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A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water. Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean was more important.

List of water deities

Greek/Roman mythology

Main article: Greek sea gods

• Poseidon (Greek) and Neptune (Roman)
• Phorcys (Phorkys), son of Pontus and Gaia
• Oceanus and Tethys
• Proteus
• Triton
• Nereids
• Water nymph
  • Helead (fen)
  • Oceanids (daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, any water but usually salt water)
  • Sangarius, son of of Oceanus and Tethys
• Nereids (daughters of Nereus, the Mediterranean Sea)
• Naiads (usually fresh water)
  • Crinaeae (fountains)
  • Limnades/Limnatides (lakes)
  • Pegaeae (springs)
  • Potameides (rivers)
  • Eleionomae (marshes)
• Anapos (water god of eastern Sicily in Greek mythology)

Norse/Germanic

• Aegir, personification of the sea
• Rán, sea goddess who collects the drowned in a net
• Njord, god of the sea, particularly of seafaring
• Nerthus, goddess of lakes, springs, holy waters
• Nix, water spirits who usually appear in human form

Water deities in other cultures

• Celtic
  • Manannán mac Lir (Irish)
  • Dylan Eil Ton (Welsh)
  • Manawydan (Welsh)
  • Llŷr (Welsh)

• Lusitanian mythology
  • Nabia - goddess of rivers and lakes

• Chinese traditional religion
  • Mazu

• Inuit mythology
  • Idliragijenget
  • Sedna
  • Aipaloovik
  • Arnapkapfaaluk

• Lithuanian mythology
  • Bangpūtys

• Japanese mythology
  • Susanoo - Shinto god of storms and sea
  • Ryūjin or Watatsumi - Japanese dragon and sea god

• Ainu mythology
  • Repun Kamui

• Māori mythology
  • Tangaroa

• Tonga (Zambizi Valley Zimbabwe)
  • Nyami Nyami

• Vedic religion
  • Varuna (celestial ocean)
  • Various rivers associated with goddesses in the Rigveda, such as Sarasvati (Sarasvati River) and Yamuna

• Yoruba religion/Afro-American religions
  • Yemaja
  • Mami Wata

• Pirate lore
  • Davy Jones - the Devil of the seas

See also

• Sea monster