zemla, moist mother, also the Earth goddess.
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Mokosh, moistness, lady of waters, goddess of moisture.
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Dodola, goddess of rain.
* Morskoy Tsar, the god and king of the sea.
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Moryana, a giant female sea spirit.
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Rusalki
In Slavic folklore, the rusalka (plural: rusalky/rusalki; ; pl, rusałka}) is a typically feminine entity, often malicious toward mankind and frequently associated with water, with counterparts in other parts of Europe, such as the French Melus ...
, female ghosts, water nymphs, succubi or mermaid-like demons that dwell in waterways.
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Veles, god of Earth, waters, and the underworld.
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Vodyanoi
In Slavic mythology, vodyanoy or vodyanoi ( rus, водяно́й, p=vədʲɪˈnoj; lit. ' efrom the water' or 'watery') is a water spirit. In Czech and Slovak fairy tales, it is called ''vodník'' (or in Germanized form: ), and it is consider ...
, water demon who lived in lakes and rivers.
Celtic
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Belisama
Belisama (Gaulish ''Belesama''; epigraphically ) is a Celtic goddess. She was identified by Roman commentators with Minerva by ''interpretatio romana''.
Name
The Gaulish theonym ''Belesama'' has been traditionally interpreted as meaning 'the ...
, goddess of lakes and rivers, fire, crafts, and light.
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Grannus, a god associated with spas, the sun, fires and healing thermal and mineral springs.
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Nantosuelta, river goddess of fire, the earth, healing, and fertility.
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Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs.
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Damona
In Gallo-Roman religion, Damona was a goddess worshipped in Gaul as the consort of Apollo Borvo and of Apollo Moritasgus.
Name
The theonym ''Damona'' is a derivative of the Proto-Celtic stem ''*damo-'', meaning 'bull' or 'deer' (cf. Old Irish ...
, water goddess associated with healing and rivers
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Selkie
*
Llŷr
English Folklore

*Father Thames, human manifestation and/or guardian of the
River Thames that flows through Southern England, while his ancient worship is obscure, he has become a popular symbol of the river in modern times, it being the subject of the song "Old Father Thames" and the model of several statues and reliefs scattered around
London.
*
Davy Jones, the
Devil of the seas in Western
piratical lore.
Gaulish
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Acionna
Acionna was a Gallo-Roman water goddess, attested in the Orléanais region.
In 1822, Jean-Baptiste Jollois, one of the founding fathers of archaeology in the region, carried out excavations on the so-called "fontaine de l'Étuvée", an ancient ...
, a water goddess/
genius loci
In classical Roman religion, a ''genius loci'' (plural ''genii locorum'') was the protective spirit of a place. It was often depicted in religious iconography as a figure holding attributes such as a cornucopia, patera (libation bowl) or snake. ...
of the
Orleanais region and the
Essonne.
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Condatis, god of the
River Wear
The River Wear (, ) in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At long, it is one of the region's longest rivers, wends in a steep valley through th ...
and healing.
* Segeta, goddess of the
Loire.
*
Sequana, goddess of the
River Seine.
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Souconna, goddess of the
Saône.
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Sirona, a goddess associated with healing springs.
Irish
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Brigid, a goddess sometimes associated with water and where three streams join together (relating to her being a
Triple Goddess
A triple deity is a deity with three apparent forms that function as a singular whole. Such deities may sometimes be referred to as threefold, tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune, triadic, or as a trinity. The number three has a long history ...
).
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Boann
Boann or Boand (modern Irish spelling: Bónn) is the Irish goddess of the River Boyne (the river-name now always in the nominalised dative/prepositional case, Bóinn), a river in Ireland's historical fifth province, Meath (from Middle Irish '' ...
, goddess of the
River Boyne.
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Danu (Dana), Continental Celtic river goddess. Her Irish variation was an ancestor/mother goddess.
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Manannán mac Lir, god of the sea.
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Lí Ban, water goddess.
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Lir, god of the sea.
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Sinann
The River Shannon ( ga, Abhainn na Sionainne, ', '), at in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of , – approximately one fifth of the area of the island of Ireland.
The Shan ...
, goddess of the
River Shannon
The River Shannon ( ga, Abhainn na Sionainne, ', '), at in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of , – approximately one fifth of the area of the island of Ireland.
The Shan ...
.
Welsh
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Dylan Eil Ton, god of the sea
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Llŷr, god of the sea.
