List of wind deities


A wind god is a god who controls the wind. Air deities may also be considered here as wind is nothing more than moving air. Many polytheistic religions have one or more wind gods. They may also have a separate air god or a wind god may double as an air god. Many wind gods are also linked with one of the four seasons.

Africa

Yoruba">Yoruba religion">Yoruba

  • Tradito, the goddess of wind, storms, and transformation.
  • Oya, goddess of storms, strong winds, lightning, and air.

Zulu">Zulu traditional religion">Zulu

  • Mamlambo, a South African goddess who dwells in water and is roughly equivalent to the Western mermaid.
  • Nomkhubulwana/Nomkhubulwane, an spirit associated with rain.

Egyptian">Egyptian mythology">Egyptian

Pokot

  • Yomöt, god of the wind.

Europe

Albanian

  • Shurdhi, weather god who causes hailstorms and throws thunder and lightning.
  • Verbti, weather god who causes hailstorms and controls the water and the northern wind.

Balto-Slavic

Lithuanian

  • Vejopatis, god of the wind according to at least one tradition.

Slavic

Basque

  • Egoi, god of the south wind.

Celtic

  • Sídhe or Aos Sí were the pantheon of pre-Christian Ireland. Sídhe is usually taken as "fairy folk", but it is also Old Irish for wind or gust.
  • Borrum, Celtic god of the winds.

Germanic

  • Kári, son of Fornjót and brother to Ægir and Logi, the personification of the wind, much like his brothers personify sea and fire respectively.
  • Njörð, god of the wind, especially as it concerns sailors.
  • Odin, thought by some scholars to be a god of the air/breath.
  • Sylph, a wind elemental that represents the element of air, according to Paracelsus.

Greco-Roman

  • Aeolus, keeper of the winds; later writers made him a full-fledged god.
  • Anemoi, were the Greek wind gods.
  • * Boreas, god of the north wind and of winter.
  • * Eurus, god of the east or southeast wind.
  • * Notus, god of the south wind.
  • * Zephyrus, god of the west wind.
  • Aura, the breeze personified.
  • Aurai, nymphs of the breeze.
  • Cardea, Roman goddess of health, thresholds, door hinges, and handles; associated with the wind.
  • Tritopatores, gods of wind and marriage
  • Thraskias, god of the north-northwest wind
  • Venti, deities equivalent to the Greek Anemoi.

Western Asia

Persian Zoroastarian

  • Vayu-Vata, two gods often paired together; the former was the god of wind and the latter was the god of the atmosphere/air.

Mesopotamian">Mesopotamia">Mesopotamian

  • Enlil, the Sumerian god of air, wind, breath, loft.
  • Ninlil, goddess of the wind and consort of Enlil.
  • Pazuzu, king of the wind demons, demon of the southwest wind, and son of the god Hanbi.

Uralic

Finnish

  • Ilmarinen, blacksmith and god of the wind, weather and air.
  • Tuuletar, goddess or spirit of the wind.

Hungarian

Sami

Asia-Pacific / Oceania

South and East Asia

India

Hindu-Vedic

Chinese

Japanese

Korean

Vietnamese

Austronesia

Philippine

  • Amihan, the Tagalog and Visayan goddess of the northeast winds. She is also known as Alunsina.
  • Anitun Tabu, the fickle-minded ancient Tagalog goddess of wind and rain.
  • Apo Angin, the Ilocano god of wind.
  • Buhawi, the Tagalog god of whirlwinds and hurricanes' arcs. He is the enemy of Habagat.
  • Habagat, the Tagalog god of winds and also referred to as the god of rain, and is often associated with the rainy season. He rules the kingdom of silver and gold in the sky, or the whole Himpapawirin.
  • Lihangin, the Visayan god of the wind.
  • Linamin at Barat, the goddess of monsoon winds in Palawan.

Polynesian

Hawaiian

  • Hine-Tu-Whenua, Hawaiian goddess of wind and safe journeys.
  • La'a Maomao, Hawaiian god of the wind and forgiveness.
  • Pakaa, Hawaiian god of the wind and inventor of the sail.
    Winds of Māui
The Polynesian trickster hero Māui captured or attempted to capture many winds during his travels.

Māori

Native American

North America

Anishinaabe

Cherokee

Iroquois

  • Da-jo-jo, mighty panther spirit of the west wind.
  • Gǎ-oh, spirit of the wind.
  • Ne-o-gah, gentle fawn spirit of the south wind.
  • O-yan-do-ne, moose spirit of the east wind.
  • Ya-o-gah, destructive bear spirit of the north wind who is stopped by Gǎ-oh.

Inuit

Lakota

  • Okaga, fertility goddess of the south winds.
  • Taku Skanskan, capricious master of the four winds.
  • Tate, a wind god or spirit in Lakota mythology.
  • Waziya, giant of the north winds who brings icy weather, famine, and diseases.
  • Wiyohipeyata, god of the west winds who oversees endings and events of the night.
  • Wiyohiyanpa, god of the east winds who oversees beginnings and events of the day.
  • Yum, the whirlwind son of Anog Ite.

Navajo

  • Niltsi, ally of the Heroic Twins and one of the guardians of the sun gods.

Pawnee

  • Hotoru, the giver of breath invoked in religious ceremonies.

Central American and the Caribbean

Aztec

Mayan

Taino

  • Guabancex, goddess of the wind and hurricanes.

South America

Quechua

Brazil

  • Iansã goddess of wind and air