Names Categorized "lightning deities"

Amadioha is the Igbo deity or Arusi (god) of thunder and lightning, worshipped primarily by the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. The name derives from the Igbo words àmádí meaning "freeborn man" and ọ̀hà meaning "com...

Astrape (Ἀστραπή) is a Greek name meaning "lightning, gleam, flash." In Greek mythology, Astrape personified lightning and served as an attendant of Zeus, the king of the gods. She was often paired with Bronte, the perso...

Fulgora is a Roman theonym and the name of a minor goddess who presided over lightning, representing a direct personification of the phenomenon itself. The name derives from Latin fulgur, meaning "lightning", which in tu...

Kʼawiil is a variant spelling of the name K'awil, which originates from the Classic Maya language. Often appearing in pre-Columbian texts and art, the name refers to a powerful Maya deity associated with lightning, creat...

K'awil is a name from Classic Mayan mythology, most commonly understood to mean "powerful one" in the Classic Maya language. This name is primarily associated with one of the prominent deities of the Maya pantheon: the g...