Lusitanian
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Bandua, theonym associated with fountains.
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Duberdicus Duberdicus or Duberdico, was a god of fountains, lakes, and oceans in Lusitanian mythology, in the cultural area of Lusitania (in the territory of modern Portugal).
See also
* List of Lusitanian deities
*Lusitanian mythology
Lusitanian mythology ...
, god of the sea and rivers.
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Durius, personification of the
Douro river.
Norse-Germanic
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Ægir, personification of the sea.
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Freyr, god of rain, sunlight, fertility, life, and summer.
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Nehalennia, goddess of the
North Sea.
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Nerthus, mostly an earth goddess, but is also associated with lakes, springs, and
holy waters.
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Nine Daughters of Ægir
9 is a number, numeral, and glyph.
9 or nine may also refer to:
Dates
* AD 9, the ninth year of the AD era
* 9 BC, the ninth year before the AD era
* 9, numerical symbol for the month of September
Places
* Nine, Portugal, a parish in the ...
, who personify the characteristics of waves.
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Nix
Nix or NIX may refer to:
Places
* Nix, Alabama, an unincorporated community, United States
* Nix, Texas, a ghost town in southwestern Lampasas County, Texas, United States
* Nix (moon), a moon of Pluto
People
* Nix (surname), listing people with ...
, water spirits who usually appear in human form.
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Njord, god of the sea, particularly of
seafaring.
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Rán, sea goddess of death who collects the drowned in a net, wife of Ægir.
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Rhenus Pater, god of the
Rhine river
*Rura, goddess of the
Rur river
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Sága, wisdom goddess who lives near water and pours Odin a drink when he visits.
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Tiddy Mun, a bog deity once worshiped in Lincolnshire, England who had the ability to control floods.
Hindu-Vedic

*
Ap, group of water goddesses.
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Apam Napat, god of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes.
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Danu, goddess of primordial waters, mother of
Vritra and the
Danavas.
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Ganga
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
, goddess of the
Ganges river
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
and purity.
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Yami, goddess of
Yamuna river.
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Sarasvati, goddess of knowledge, music and the
Sarasvati river.
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Kaveri, celestial nymph, avatar of Parvati, goddess of the Kaveri rive
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Tapati, goddess of
Tapti river.
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Varuna, god of the water and the celestial ocean.
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Mariamman
Mariamman, often abbreviated to Amman, is a Hindu goddess of rain, predominantly venerated in the rural areas of South India. Her festivals are held during the late summer/early autumn season of Ādi throughout Tamil Nadu and the Deccan region, ...
, goddess of the rains, medicine, and disease
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Makara, mystical creature of waters.
Ossetia
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Donbettyr, master of all waters.
Uralic
Finnish
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Ahti, god of the depths and fish.
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Iku-Turso, a malevolent sea monster.
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Vedenemo, a goddess of water.
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Vellamo
Vellamo (), also spelled Wellamo, is the goddess of water, lakes and seas in Finnish mythology.
Vellamo is said to be tall and beautiful, and is much respected by fishermen, who pray to her for good fishing luck. Vellamo can also control the win ...
, the wife of Ahti, goddess of the sea, lakes, and storms.
Asia-Pacific / Oceania
Far East Asia
Taoism and Chinese folk religion
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Emperor the Water Official (shuǐguān)
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Ehuang & Nuying, goddesses of the Xiang River.
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Gonggong, red-haired dragon with the head of a man and water god who, together with his associate Xiang Yao, is responsible for the great floods.
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Hebo, god of the
Yellow River.
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Longmu, goddess of the Xijiang River in the Lingnan area.
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Mazu
Mazu or Matsu is a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles. She is the deified form of the legendary figure Lin Mo or Lin Moniang, a Fujianese shamaness whose life span is traditionally dated from 960 to 987. Re ...
, goddess of the sea and protector of seafarers.
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Shuimu, goddess of the water.
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Shui Wei Niang, goddess of the water.
* Shuidexianjun (水德星君)
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Tam Kung, sea deity worshiped in Hong Kong and Macau with the ability to forecast weather.
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Honorable Kings of the Water Immortals
The Shuixian Zunwang are five Chinese Deities worshipped as water and sea deities. They have various names in English including the Honorable Water Immortal Kings and the Lords of the Water. All five deities were formerly famous heros and ar ...
(''Shuixian Zunwang'').
