List of Wind Gods and Goddesses of Our Many Ancient Cultures

List of Wind Gods and Goddesses of Our Many Ancient Cultures

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(Source of Image and List: Wikipedia/List of Wind Deities)

Greek mythology

Aeolus, God and Ruler of the Winds

Anemoi, (in Greek, Ἄνεμοι — "winds") were Greek wind gods.

Boreas, god of the north wind and of winter.

Eurus, god of the unlucky east or southeast wind.

Notus, god of the south wind.

Zephyrus, god of the west wind.

Aparctias, another name for the north wind (not identified with Boreas).

Apheliotes, god of the east wind (when Eurus is considered southeast).

Argestes, another name for the west or northwest wind.

Caicias, god of the northeast wind.

Circios or Thraskias, god of the north-northwest wind.

Euronotus, god of the southeast wind.

Lips, god of the southwest wind.

Skeiron, god of the northwest wind.

Aura, divine personification of the Breeze.

Aurai, nymphs of the breezes. They were daughters of the Anemoi.

Athena, goddess of wisdom, battle strategy, sun, and wind

Roman mythology

Cardea, goddess of health, thresholds, door hinges and handles, associated with the wind

Venti, in Roman mythology (Latin, "winds") were the deities equivalent to the Greek Anemoi.

Norse mythology

Njord, in Norse mythology, is the god of the wind.

The Four Dwarves or dvärgar (Norse dwarves), named Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri

The four stags of Yggdrasil, personify the four winds.

Celtic mythology

Sídhe, or Aos Sí, were the pantheon of Pre-Christian Ireland. Sídhe is usually taken as 'faery folk' but it is also Old Irish for wind or gust.

Slavic mythology

Stribog is the name of the Slavic god of winds, sky and air. He is said to be the ancestor (grandfather) of the winds of the eight directions.

Semitic Mythology
Egyptian mythology

Amun, god of creation and the wind.

Shu, god of the wind and air.

Mesopotamian mythology

Enlil, the Mesopotamian/Sumerian god of air, wind, breadth, and loft

Ninlil, goddess of the wind and consort of Enlil

Pazuzu, the demon of the South-West wind and son of the god Hanbi in Assyrian and Babylonian mythology

American Mythology
Mayan mythology

Pauahtuns, wind deities associated with the Bacab and the Chaac

Aztec mythology

Statue of Ehecatl, on display at INAH
Ehecatotontli, gods of the breezes
Ehecatl, god of wind.
Mictlanpachecatl, god of the North wind.
Tlalocayotl, god of the East wind.
Vitztlampaehecatl, god of the South wind.
Cihuatecayotl, god of the West wind.

Amerindian mythology

Tate, a wind god or Spirit in Lakota mythology

Asian Mythology
Japanese mythology

Fūjin, the wind god and one of the eldest Shinto gods.
Shinatobe, goddess of the winds

Chinese mythology

Fei Lian, the Chinese wind god; Feng Bo is the human form of Fei Lian.
Feng Yi, the Chinese wind goddess
Feng Hao, General of the wind
Han Zixian, Assistant wind goddess

Oceanic MythologyMaori mythology

Tāwhirimātea, Māori god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms

Indo-European Mythology
Hindu or Vedic mythology

Vayu, the Hindu God of Wind, Hanuman's father.
Maruts, attendants of Indra.
Rudras, followers of Rudra-Shiva.
Rudra, the Vedic wind or storm God.

Iranian mythology

Vate, the Iranian god of air, wind.