List of water deities


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, or a great river was more important. Another important focus of worship of water deities has been springs or holy wells.
As a form of animal worship, whales and snakes have been regarded as godly deities throughout the world. In Asian lore, whales and dragons sometimes have connections. Serpents are also common as a symbol or as serpentine deities, sharing many similarities with dragons.

Africa and the Middle East

Sub-Sahara Africa

Western Niger-Congo

Benin
Dogon
Serer
Yoruba
Lugandan
Batonga
Hamito-Semitic regions of North Africa, Arabia, and the Levant.

Canaanite

Balto-Slavic

Lithuanian

Greek / Hellenic

Anatolian - Hittite

Ossetia
Finnish

Far East Asia

Chinese

Ainu

Vietnamese

Filipino

Fijian

North America

Inuit

Aztec

Incan