Water Deities A water deity is a supernatural being in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water. Water deities are common in mythology. Water deities usually were important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important. Another important focus of worship of water deities were springs or holy wells. Water Deities include: Aztec mythology Tlaloc, god of thunder, rain, and earthquakes. Chalchiuhtlicue, goddess of water, lakes, rivers, seas, streams, horizontal waters, storms, and baptism. Huixtocihuatl, goddess of salt. Opochtli, god of fishing. Tlaloques, gods of drops. Tlaloquetotontli, goddess of the rivers. Ainu mythology Repun Kamui, god of the sea Canaanite mythology Yam (god), god of rivers and the sea Celtic mythology Acionna (Gaulish) - a water goddess/genius loci of the Orleanais region and the Essonne Boann - goddess of the River Boyne (Irish) Dylan Eil Ton (Welsh) Grannus, a god associated with spas, the sun, fires and healing thermal and mineral springs Lir (Irish), god of the sea Llŷr (Welsh), god of the sea Manannán mac Lir (Irish), god of the sea Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs Sinann (Irish), goddess of the River Shannon Sequana (Gaulish), goddess of the River Seine Chinese mythology Gong Gong, water god who is responsible for the great floods, together with his associate, Xiang Yao Mazu, water goddess and protector of sailors Ao Kuang/Ao Guang, Dragon King of the East Sea Ao Qin, Dragon King of the South Sea Ao Run, Dragon King of the West Sea Ao Shun, Dragon King of the North Sea He-Bo/He Bo, God of the Yellow River Long mu, water Goddess of the Xijiang River in Lingnan area Egyptian mythology Sobek, god of the Nile river, depicted as a crocodile or a man with the head of a crocodile. Nephthys, goddess of rivers Fijian mythology Daucina, god of seafaring Dakuwaqa, a shark god Finnish mythology Ahti, god of the depths and fish Iku-Turso, a malevolent sea monster Vedenemo, a goddess of water Vellamo, the wife of Ahti, goddess of the sea, lakes and storms. Greek mythology Aegaeon, god of violent sea storms and ally of the Titans Akheilos, shark-shaped sea spirit Amphitrite, sea goddess and consort of Poseidon Anapos, water god of eastern Sicily Brizo, goddess of sailors 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 Ceto, goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters Charybdis, a sea monster and spirit of whirlpools and the tide Cymopoleia, a daughter of Poseidon and goddess of giant storm waves Delphin, the leader of the dolphins, Poseidon placed him in the sky as the constellation Delphinus Doris, goddess of the seas bounty Eidothea, prophetic sea nymph and daughter of Proteus Electra, an Oceanid, consort of Thaumas Eurybia, goddess of the mastery of the seas Galene (Γαλήνη), goddess of calm seas Glaucus, the fishermans sea god Gorgons, three monstrous sea spirits Stheno Euryale Medusa The Graeae, three ancient sea spirits who personified the white foam of the sea; they shared one eye and one tooth between them The Harpies, winged spirits of sudden, sharp gusts of wind 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 Bythos Aphros Ladon, a hundred-headed sea serpent who guarded the western reaches of the sea, and the island and golden apples of the Hesperides Leucothea, a sea goddess who aided sailors in distress Nerites, watery consort of Aphrodite and/or beloved of Poseidon Nereus, the old man of the sea, and the god of the seas rich bounty of fish Nymphs Naiades, fresh water nymphs Nereides, sea nymphs Oceanides, Ocean water nymphs Oceanus, Titan god of the Earth-encircling river Okeanos, the font of all the Earths fresh-water Pan, Patron God of fishing Palaemon, a young sea god who aided sailors in distress Phorcys, god of the hidden dangers of the deep Pontus, primeval god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures Poseidon, king of the sea and lord of the sea gods; also god of rivers, storms, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses. His Roman equivalent is Neptune. Potamoi, deities of rivers, fathers of Naiads, brothers of the Oceanids, and as such, the sons of Oceanus and Tethys. Proteus, a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidons seals Psamathe, goddess of sand beaches Scylla, a Nereid metamorphosed into a sea monster The Sirens, three sea nymphs who lured sailors to their death with their song The Telchines, sea spirits native to the island of Rhodes; the gods killed them when they turned to evil magic Tethys, wife of Okeanos, and the mother of the rivers (Potamoi), springs, streams, fountains and clouds Thalassa, primeval spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos Thaumas, god of