List of rain deities

Further information: List of deities

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Aztec god Tlaloc, Millan Primary School in Mexico City

There are many different gods of rain in different religions:

Mesoamerica

• • Chaac, in Maya religion;
  • Tohil, in K'iche' Maya mythology
  • Q'uq'umatz, another K'iche' Maya rain god
  • Tlaloc, in Aztec and all the other Nahua religions;
  • Cocijo, in Zapotec religion;
  • Tirípeme Curicaueri, in Purépecha religion;
  • Dzahui, in Mixtec religion;
  • Mu'ye, in Otomi religion
  • Jaguar, in Olmec religion
  • Quiateot of the Nicarao people in Nicaragua

China

• • Bi Xing, (Yu Shi, Master of Rain)
  • Chi Chongzi, God of Rain
  • Twenty Four Wind Herding & Rain Summoning Guardians
    • Deng Zhong
    • Sim Huan
    • Chang Jie
    • Tao Rong
    • Pang Hong
    • Liu Fu
    • Gou Zhang
    • Bi Huan
    • Qin Wan
    • Zhao Jiang
    • Dong Quan
    • Yuan Jue
    • Bo Li
    • Wang Bian
    • Yao Bin
    • Shao
    • Sun Liang
    • Ji Li
    • Yu Qing
    • Li De
    • Jin Su
    • Huang Geng
    • Han Zhixian
    • Wen Ying (Goddess of Lightning)

Hawaiian mythology

• • Lono, who was also a fertility god

Hindu mythology

• • Indra
  • Mariamman
  • Shakambhari
  • Surupa, sky goddess who brings rain

Lithuanian mythology

• • Blizgulis, god of snow

Slavic mythology

• • Dodola, goddess of rain
  • Dudumitsa, Bulgarian goddess of rain

African mythology

Dinka mythology

• • Achek, wife of the rain god Deng

Yoruba mythology

• • Oya, goddess of violent rainstorms

North America

• • Yuttoere, in De'ne' and Carrier
  • Asiaq, goddess among Greenlandic Inuit, and Inuit in Northern Canada
  • Shotokunungwa of Hopi people
  • Tó Neinilii of Navajo people

South America

• • Eschetewuarha of Chamacoco
  • Chibchacum in the religion of the Muisca

Middle Eastern mythology

• • Baal

Tibetan mythology

• • Kalden
  • Lumo, sky goddess of rain and mist

Australian Aboriginal mythology

• • the Wandjina