{{Short description|none}} {{further|List of deities}} [[File:05MillanSchoolWall.JPG|178px|thumb|Aztec god Tlaloc, Millan Primary School in Mexico City]] There are many different gods of rain in different religions:

==African==

===African mythology=== * Anẓar, god of rain in Berber mythology. * Achek, wife of the rain god Deng in Dinka mythology * Mangwe, a water spirit known as "the flooder" in the beliefs of the Ila people of Zambia<ref>{{cite book |last=McVeigh |first=Malcolm J. |year=1974 |title=God in Africa: Conceptions of God in African Traditional Religion and Christianity |publisher=C. Stark |page=14 |isbn=9780890070031}}</ref> * Oya, goddess of violent rainstorms in Yoruba mythology * Mpulu Bunzi, god of rain in Kongo mythology. * Bunzi, goddess of rain in Woyo mythology (Kongo). *Saa ngmin, god of rain in Dagaaba mythology *Fwha, goddess of rain, fertile regions, and the rainy season in Akan mythology *Amosu, name means 'Giver of Rain' from Akan mythology

==American==

===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;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080131054906/http://www.conaculta.gob.mx/saladeprensa/2002/25mar/tlaloc.htm Noticia del Dia] (in Spanish)</ref> * Cocijo, in Zapotec religion;<ref>Miller & Taube 1993, 2003, p.64.</ref> * Tirípeme Curicaueri, in Purépecha religion; * Dzahui, in Mixtec religion;<ref>{{cite book |author=Terraciano, Kevin |year=2001 |title=The Mixtecs of colonial Oaxaca: Ñudzahui history, sixteenth through eighteenth centuries |location=Stanford, CA |publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=0-8047-3756-8 |oclc=45861953}}</ref> * Mu'ye, in Otomi religion * Jaguar, in Olmec religion * Quiateot of the Nicarao people in Nicaragua

===North America=== * Yuttoere, in De'ne' and Carrier * Asiaq, goddess among Greenlandic Inuit,<ref>{{cite book|last=Monaghan|first=Patricia|title=Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines &#91;2 volumes&#93;|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8zHxlL8my-YC&pg=PA139|year=2009|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-34990-4|page=139}}</ref> and Inuit in Northern Canada * Shotokunungwa of Hopi people * Tó Neinilii of Navajo people * Coyote (Navajo mythology)

===South America=== * Eschetewuarha of Chamacoco * Chibchacum in the religion of the Muisca

==Asian==

===Filipino mythologies=== {{Main article|List of Philippine mythological figures}} *Oden (Bugkalot mythology): deity of the rain, worshiped for its life-giving waters<ref>Wilson, L. L. (1947). Ilongot Life and Legends. Southeast Asia Institute.</ref> *Apo Tudo (Ilocano mythology): the deity of the rain<ref>Llamzon, Teodoro A. 1978. Handbook of Philippine language groups. Quezon City, Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University Press.</ref> *Anitun Tauo (Sambal mythology): the goddess of wind and rain who was reduced in rank by Malayari for her conceit<ref>Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.</ref> *Anitun Tabu (Tagalog mythology): goddess of wind and rain and daughter of Idianale and Dumangan<ref>Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.</ref> *Bulan-hari (Tagalog mythology): one of the deities sent by Bathala to aid the people of Pinak; can command rain to fall; married to Bitu-in<ref>Eugenio, D. L. (2013). Philippine Folk Literature: The Legends. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press</ref> *Santonilyo (Bisaya mythology): a deity who brings rain when its image is immersed at sea<ref>San Agustín, G. (1998). Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas, 1565–1615 (Spanish Edition): Bilingual ed edition. San Agustin Museum.</ref> *Diwata Kat Sidpan (Tagbanwa mythology): a deity who lives in the western region called Sidpan;<ref>Filipino Heritage: The metal age in the Philippines (1977). Manila: Lahing Pilipino Pub.</ref> controls the rains<ref>Fox, R. B. (1982). Religion and Society Among the Tagbanuas of Palawan Island, Philippines. Manila: National Museum.</ref> *Diwata Kat Libatan (Tagbanwa mythology): a deity who lives in the eastern region called Babatan;<ref>Filipino Heritage: The metal age in the Philippines (1977). Manila: Lahing Pilipino Pub.</ref> controls the rain<ref>Fox, R. B. (1982). Religion and Society Among the Tagbanuas of Palawan Island, Philippines. Manila: National Museum.</ref> *Diwata na Magbabaya (Bukidnon mythology): simply referred as Magbabaya; the good 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<ref>Unabia, C. C. (1986). THe Bukidnon Batbatonon and Pamuhay: A Socio-Literary Study. Quezon City : UP Press.</ref> *Tagbanua (Manobo mythology): the god of rain<ref>Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.</ref> *Pamulak Manobo (Bagobo mythology): 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;<ref>Benedict, L. W. (1913). Bagobo Myths. Journal of American Folklore, pp. 26 (99): 13–63.</ref> controls good harvest, rain, wind, life, and death; in some myths, the chief deity is simply referred as the male deity, Diwata<ref>Jocano, F. L. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Quezon City: Capitol Publishing House Inc.</ref>

===Hindu mythology=== * Indra * Mariamman * Parjanya * Shakambhari * Varuna, god of ocean, sky and water

=== Japanese mythology === * Kuraokami

=== Vietnamese mythology ===

===Middle Eastern mythology=== * Adad

===Chinese mythology=== * Fengxi (mythology) * Yu Shi * Loong Wang: Chinese dragon (Loong)

===Tibetan mythology===

==European==

===Greek mythology=== * Hyades, nymphs that bring rain * Zeus, god of rain, thunder, and lightning

===Lithuanian mythology=== * Blizgulis, god of snow

===Norse Mythology=== * Freyr, Norse god of rain, sunshine, summer and fertility

===Slavic mythology=== * Dodola, goddess of rain * Dudumitsa, Bulgarian goddess of rain

==Oceanian==

===Australian Aboriginal Dreaming=== * Bunbulama, in Yolngu mythology * Wandjina * Wollunqua

===Hawaiian mythology=== * Lono,<ref>Thompson, Hunter (1979). The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time, 1st ed., Summit Books, 105-109. {{ISBN|0-671-40046-0}}.</ref> who was also a fertility god

===Polynesian mythology=== * Hiro, god of rain in Rapa Nui mythology.<ref name="RapaNui">{{cite web |title=Pu o Hiro, the trumpet of Hiro |website=Imagina Rapa Nui Easter Island |url=https://imaginarapanui.com/en/easter-island-sightseeing/easter-island-archaeology/pu-o-hiro/ |date=October 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402034320/https://imaginarapanui.com/en/easter-island-sightseeing/easter-island-archaeology/pu-o-hiro/ |archive-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref>

==See also== * Ekendriya * Weather god

==Notes== {{reflist}}

{{List of mythological figures by region}}

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