sea gods
Rulers of depths
Sea gods are deities who rule over or embody the ocean in various mythologies.
Poseidon (Greek), Neptune (Roman), and Aegir (Norse) are among the most familiar.
The phrase often appears in literary or poetic contexts: The sailors prayed to the sea gods for safe passage.
Sea gods typically command storms, waves, and marine creatures.
- mermaidsHalf-woman, half-fish beings
- tritonsSpiral-shelled sea mollusks
- mermenMale aquatic humanoids
- PoseidonGreek sea deity
- NeptuneEighth planet or sea deity
Sedna · nereids · Proteus · Pontus · Manannán mac Lir · Oceanus · Charybdis · Tiamat · sirens · ancient mariners · storms · drowned · watery grave · offerings · dolphins · coral · sailors · depths
- deitiesZeus, Odin, Thor, goddess, Ra
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- sea lorekraken, mermaids, mermaid, sirens, Poseidon
- ancient religiongoddesses, pantheon, deity, polytheism, temples
- Japanese mythologyAmaterasu, kami, sun goddess, storm god, creation myth
- nature mythsnature spirits, creation stories, origin stories, world tree, tree of life