**Han Ao or
Lu Ban
Lu Ban (–444BC). was a Chinese architect or master carpenter, structural engineer, and inventor, during the Zhou Dynasty. He is revered as the Chinese Deity (Patron) of builders and contractors.
Life
Lu Ban was born in the state of Lu; a few ...
, the inventors.
**
Qu Yuan,
Wu Zixu, and
Xiang Yu, famous suicides lost in rivers.
**
Yu the Great, tamer of China's Great Flood.
*
Dragon Kings of the Four Seas.
**
Ao Kuang
Ao Guang (; or ) is the Dragon King of the East Sea in Chinese folklore. He featured prominently in different works including ''Fengshen Yanyi'' and ''Journey to the West''.
''Fengshen Yanyi''
According to the ''Fengshen Yanyi'', after the passa ...
, Dragon King of the Eastern Sea.
** Ao Qin, Dragon King of the Southern Sea.
** Ao Run, Dragon King of the Western Sea.
** Ao Shun, Dragon King of the Northern Sea.
Japanese
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Ebisu, god of fortunes and fishery, often being referred to marine
megafauna
In terrestrial zoology, the megafauna (from Greek μέγας ''megas'' "large" and New Latin ''fauna'' "animal life") comprises the large or giant animals of an area, habitat, or geological period, extinct and/or extant. The most common threshold ...
s such as whales and
whale sharks (hence being also called "Ebisu-shark").
*Hanzaki Daimyojin, gigantic
Japanese giant salamander and master of the water.
*
Kuraokami Okami (淤加美神, Okami-no-kami) in the Kojiki, or in the Nihon Shoki: or , is a legendary Japanese dragon and Shinto deity of ice, rain, snow and winter . In Japanese mythology, the sibling progenitors Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to the ...
, one of Suijin.
*
Mizuchi,
Japanese dragon and sea god.
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Ōyamatsumi, god of mountains, sea and war.
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Ryūjin or
Watatsumi, Japanese dragon and tutelary deity of the sea.
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Suijin
is the Shinto god of water in Japanese mythology. The term Suijin (literally: ''water people'' or ''water deity'') refers to the heavenly and earthly manifestations of the benevolent Shinto divinity of water. It also refers to a wide variety of my ...
,
Shinto god of water.
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Sumiyoshi sanjin, god of ocean and sailing.
*
Susanoo
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Susanoo (; historical orthography: , ) is a in Japanese mythology. The younger brother of Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and mythical ancestress of the Japanese imperial line, he is a multifaceted deity with contradictory chara ...
, Shinto god of storms and the sea.
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Watatsumi, dragon king and ocean god.
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Yamata no Orochi, serpentine monster but also regarded as an incarnation of violent river.
Ainu
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Amemasu
or is a giant whale- or fish-like creature from Ainu folklore. Some of the largest ''amemasu'' are said to live in Lake Mashū and Lake Shikotsu in Hokkaidō, with smaller ones inhabiting lakes throughout northern areas of Honshu. The ''amemasu ...
, monster in the lakes.
*
Rep-un-kamui, god of the sea, often referring to
orca.
Korean
*
Imoogi
Korean dragons are legendary creatures in Korean mythology and folklore. The appearance of the dragon reflects its relation to its East Asian counterparts, including the Chinese dragons.
Korean dragons
Whereas most European dragon, dragons in Eur ...
or Imugi, giant serpents of Korean folklore which later become true dragons.
*
King Munmu, a king who wished to become a dragon before his death to protect Korea from the
Sea of Japan (East Sea).
*
Yongwang, an undersea deity believed to determine the fortunes of fishermen and sailors.
South Asia
Hindu
In Hindu culture, each water body is worshipped as a form of God. Hence, the rivers are worshipped as goddesses and the ocean is worshipped as a god.
*
Varuna, the God of the ocean and rains and water.
*
Indra
Indra (; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas (god-like deities) and Svarga (heaven) in Hindu mythology. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes/ref> I ...
, King of the Gods, God of weather, and bringer of rain, thunderstorms and clouds.
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Saptasindhu
Rivers play a prominent part in the hymns of the ''Rigveda'', and consequently in early Vedic religion. Vedic texts have a wide geographical horizon, speaking of oceans, rivers, mountains and deserts.
The Vedic land is described as a land of ...
, the seven holy rivers of India, namely:
*
Ganga
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
, the Goddess of the Ganges River.
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Yamuna, the Goddess of the Yamuna River.
