A Greek dryad depicted in a painting In religion , a nature deity is a deity in charge of forces of nature , such as water , biological processes , or weather . These deities can also govern natural features such as mountains, trees, or volcanoes. Accepted in panentheism , pantheism , deism , polytheism , animism , totemism , shamanism , and paganism , the nature deity can embody a number of archetypes including mother goddess , Mother Nature , or lord of the animals .
Asase Yaa , Mother of the Dead and the goddess of the harsh earth and truthAsase Afua , the goddess of the lush earth, fertility, love, procreation and farmingBia, personification of the Bia River and god of the wilderness and wild animals
Tano , personification of the Tano River and god of the river and thunderAsh , god of the oasis and the vineyards of the western Nile Delta Geb , god of earthNut , sky goddess and sister and wife of GebAla , Igbo alusi , goddess of the earth, morality, fertility, and creativityAmadioha , Igbo alusi , god of thunder and lightningAnyanwu , Igbo alusi , sun goddess of good fortune, knowledge, and wisdomAja , Yoruba orisha , patron of the forest, forest animals, and herbal healersOko , Yoruba orisha , patron of new harvest of the white African yam and of huntingOsanyin , Yoruba orisha , patron of the forest, herbs, and healingOshosi , Yoruba orisha , patron of the forest and of huntingOshun , Yoruba orisha , patron of water, purity, fertility, love, and sensualityiNyanga, Zulu moon goddess
Nomhoyi, Zulu goddess of rivers
Nomkhubulwane , Zulu goddess mother of fertility, rain, agriculture, rainbow, and beerUnsondo, Zulu god of the sky, sun, thunder, and earthquakes Xochipilli , god of art, games, beauty, dance, flowers, maize, and songXochiquetzal , goddess of fertility, beauty, female sexuality, protection of young mothers, pregnancy, childbirth, vegetation, flowers, and the crafts of womenTonantzin , mother goddessCurupira , a powerful demon or forest spirit and guardian of natureBaron Samedi , loa of the deadGrand Bois , loa associated with trees, plants and herbsL'inglesou , loa who lives in the wild areas of Haiti and kills anyone who offends himLoco , loa associated with healers and plants, especially treesPachamama , fertility goddess who presides over planting, harvesting and earthquakesYum Kaax , god of agriculture, wild plants and animalsAsintmah, Athabaskan earth and nature goddess, and the first woman to walk the earth
Ngen , Mapuche spirits of natureDou Mu Niang Niang , Mother Goddess of the Big Dipper Tai Sui , Star deities of sixty years cycleChang'e , moon goddessLei Gong , god of thunderHou Tu Niang Niang , Mother Earth and Overlord of all Tu Di GongTu Di Gong , earth deity of a specific locality and nearby human communitiesGonggong , ancient god of waterZhurong , ancient god of fireHebo , god of Yellow River San Shan Guo Wang , lords of the Three Mountains in Southern ChinaPrithvi or Bhumi , goddess regarded as "Mother Earth"; Sanskrit for Earth Agni , god of fireVaruna , god of oceansVayu , god of windIndra , god of rain, lightning and thundersAranyani , goddess of the forests and the animals that dwell within itAmaterasu , goddess of the sunIzanagi , forefather of the gods, god of creation and life and first maleIzanami , Izanagi's wife and sister, goddess of creation and death, first femaleKonohanasakuya-hime , the blossom princess and symbol of delicate earthly lifeShinigami , god of deathSuijin , god of waterFūjin , god of windKagu-tsuchi , god of fireSusanoo , god of storms, (fertility in Izumo legends), younger brother to Amaterasu and TsukuyomiTsukuyomi , god of the moon and oceans, younger brother of Amaterasu and older brother of SusanooDangun , god-king of Gojoseon , god of the mountainDokkaebi , nature spiritsLady Saso , goddess of the mountainJacheongbi, goddess of the grain, agriculture, harvest, growth, and nourishment
Jeonggyun Moju, mother of Suro of Geumgwan Gaya and Ijinashi of Daegaya, goddess of the mountain
Jik, god of grains
Sa, god of the earth
Sansin , local mountain godsAra the Handsome , a deity of a dying and resurrecting natureAralez (mythology) creatures with powers to resuscitate fallen warriors and resurrect the dead by licking wounds cleanAreg (Arev) or Ar, god of the SunAstłik Armenian deity of fertility and loveTsovinar "Nar of the Sea", goddess of waters and the oceanMihr (Armenian deity) , cognate with the Mithra. God of the sun and light, son of Aramazd, the brother of Anahit and Nane.Spandaramet , a daughter of Aramazd, and chthonic goddess of fertility, vineyards, and the underworldVishap , a dragon closely associated with waterIrpitiga, lord of the earth
Sarruma , god of the mountainsUmay , the goddess of nature, love and fertility in Turkic mythology. Also known as Yer Ana.İye , deities or spirits or natural assets.Baianai , the god of the forest, animals, and hunt in Turkic mythology.Ukulan , the god of water in Turkic mythologyAbnoba , Gaulish goddess associated with forests and riversArtio , Gaulish bear goddess of the wildernessArduinna , goddess of the Ardennes forest regionCernunnos , god associated with horned male animals, produce, and fertilityDruantia , hypothetical Gallic tree goddess proposed by Robert Graves in his 1948 study The White Goddess Neopagans .Nantosuelta , Gaulish goddess of nature, the earth, fire, and fertilitySucellus , god of agriculture, forests, and alcoholic drinksViridios , god of vegetation, rebirth, and agriculture, possibly cognate with the Green Man Karærin, Celtic goddess who protects animals and nature
