Poseidon
God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. Brother of Zeus and Hades, ruler of the oceans and all waters.
Divine domains
Gods of Earthquakes
4 deities from 4 traditions whose entries in this atlas list earthquakes among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Greek
Mesoamerican
Tlaloc
The Aztec god of rain, fertility, and water. Tlaloc's distinctive goggled eyes and fanged mouth make him one of the most recognizable deities in Mesoamerican art. He shared the summit of the Templo Mayor with Huitzilopochtli.
Roman
Neptune
God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. Brother of Jupiter and Pluto, ruler of all waters. Also associated with freshwater springs and patronage of horse racing.
Tlingit and Haida
Old-Woman-Underneath
In the Tlingit Raven cycle, the old woman beneath the earth who tends the post it rests on and controls the tides; when she is hungry the earth shakes, and Raven forces her to let the tide rise and fall.
Parallels across traditions
Editorial comparisons recorded on these entries; a shared role does not establish a shared origin.
Poseidon (Greek) and Neptune (Roman)
Neptune is the direct Roman equivalent, ruling the seas with the same trident and temperament
Compare Poseidon and Neptune
Quick answers
- Who is the Greek god of earthquakes?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deity whose domains include earthquakes is Poseidon.
- Who is the Mesoamerican god of earthquakes?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Mesoamerican deity whose domains include earthquakes is Tlaloc.
- Who is the Roman god of earthquakes?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Roman deity whose domains include earthquakes is Neptune.
- Who is the Tlingit and Haida god of earthquakes?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Tlingit and Haida deity whose domains include earthquakes is Old-Woman-Underneath.
Related domains
Built from each deity's catalog entry. See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.