*
Saraswati, the divine Goddess of knowledge and wisdom who was personified as a river that dried up in ancient times.
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Indus
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, ...
, also called Sindhu. The river is considered the eldest daughter of the Himalaya mountains.
*
Narmada, the river Goddess often worshipped as a deity and daughter of Lord
Shiva.
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Godavari, the longest river of South India. The river is also considered as Dakshina Ganga.
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Kaveri, a river of South India, worshipped by people as a goddess who was previously incarnated as
Lopamudra, the wife of Sage
Agastya
Agastya ( kn, ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ, ta, அகத்தியர், sa, अगस्त्य, te, అగస్త్యుడు, ml, അഗസ്ത്യൻ, hi, अगस्त्य) was a revered Indian sage of Hinduism. In the I ...
.
*Rivers such as
Tapi, also known as Tapati, is worshipped as a daughter of the sun god,
Surya
Surya (; sa, सूर्य, ) is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a m ...
.
*The river
Krishna, worshipped as Krishnaveni Devi/Krishna Mai, is considered to be Lord
Vishnu born as a river.
*
Tungabhadra, a tributary of Krishna, is worshipped as a goddess. The river is also known as Pampa.
*
Pamba River and
Suvarnamukhi River flowing past the holy temple towns of
Sabarimala
The Sabarimala Temple (; ml, ശബരിമല ക്ഷേത്രം) is a temple complex located at Sabarimala hill inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Perinad Village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. It is one of the largest ...
in Kerala and
Tirupati and
Srikalahasti
Srikalahasti is a holy town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the revenue division of Srikalahasti mandal & Srikalahasti revenue division. It is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority, wh ...
in Andhra Pradesh, respectively.
*The river
Brahmaputra is the only river to have a male personification, whose name means "son of Brahma", the creator.
Mariamman
Mariamman, often abbreviated to Amman, is a Hindu goddess of rain, predominantly venerated in the rural areas of South India. Her festivals are held during the late summer/early autumn season of Ādi throughout Tamil Nadu and the Deccan region, ...
, regional goddess of the rain and medicine
Manipuri
*
Wangbren, the Sea God who holds storm, rain and disaster .
*
Poubi Lai
Poubi Lai (also, Paubi Loi) was an ancient dragon python, who dwelled in the Loktak Lake of Manipur, in Meitei mythology and folklore. It is also referred to as ''"Loch Ness Monster of Manipur"''.
Mythology
In the Loktak lake, the spirit of ...
, the giant dragon who ruled its tyranny in the
Loktak lake.
*
Irai Leima, the Goddess of water and aquatic life.
Meitei
*
Irai Leima, goddess of water, sent down to Earth to teach humanity to build a civilisation
* Ngāreima, goddess of fish
* Wangbren, god of the underwater world
* Thongjarok Lairembi of Thongjaorok River
* Iril Lairembi of Iril River
* Imphal Turel Lairembi of Imphal River
* Kongba Turel Lairembi of Kongba River
* Loktak Lairembi of Loktak Lake
* Pumlenpat Lairembi of Pumlenpat Lake
Southeast Asia
Filipino
*Sirinan: the Isnag spirit of the river
*Limat: the Gaddang god of the sea
*Oden: the Bugkalot deity of the rain, worshiped for its life-giving waters
*Ocean Deity: the Ilocano goddess of the ocean whose waters slammed the ediface of salt being built by Ang-ngalo and Asin, causing the sea's water to become salty
*Gods of the Pistay Dayat: Pangasinense gods who are pacified through the Pistay Dayat ritual, where offerings are given to the spirits of the waters who pacify the gods
*Anitun Tauo: the Sambal goddess of win and rain who was reduced in rank by Malayari for her conceit
*Sedsed: the Aeta god of the sea
*Apûng Malyari: the Kapampangan moon god who lives in Mt. Pinatubo and ruler of the eight rivers
*Lakandanum: variant of the Kapampangan Naga, known to rule the waters
*
Bathala: the Tagalog supreme god and creator deity, also known as Bathala Maykapal, Lumilikha, and Abba; an enormous being with control over thunder, lightning, flood, fire, thunder, and earthquakes; presides over lesser deities and uses spirits to intercede between divinities and mortals
