List of wind deities

Africa and the Middle East

Afroasiatic Middle East

Egyptian

• Amun, god of creation and the wind
• Henkhisesui, god of the east wind
• Ḥutchai, god of the west wind
• Qebui, god of the north wind who appears as a man with four ram heads or a winged ram with four heads
• Shehbui, god of the south wind
• Shu, god of the air

  Mesopotamian

• Enlil, the Sumerian god of air, wind, breath, loft
• Ninlil, goddess of the wind and consort of Enlil
• Pazuzu, king of the wind demons, demon of the southwest wind, and son of the god Hanbi

  Western Eurasia

Albanian

• Shurdhi, weather god who causes hailstorms and throws thunder and lightning
• Verbti, weather god who causes hailstorms and controls the water and the northern wind

  Balto-Slavic

Lithuanian

• Vejopatis, god of the wind according to at least one tradition

  Slavic

• Dogoda is the goddess of the west wind, and of love and gentleness.
• Stribog is the name of the Slavic god of winds, sky and air. He is said to be the ancestor of the winds of the eight directions.
• Varpulis is the companion of the thunder god Perun who was known in Central Europe and Lithuania.

  Basque

• Egoi, god of the south wind

  Celtic

• Sídhe or Aos Sí were the pantheon of pre-Christian Ireland. Sídhe is usually taken as "fairy folk", but it is also Old Irish for wind or gust.
• Borrum, Celtic god of the winds

  Norse-Germanic

• Kári, son of Fornjót and brother to Ægir and Logi, god of wind, apparently as its personification, much like his brothers personify sea and fire.
• Njord, god of the wind, especially as it concerns sailors
• Odin, thought by some scholars to be a god of the air/breath

  Greaco-Roman

• Aeolus, keeper of the winds; later writers made him a full-fledged god
• Anemoi, were the Greek wind gods
• * Boreas, god of the north wind and of winter
• * Eurus, god of the east or southeast wind
• * Notus, god of the south wind
• * Zephyrus, god of the west wind
• * Aparctias, another name for the north wind
• * Apheliotes, god of the east wind
• * Argestes, another name for the west or northwest wind
• * Caicias, god of the northeast wind
• * Circios or Thraskias, god of the north-northwest wind
• * Euronotus, god of the southeast wind
• * Lips, god of the southwest wind
• * Skeiron, god of the northwest wind
• Aura, the breeze personified
• Aurai, nymphs of the breeze
• Cardea, Roman goddess of health, thresholds, door hinges, and handles; associated with the wind
• Venti, deities equivalent to the Greek Anemoi

  Western Asia

Hindu-Vedic

• Maruts, attendants of Indra, sometimes the same as the below group of gods
• Rudra, wind or storm god
• Rudras, followers of Rudra
• Vayu, god of wind

  Persian Zorostarian

• Vayu-Vata, two gods often paired together; the former was the god of wind and the latter was the god of the atmosphere/air.

  Uralic

Finnish

• Ilmarinen, blacksmith and god of the wind, weather and air.
• Tuuletar, goddess or spirit of the wind.

  Hungarian

• Szélatya, the Hungarian god of wind
• Szélanya, the Hungarian goddess of wind and daughter of the primordial god Kayra
• Zada, keeper of the precious Yada Tashy stone

  Sami

• Bieggolmai, unpredictable shovel-wielding god of the summer winds
• Biegkegaellies, god of the winter winds

  Asia-Pacific / Oceania

Far East Asia

Chinese

• Fei Lian, the Chinese wind god; Feng Bo is the human form of Fei Lian
• Feng Po Po, the Chinese wind goddess
• Feng Closa, general of the wind
• Han Zixian, assistant goddess of the wind

  Japanese

• Fūjin, the wind god
• Shinatsuhiko, god of the winds

  Korean

• Yondung Halmoni, goddess revered by farmers and sailors

  Austronesia

Philippine

• Amihan, the Tagalog and Visayan goddess of the northeast winds. She is also known as Alunsina.
• Anitun Tabu, the fickle-minded ancient Tagalog goddess of wind and rain.
• Apo Angin, the Ilocano god of wind.
• Buhawi, the Tagalog god of whirlwinds and hurricanes' arcs. He is the enemy of Habagat.
• Habagat, the Tagalog god of winds and also referred to as the god of rain, and is often associated with the rainy season. He rules the kingdom of silver and gold in the sky, or the whole Himpapawirin.
• Lihangin, the Visayan god of the wind.
• Linamin at Barat, the goddess of monsoon winds in Palawan.

  Polynesian

Hawaiian

• Hine-Tu-Whenua, Hawaiian goddess of wind and safe journeys
• La'a Maomao, Hawaiian god of the wind and forgiveness
• Pakaa, Hawaiian god of the wind and inventor of the sail

  Winds of Māui

• Fisaga, the gentle breeze, the only wind that Māui failed to capture
• Mata Upola, the east wind
• Matuu, the north wind

  Māori

• Hanui-o-Rangi
• Tāwhirimātea, Māori god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds, and storms

  Native America

North America

Anishinaabe

• Epigishmog, god of the west wind and spiritual being of ultimate destiny

  Cherokee

• Oonawieh Unggi, the ancient spirit of the wind

  Iroquois

• Da-jo-jo, mighty panther spirit of the west wind
• Gǎ-oh, spirit of the wind
• Ne-o-gah, cam dubs gentle fawn spirit of the south wind
• O-yan-do-ne, moose spirit of the east wind
• Ya-o-gah, destructive bear spirit of the north wind who is stopped by Gǎ-oh.

  Inuit

• Silap Inua, the weather god who represents the breath of life and lures children to be lost in the tundra

  Lakota

• Okaga, fertility goddess of the south winds
• Taku Skanskan, capricious master of the four winds
• Tate, a wind god or spirit in Lakota mythology
• Waziya, giant of the north winds who brings icy weather, famine, and diseases
• Wiyohipeyata, god of the west winds who oversees endings and events of the night
• Wiyohiyanpa, god of the east winds who oversees beginnings and events of the day
• Yum, the whirlwind son of Anog Ite

  Navajo

• Niltsi, ally of the Heroic Twins and one of the guardians of the sun god's home.

  Pawnee

• Hotoru, the giver of breath invoked in religious ceremonies

  Central American and the Caribbean

Aztec

• Cihuatecayotl, god of the west wind
• Ehecatotontli, gods of the breezes
• Ehecatl, god of wind
• Mictlanpachecatl, god of the north wind
• Tezcatlipoca, god of the night wind and hurricanes
• Tlalocayotl, god of the east wind
• Vitztlampaehecatl, god of the south wind

  Mayan

• Hurácan, K'iche' Maya creator god of the wind, storm and fire
• Pauahtuns, wind deities associated with the Bacab and Chaac

  Taino

• Guabancex, goddess of the wind and hurricanes

  South America

Quechua

• Huayra-tata, god of the winds