the wonders of the sea and father of the Harpies and the rainbow goddess Iris Thetis, leader of the Nereids who presided over the spawning of marine life in the sea, mother of Achilles Triteia, daughter of Triton and companion of Ares Triton, fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon Tritones, fish-tailed spirits in Poseidons retinue Achelous, Greek river god Hebe, Greek goddess of water and wine bearer of the Gods Haitian Vodou Agwé, a loa who rules over the sea, fish, and aquatic plants, as well as the patron loa of fishermen and sailors Clermeil, the loa who made rivers flood their banks Pie, a soldier-loa who lives at the bottoms of lakes and rivers and causes floods Hawaiian mythology Kanaloa, god of the ocean Kamohoalii, shark god Nāmaka, sea goddess Ukupanipo, shark god who controls the amount of fish close enough for the fisherman to catch Hindu/Vedic mythology Apam Napat, god of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes Ganga goddess of the Ganges River Varuna (celestial ocean) Various rivers associated with goddesses in the Rigveda, such as Sarasvati (Sarasvati River) and Yamuna Incan mythology Pariacaca, god of water and rainstorms Paricia, god who sent a flood to kill humans who did not respect him adequately Inuit mythology Aipaloovik, an evil sea god associated with death and destruction Alignak, a lunar deity and god of weather, water, tides, eclipses, and earthquakes Arnapkapfaaluk, a fearsome sea goddess Idliragijenget, god of the ocean Nootaikok, god who presided over icebergs and glaciers Sedna, goddess of the sea Japanese mythology Mizuchi, Japanese dragon and sea god Ōhoyamatsumi, god of mountains, sea and war Ryūjin or Watatsumi, Japanese dragon and tutelary deity of the sea Suijin, Shinto god of water Susanoo, Shinto god of storms and the sea Lusitanian Mythology Bandua, theonym associated with fountains. Duberdicus, god of the sea and rivers. Durius, personification of the Douro river. Lithuanian mythology Bangpūtys, god of sea and storm Anusehx, God of the nighttime Māori mythology Ikatere, a fish god, the father of all the sea creatures including mermaids Tangaroa, god of the sea Mesopotamian mythology Enbilulu, god of rivers and canals Enki, god of water and of the River Tigris Marduk, god associated with water, vegetation, judgment, and magic Sirsir, god of mariners and boatmen Nammu, goddess of the primeval sea. Tiamat, goddess of salt water and chaos, also mother of all gods Apsû, god of fresh water, father of all other gods Asherah, Mother goddess whose title is She Who Walks Upon the Sea. Norse/Germanic mythology Ægir, personification of the sea Mímir, god of the spring of Mímisbrunnr, which gives the drinker wisdom and Odin sacrificed an eye to drink from Rán, sea goddess of love who collects the drowned in a net Nine Daughters of Ægir, who personify the characteristics of waves Njord, god of the sea, particularly of seafaring Nehalennia, goddess of the North Sea Nerthus, goddess of lakes, springs, holy waters Nix, water spirits who usually appear in human form Persian/Zoroastrian mythology Anahita, the divinity of the Waters (Aban) and hence associated with fertility, healing and wisdom. Tishtrya, Zoroastrian benevolent divinity associated with life-bringing rainfall and fertility. Haurvatat, he Amesha Spenta associated with water, prosperity, and health in post-Gathic Zoroastrianism Philippine mythology Amanikable, ill- tempered god of the sea Haik, another god of the sea Amansinaya, god of fishermen Sirena, mermaid Siyokoy, merman Magwayen, goddess of the sea Lidagat, daughter of Magwayen Pirate lore Davy Jones, the Devil of the seas Roman mythology Fontus, god of wells and springs Juturna, goddess of fountains, wells, and springs Neptune, king of the sea Salacia, Neptunes queen Tiberinus, the genius of the river Tiber. Volturnus, god of the waters Slavic mythology Vodyanoi, water demon who lived in lakes and rivers Rusalki, female ghosts, water nymphs, succubi or mermaid-like demons that dwell in waterways. Veles, god of earth, waters, and the underworld Tonga (Zambezi Valley Zimbabwe) Nyami Nyami, river god Yoruba, Orisha worship, IFA Yemaja, or Yemaya goddess of the ocean, the essence of motherhood, and a protector of children Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deities Oshun, deity of rivers, beauty, sensuality. In Santería she also represents wealth Okie, deity of lakes, daughter of Obatala Olokun, deity of the oceans often synchronized with Poseidon or Neptune Igbo, African religion Ava, a pair of river goddess and god Idemili, goddess of a river Uhammiri/ Ogbuide, a lake goddess Urashi/ Okita, a river god
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