*Anitun Tabu: the Tagalog goddess of wind and rain and daughter of Idianale and Dumangan
*Lakapati: the Tagalog hermaphrodite deity and protector of sown fields, sufficient field waters, and abundant fish catch
*Amanikable: the Tagalog god of the sea who was spurned by the first mortal woman; also a god of hunters
*Amansinaya: the Tagalog goddess of fishermen
*Haik: the Tagalog god of the sea who protects travelers from tempests and storms
*Bulan-hari: one of the Tagalog deities sent by Bathala to aid the people of Pinak; can command rain to fall; married to Bitu-in
*Makapulaw: the Tagalog god of sailors
*Great Serpent of Pasig: a giant Tagalog serpent who created the Pasig river after merchants wished to the deity; in exchange for the Pasig's creation, the souls of the merchants would be owned by the serpent
*Quadruple Deities: the four childless naked Tau-buid Mangyan deities, composed of two gods who come from the sun and two goddesses who come from the upper part of the river; summoned using the paragayan or diolang plates
*Afo Sapa: the Buhid Mangyan owner of rivers
*Apu Dandum: the Hanunoo Mangyan spirit living in the water
*Tubigan: the Bicolano god of the water
*Dagat: the Bicolano goddess of the sea
*Bulan: the Bicolano moon god whose arm became the earth, and whose tears became the rivers and seas
*Magindang: the Bicolano god of fishing who leads fishermen in getting a good fish catch through sounds and signs
*Onos: the Bicolano deity who freed the great flood that changed the land's features
*Hamorawan Lady: the Waray deity of the Hamorawan spring in Borongan, who blesses the waters with healing properties
*Maka-andog: an epic Waray giant-hero who was friends with the sea spirits and controlled wildlife and fish; first inhabitant and ruler of Samar who lived for five centuries; later immortalized as a deity of fishing
*Maguayan: the Bisaya god who rules over the waters as his kingdom; father of Lidagat; brother of Kaptan
*Maguyaen: the Bisaya goddess of the winds of the sea
*Magauayan: the Bisaya sea deity who fought against Kaptan for eons until Manaul intervened
*Lidagat: the Bisaya sea deity married to the wind; daughter of Maguayan
*Bakunawa: the Bisaya serpent deity who can coil around the world; sought to swallow the seven "Queen" moons, successfully eating the six, where the last is guarded by bamboos
*Makilum-sa-tubig: the Bisaya god of the sea
*Kasaray-sarayan-sa-silgan: the Bisaya god of streams
*Magdan-durunoon: the Bisaya god of hidden lakes
*Santonilyo: a Bisaya deity who brings rain when its image is immersed at sea
*Magyawan: the Hiligaynon god of the sea
*Manunubo: the Hiligaynon and Aklanon good spirit of the sea
*Launsina: the Capiznon goddess of the sun, moon, stars, and seas, and the most beloved because people seek forgiveness from her
*Kapapu-an: the Karay-a pantheon of ancestral spirits from whom the supernatural powers of shamans originated from; their aid enables specific types of shamans to gush water from rocks, leap far distances, create oil shields, become invisible, or pass through solid matter
*Neguno: the Cuyonon and Agutaynen god of the sea that cursed a selfish man by turning him into the first shark
*Polo: the benevolent Tagbanwa god of the sea whose help is invoked during times of illness
*Diwata Kat Sidpan: a deity who lives in the western region called Sidpan; controls the rains
*Diwata Kat Libatan: a deity who lives in the eastern region called Babatan; controls the rain
*Tagma-sa-Dagat: the Subanon god of the sea
*Tagma-sa-uba: the Subanon god of the rivers
*Diwata na Magbabaya: simply referred as Magbabaya; the good Bukidnon supreme deity and supreme planner who looks like a man; created the earth and the first eight elements, namely bronze, gold, coins, rock, clouds, rain, iron, and water; using the elements, he also created the sea, sky, moon, and stars; also known as the pure god who wills all things; one of three deities living in the realm called Banting
*Dadanhayan ha Sugay: the evil Bukidnon lord from whom permission is asked; depicted as the evil deity with a human body and ten heads that continuously drools sticky saliva, which is the source of all waters; one of the three deities living in the realm called Banting
