Divine domains
7 deities from 6 traditions whose entries in this atlas list rivers among their domains, grouped by tradition.
The daughter of Habaek, the River Earl, who is seduced and abandoned by Haemosu, banished by her parents, sheltered by King Geumwa of East Buyeo, and there lays the egg from which Jumong hatches; later worshipped by Goguryeo as a mother goddess.
The River Earl, water god of the Amnok (Yalu) region and father of Yuhwa, who tests Haemosu's divine claim in a contest of transformations and is claimed by Goguryeo's kings as the founder's maternal grandfather.
The Sea as a god, 'Prince Sea, Judge River', El's favourite, who demands that Baal be handed over as his captive and is struck down by Baal's clubs.
The primordial mother goddess whose name lives on in the Tuatha Dé Danann, the divine tribe of Ireland. Though rarely appearing in myths directly, her presence permeates the land itself.
The dragon kings who rule the waters and send the rain, most famously the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas led by Ao Guang of the Eastern Sea. They govern as officials of the heavenly bureaucracy under the Jade Emperor, and their temples stood in villages across China wherever farmers prayed for rain.
The Aztec goddess of flowing water, rivers, and lakes. Consort of Tlaloc, Chalchiuhtlicue presided over the Fourth Sun before its destruction by flood. She is the patron of newborns and purification.
The Orisha of love, beauty, fresh water, and fertility. Oshun embodies feminine grace, sensuality, and the life-giving power of rivers.
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