thunder god

Lightning bolt thrower

A thunder god is a deity associated with thunder, lightning, and storms in various mythologies.

Thor in Norse tradition, Zeus in Greek, and Indra in Hindu mythology are thunder gods.

The concept appears across cultures, reflecting ancient attempts to explain violent weather through divine agency.

He prayed to the thunder god for rain.

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Opposites
divine vs. mortal status

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Subject to death

human · mere mortal · commoner · peasant · human being

elemental domain

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Divine ruler of waters

Poseidon · Gaia · earth goddess · water deity · fire god

cosmic hierarchy

thunder goddemon

Malevolent supernatural being

imp · death god · Hades · shade · ghost

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G