*Bulalakaw: the Bukidnon guardian of the water and all the creatures living in it
*Python of Pusod Hu Dagat: the gigantic Bukidnon python living at the center of the sea; caused a massive flood when it coiled its body at sea
*Bulalakaw: the Talaandig deity who safeguards the creatures in the rivers; the lalayon ritual is offered to the deity
*Tagbanua: the Manobo god of rain
*Yumud: the god of water
*Pamulak Manobo: the Bagobo supreme deity and creator of the world, including the land, sea, and the first humans; throws water from the sky, causing rain, while his spit are the showers
*Eels of Mount Apo: two giant Bagobo eels, where one went east and arrived at sea, begetting all the eels of the world; the other went west, and remained on land until it died and became the western foothills of Mount Apo
*Fon Eel: the Blaan spirit of water
*Fu El: the T;boli spirit of water
*Fu El Melel: the T'boli spirit of the river
*Segoyong: the Teduray guardians of the classes of natural phenomena; punishes humans to do not show respect and steal their wards; many of them specialize in a class, which can be water, trees, grasses, caves behind waterfalls, land caves, snakes, fire, nunuk trees, deers, and pigs
*Tunung: the Maguindanao spirits who live in the sky, water, mountain, or trees; listens to prayers and can converse with humans by borrowing the voice of a medium; protects humans from sickness and crops from pests
*Tonong: divine Maranao spirits who often aid heroes; often lives in nonok trees, seas, lakes, and the sky realm
*Umboh Tuhan: also called Umboh Dilaut, the Sama-Bajau god of the sea and one of the two supreme deities; married to Dayang Dayang Mangilai
*Umboh Kamun: the Sama-Bajau totem of mantis shrimp
*Sumangâ: the Sama-Bajau spirit of sea vessels; the guardian who deflects attacks
[Stacey, N. (2007). Boats to Burn: Bajo fishing activity in the Australian fishing zone. Canberra, Australia: ANU E Press.]
Indonesian
*
Dewi Danu, Balinese Hindu water goddess.
*
Dewi Lanjar, Javanese Queen of the North Sea.
*
Nyai Roro Kidul, Javanese Queen of the South Sea (Indian Ocean).
Vietnam
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Động Đình Quân,
Kinh Dương Vương's father-in-law, grandfather of Lạc Long Quân, he was a Long Vương who lived in
Dongting Lake.
*
Lạc Long Quân
Lạc Long Quân (Chữ Hán:貉龍君; "Dragon King of Lạc"; also called Sùng Lãm 崇纜) is a semi-mythical king of the Hồng Bàng dynasty of ancient Vietnam. Quân was the son of Kinh Dương Vương, the king of Xích Quỷ. He is the ...
, he is the ancestor of the Vietnamese people and is also one of the top Long Vươngs under the Water Palace.
*
Bát Hải Long Vương or Vua Cha Bát Hải Động Đình, he is a Long Vương and also the father of
Mẫu Thoải Mẫu Thoải ( Chữ Hán: 母水, or Thủy Cung Thánh Mẫu ( Chữ Hán: ) is a goddess in Vietnamese non-Buddhist traditional religion. The goddess features in Chầu văn religious ceremonies and music.
She presides over the heavenly water ...
. He is the son of
Lạc Long Quân
Lạc Long Quân (Chữ Hán:貉龍君; "Dragon King of Lạc"; also called Sùng Lãm 崇纜) is a semi-mythical king of the Hồng Bàng dynasty of ancient Vietnam. Quân was the son of Kinh Dương Vương, the king of Xích Quỷ. He is the ...
and one of the heads of the Water Palace.
*
Đông Hải Long Vương, was the 25th son of Lạc Long Quân and
Âu Cơ
Âu Cơ ( Chữ Hán: ; ) was, according to the creation myth of the Vietnamese people, an immortal mountain snow fairy who married Lạc Long Quân (), and bore an egg sac that hatched a hundred children known collectively as Bách Việt, a ...
who ruled the whole Bồ Sào region, ruled the Red River, gathered people scattered because of floods to re-explore the hamlets, and kept quiet villages throughout the delta form Ngã ba Hạc to the sea estuary.
*
Mẫu Thoải Mẫu Thoải ( Chữ Hán: 母水, or Thủy Cung Thánh Mẫu ( Chữ Hán: ) is a goddess in Vietnamese non-Buddhist traditional religion. The goddess features in Chầu văn religious ceremonies and music.
She presides over the heavenly water ...
, the head goddess of all rivers, lakes and seas. She governs water and all things related to water.
*
Long Vương, the Long Vương is a common name for the gods who rule over the sea and ocean.
*
Tô Lịch Giang Thần Tô or To is a Vietnamese surname. It was formerly written in chữ Nôm as .
