Thor – Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · The name “Thor” (Þórr in the Old Norse, thunar in Old Saxon) meant “thunder,” and was an obvious reference to the god’s alleged control of the phenomenon. When the Germanic peoples adopted the Roman calendar in the early centuries of the Common Era, they replaced the day called dies Iovis (“the day of Jupiter”) with Þonares ...
Raijin - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Raiden, god of thunder in the Mortal Kombat video game, has powers based on those of Raijin. Raijin and Fujin appear as lackeys of the character Seifer in the video game Final Fantasy VIII . Raijin’s name of Raiden is the basis of the character Raiden in the Metal Gear Solid video game series*.*
Taranis - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Taranis was a Celtic god described in several Roman sources, including Pharsalia by the poet, Lucan, though this may have been a creative invocation. Sacred sites found around Europe illustrated his widespread worship (though no evidence of human sacrifice was directed at him), with statues or wheels located in Ireland, Britain, Gaul, Spain ...
Jupiter - Mythopedia
2023年8月31日 · Jupiter was the supreme god of the Romans and Latins, familiar in at least some form to all Italic peoples. As the god of the sky, Jupiter commanded lightning, thunder, storms, and the weather at large. Like Zeus, his Greek counterpart, Jupiter wielded thunderbolts as …
Lei Gong - Mythopedia
2022年12月1日 · With a hammer he uses to punish sinful humans and battle demons, Lei Gong (雷公) is the god of thunder in Chinese mythology. Lei Gong is a fearsome and intimidating god with the face, claws, and wings of a dragon. In addition to his hammer, he carries a drum to generate the sound of thunder.
Susanoo – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Susanoo is the tumultuous Japanese god of seas and storms, thunder and lightning. Too wild to remain in orderly heaven, he is nonetheless a heroic mythological figure, slayer of a fearsome eight-headed dragon.
Fujin – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Fujin (風神) is the Japanese god of the wind, a popular but terrifying demon. His bag of air moves all the world’s winds, and he is a powerful force of nature alongside his brother, the thunder god Raijin.
Japanese Gods - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Japanese gods and goddesses include everyone from powerful creator gods to minor, localized kami. Particularly notable is the sun goddess Amaterasu, held to be the divine ancestor of the first emperor of Japan, a lineage that remains unbroken into the current day.
Tlaloc - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Tlaloc was an often beneficent - though occasionally fickle - god of water, rain and thunder. The Aztecs offered sacrifices to him to ensure the seasonal rains would arrive on time for a successful harvest. The Five Tlalocs. As …
Tsũi-||goab – Mythopedia
2023年9月25日 · Tsui-Goab is the supreme being of Khoekhoe mythology and the god of the heavens. Most scholars translate his name as “Wounded Knee,” referring to an injury he sustained in his battle with Gaunab, the god of darkness. Some sources, however, translate his name as “Red Dawn” due to his role as the god of the dawn and light.