Sínann , Irish goddess, embodiment of the River Shannon , the longest river on Ireland , and a goddess of wisdomFufluns , god of plant life, happiness, wine, health, and growth in all thingsSelvans , god of the woodlandsArtumes , goddess of the hunt, woodlands, the night, and the wildLempo , god of wilderness and archeryTapio , god and ruler of forestsMielikki , goddess of forests and the hunt. Wife of Tapio.Mlande, god of the earth
Mlande-Ava, goddess of the earth Dali , goddess of mountain animals such as ibex and deerĒostre or Ostara, the goddess of springFjörgyn , the female personification of the earth. She is also the mother of the goddess Frigg and, very rarely, mother of Thor Freyja , goddess of fertility, gold, death, love, beauty, war and magicFreyr , god of fertility, rain, sunlight, life and summerIðunn the goddess of spring who guards the apples that keep the gods eternally young; wife of the god Bragi[ 4] Jörð , personification of the earth and the mother of Thor Nerthus , goddess of the earth, called by the Romans Terra Mater Njörð , god of the sea, fishing, and fertilityRán , goddess of the sea, storms, and deathSkaði , goddess of mountains, skiing, winter, archery and huntingSif , goddess of earth, fertility, and the harvestThor , god of thunder, lightning, weather, oak trees, and fertilityUllr , god of hunting, archery, skiing, and mountainsNøkken , male water spiritElf , beautiful, fairy-like creature that lives in the forest and streamsAnthousai , flower nymphsAphrodite , goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and fertilityApollo , god of the sun, light, healing, poetry and music, and archeryAristaeus , god of shepherds, cheesemaking, beekeeping, honey, honey-mead, olive growing, oil milling, medicinal herbs, hunting, and the Etesian windsArtemis , goddess of the hunt, the dark, the light, the moon, wild animals, nature, wilderness, childbirth, virginity, fertility, young girls, and health and plague in women and childhoodAurae , nymphs of the breezesChloris , goddess of flowersCronus , god of the harvestCybele , Phrygian goddess of the fertile earth and wild animalsDemeter , goddess of the harvest, crops, the fertility of the earth, grains, and the seasonsDionysus , god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, madness, and festivity. The Roman equivalent is Bacchus.[ 5] Dryads , tree and forest nymphsEpimeliades , nymphs of highland pastures and protectors of sheep flocksGaia , primal mother goddess and goddess of the earth and its personificationHamadryades , oak tree dryadsHegemone , goddess of plants, specifically making them bloom and bear fruit as they were supposed toHelios , Titan-god of the sunHorae , goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of timeMeliae , nymphs of honey and the ash treeNymphs , nature spiritsNaiades , fresh water nymphsNereids , salt-water nymphsNyx , Primordial goddess and personification of nightOceanides , fresh water nymphsOreades , mountain nymphsOxylus , god of forests & mountainsPan , god of shepherds, flocks, mountain wilds, and rustic musicPersephone (Kore), goddess of spring growthPhysis , primeval goddess of natureRhea , goddess of fertility, motherhood, and the mountain wildsSatyrs , rustic nature spiritsSelene , Titan-goddess of the moonGreek rustic deities [ edit ] Bacchus – god of wine, nature, pleasure and festivity; equivalent to the Greek god DionysusCeres , goddess of growing plants and motherly relationships; equivalent to the Greek goddess DemeterDiana , goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness and the moon; equivalent to the Greek goddess ArtemisFaunus , horned god of the forest, plains and fieldsFeronia , goddess associated with wildlife, fertility, health and abundanceFlora , goddess of flowers and the spring; equivalent to the Greek goddess ChlorisFufluns , god of plant life, happiness and health and growth in all thingsLiber , cognate for Bacchus/DionysusNemestrinus , god of the forests and woodsOps , goddess of fertility and the earthPilumnus , nature god who ensured children grew properly and stayed healthyPomona , goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchardsSilvanus , tutelary spirit or deity of woods and fields and protector of forestsTerra , primeval goddess personifying the earth; equivalent to the Greek goddess GaiaBerstuk , evil Wendish god of the forestJarilo , god of vegetation, fertility, spring, war and harvestLeshy , a tutelary deity of the forests.Porewit , god of the woods, who protected lost voyagers and punished those who mistreated the forestVeles , god of earth, waters and the underworldMokosh , East-Slavic goddess of natureIndo' Ongon-Ongon, goddess of earthquakes
Pong Banggai di Rante, earth goddess
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