It derived from the Chinese surname Su, which is written identically to the chữ Nôm in traditional characters but as in modern simplified characters.
List of person ...
, god of
Tô Lịch River
Tô Lịch River ( vi, Sông Tô Lịch, links=no) is a small river, flowing in the territory of the Hanoi capital. Mainstream Tô Lịch river flows through the districts Cầu Giấy, Thanh Xuân, Hoàng Mai and Thanh Trì. It is also known a ...
.
*
Hà Bá
Hà is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as He (surname), He in Chinese language, Chinese and Ha (Korean name), Ha in Korean language, Korean.
Ha is the anglicized variation of the surname Hà. It is also the anglicized variation o ...
, the god who manages the rivers (note that each river has its own governing god, and each person's power may be less or more powerful than Hà Bá).
*
Bà Thủy, goddess with a job similar to Hà Bá
*
Cá Ông, this god often appears in the form of large fish (such as whales, dolphins, sperm whales,...) to help ships that have accidents due to weather at sea.
*
Độc Cước, god of protection for the people of the sea.
*
Thuồng Luồng or Giao Long, They can be water monsters, they can also be water gods.
Turkic
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Talay, god of ocean.
Polynesian
Fijian
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Dakuwaqa, a shark god.
*
Daucina, god of seafaring.
Hawaiian
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Kamohoalii, shark god.
*
Kanaloa or
Tangaroa, god of the ocean and magics and underworld with forms of
cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head ...
.
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Nāmaka, sea goddess.
*
Ukupanipo
In Hawaiian mythology, Ukupanipo is a shark god who controls the amount of fish close enough for the fisherman to catch.
He occasionally adopts a human child who gains the power to transform
Transform may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Trans ...
, shark god who controls the amount of fish close enough for the fisherman to catch.
Māori
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Ikatere, a fish god, the father of all the sea creatures including mermaids.
*
Kiwa, a guardian of the sea.
*
Rongomai, a whale god.
*
Ruahine
The Ruahine Range is the largest of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand that form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington. The ridge is at its most pronounced from the cen ...
, an eel god.
*
Taniwha, deities or
monster
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...
s (often take forms resembling dragons).
*
Tangaroa, god of the sea.
*
Tawhirimātea, god of the weather, rain, storms and wind
*
Tinirau, a guardian of the sea.
*
Tohora (
Maori name for
southern right whale
The southern right whale (''Eubalaena australis'') is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus ''Eubalaena''. Southern right whales inhabit oceans south of the Equator, between the latitudes of 20 ...
s), the great whale who saved legendary hero
Paikea, famously known as the
Whale Rider, (also the Maori name for
humpback whales) from drowning and carried him to land. This led to the creation of New Zealand.
Samoan
''other island nations''
*
Agunua, serpentine god of the sea of
Solomon Islands.
*
Ayida-Weddo, serpentine spirit among several island nations.
Cook Islands
*Tangaroa, God of the Ocean and Seas
*Momoke, fair maidens, said to be water spirits with skin as pale as milk. These 'white ones' approach those on land during the night, emerging from deep pools of water to collect food or to seduce men before returning to the water depths. It is said that the Momoke come from an underwater nation, though some have said that this watery kingdom is also 'Avaiki'; paradise, heaven and the source of all of creation.
Australia
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Eingana, mother of all.
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Rainbow Serpents, creators of
dreamtime.
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Ungud
In the mythology of the Wunambal people of northwestern Australia, Ungud is a snake god who is sometimes male and sometimes female. He is associated with rainbows and the fertility and erections of the tribe's shamans. In the beginning, when only ...
, serpent god bring fortunes.
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Wirnpa, creator of rain.
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Yurlungur, the copper serpent.
Native Americas
North America
Inuit
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Aipaloovik
In Inuit mythology, Aipaloovik is an evil Water deity, sea god associated with death and destruction. He is considered the opposite of Anguta. He is a danger to all fishermen.
References
Death gods
Inuit gods
Sea and river gods
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, an evil sea god associated with death and destruction.
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Alignak, a lunar deity and god of weather, water, tides, eclipses, and earthquakes.
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Arnapkapfaaluk, a fearsome sea goddess.
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Idliragijenget, god of the ocean.
*Kanajuk, the scorpionfish god and husband of the goddesses Nuliajuk and Isarraitaitsoq.
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Nootaikok
In Inuit mythology, Nootaikok was a god who presided over icebergs and glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablati ...
