Volcano deity
A volcano deity is a deification of a volcano.
Volcano gods include:
- Vulcan, in ancient Roman religion and myth, the god of fire[1] including the fire of volcanoes, deserts, metalworking, and the forge.[2]
- Volos, Slavic god of earth, waters, and the underworld.
- Rūaumoko, in Māori mythology, god of earthquakes, volcanoes and seasons.[3][4]
- Pele, in the Hawaiian religion, goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands.
- Lalahon, in Philippine mythology, Goddess of fire, volcanoes and harvest.[5]
- Kan-Laon, Visayan god of time associated with the volcano Kanlaon
- Joramy, fictional volcano goddess in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game.
- Hephaestus, Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes.[6]
- Gugurang, in Philippine mythology, Bicolano god of fire and volcanoes who lives inside Mayon Volcano which erupts whenever he's enraged
- Guayota, Guanche, malignant deity which lived inside the Teide volcano.
- Aganjú, Yoruban deity, Orisha of volcanoes, the wilderness and rivers.
- Aganju, in Cuba, is a volcano deity for the practitioners of the Lucumi, Santeria religion.
- Yahweh, in pre-Judaic Hebrew religion. Some scholars (for example, Jack Miles in his Pulitzer Prize-winning God: A Biography) suggest that the ancient Hebrews worshipped a volcano.
See also
References
- ^ Georges Dumézil (1996) [1966]. Archaic Roman Religion: Volume One. trans. Philip Krapp. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 320–321. ISBN 0-8018-5482-2.
- ^ Corbishley, Mike "Ancient Rome" Warwick Press 1986 Toronto.
- ^ Te Papa. "Ruaumoko - God of Earthquakes". Wellington, New Zealand: Earthquake Commission. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ McSaveney, Eileen (2 March 2009). "Historic earthquakes - Earthquakes in Māori tradition". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ Rebecca R. Ongsotto, Reena R. Ongsotto, Rowena Maria Ongsotto, pp. 58
- ^ Walter Burkert, Greek Religion 1985: III.2.ii; see coverage of Lemnos-based traditions and legends at Mythic Lemnos