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Mythos Atlas

Divine domains

Gods of Weather

4 deities from 4 traditions whose entries in this atlas list weather among their domains, grouped by tradition.

Celtic

1 deity

Manannán mac Lir

sea · otherworld · weather

Lord of the sea and guardian of Tír na nÓg, the Land of Youth. He rides the waves in his chariot and cloaks the Otherworld in mist.

Chinese

1 deity

Longwang (the Dragon Kings)

seas · rivers · rain

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.

Finnish

1 deity

Ilmarinen

smithcraft · the weather · the forging of the sky

The eternal smith of Finnish tradition, who forged the vault of the sky and, in the Kalevala, the Sampo for Louhi of Pohjola; named by Agricola in 1551 as the maker of calm and storm who carried travelers on their way.

Polynesian

1 deity

Tawhirimatea

weather · wind · storms

The Maori god of weather, winds, and storms. Tawhirimatea was the only one of Rangi and Papa's children to oppose their separation, and he still attacks his brothers with storms in revenge.

Quick answers

Who is the Celtic god of weather?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Celtic deity whose domains include weather is Manannán mac Lir.
Who is the Chinese god of weather?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Chinese deity whose domains include weather is Longwang (the Dragon Kings).
Who is the Finnish god of weather?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Finnish deity whose domains include weather is Ilmarinen.
Who is the Polynesian god of weather?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Polynesian deity whose domains include weather is Tawhirimatea.

Built from each deity's catalog entry (matching “the weather”, “weather”). See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.