, god who presided over icebergs and glaciers.
*
Nuliajuk
Nuliajuk is a goddess of the Netsilik Inuit. According to Rasmussen Nuliajuk lives on the bottom of the sea and controls sea mammals (seals, walruses, and sea lions). Whenever humans neglect to observe ritual prohibitions, she imprisons the sea-m ...
and Isarraitaitsoq, goddesses of the sea's depths and its creatures among the Netsilik Inuit.
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Sedna, goddess of the sea and its creatures.
Central America and the Caribbean
Mexica
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Atlaua
In Aztec mythology, Atlahua, Ahtlahua, Atlahoa, Atlavâ or Atlaua was a water God (the blue version of Tlaloc, the Tlaloc from the South), fisherman and archer. There were said to be at least four ancient Aztec temples at which he was worshipe ...
, god of water, archers, and fishermen.
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Chalchiuhtlicue, goddess of water, lakes, rivers, seas, streams, horizontal waters, storms, and baptism.
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Opochtli
In Aztec mythology, Opochtli was a god of hunting and fishing.
He is said to have invented the atlatl, the net, the canoe pole, and the bird snare
SNARE proteins – " SNAP REceptor" – are a large protein family consisting of at least 2 ...
, god of fishing and birdcatchers.
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Tlāloc, god of water, fertility, and rain.
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Tlaloque, a group of rain, water, and mountain gods.
Ewe / Fon
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Agwé
Agwé (also spelt Goue, Agoueh, or Agive), is a lwa who rules over the sea, fish, and aquatic plants, as well as the patron lwa of fishermen and sailors in Vodou, especially in Haiti. He is considered to be married to Erzulie Freda and La Sirene ...
, a sea loa.
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Clermeil, a river loa.
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Mami Wata
Mami Wata (Mammy Water), or La Sirene, is a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa and in the African diaspora in the Americas. Mami Wata spirits are usually female but are sometimes male., p. 1.
Attributes
Appearance
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, a water loa.
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Pie
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, a lake and river loa.
Mayan
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Chaac
Chaac (also spelled Chac or, in Classic Mayan, Chaahk ) is the name of the Maya god of rain, thunder, and lighting. With his lightning axe, Chaac strikes the clouds, causing them to produce thunder and rain. Chaac corresponds to Tlaloc among ...
, god of rain.
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Kukulcan, god of the seas, oceans, and storms
Taíno
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Atabey (goddess), Mother goddess of fresh water and fertility. Female counterpart of the god
Yúcahu.
South America
Tupi-Guarani (Brazilian Myth)
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Amanasy, Goddess of the rain and frogs
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Iara Iara or IARA may refer to:
*Iara (mythology), a figure from Brazilian mythology
*Iara, Cluj, a commune in Cluj County, Romania
*Iara (Arieș), a tributary of the Arieș in Cluj County, Romania
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, Guardian of the water and of the
Amazon River
The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile.
The headwaters of t ...
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Ipupiara
Ipupiara is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Bahia
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, Guardian of the sea
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Luruaçu, Goddess of the storms
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Tupã, God of the thunder, weather, storms and clouds
Incan
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Pariacaca, god of water and rainstorms.
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Paricia
Inca mythology or religion includes many stories and legends that attempt to explain or symbolize Inca beliefs.
Basic beliefs
Scholarly research demonstrates that Runa (Quechua speakers) belief systems were integrated with their view of the c ...
, god who sent a flood to kill humans who did not respect him adequately.
Panche
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Muisca
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Mohan, a mischievous entity associated with rivers, lakes and water in general.
See also
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Holy wells
A holy well or sacred spring is a well, spring or small pool of water revered either in a Christian or pagan context, sometimes both. The water of holy wells is often thought to have healing qualities, through the numinous presence of its guard ...
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Nadi (yoga)
( sa, नाडी, lit=tube, pipe, nerve, blood vessel, pulse) is a term for the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine and spiritual theory, the energies such as prana of the physical body, the subtle body and the causal body ...
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Nature worship
Nature worship also called naturism or physiolatry is any of a variety of religious, spiritual and devotional practices that focus on the worship of the nature spirits considered to be behind the natural phenomena visible throughout nature. A nat ...
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Sea monster
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Water chakra
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Water spirit
A water spirit is a kind of supernatural being found in the folklore of many cultures:
African
Some water spirits in traditional African religion include:
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Water deities