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Awater deity is a deityinmythology 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.

Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey

As a form of animal worship, whales and snakes (hence dragons) have been regarded as godly deities throughout the world (as are other animals such as turtles, fish, crabs, and sharks). In Asian lore, whales and dragons sometimes have connections.[1] Serpents are also common as a symboloras serpentine deities, sharing many similarities with dragons.

Africa/Sub-Sahara

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Akan

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Bantu

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Dahomey

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Dogon

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Ewe / Fon

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Lugandan

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Serer

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Yoruba

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Asia-Pacific and Oceania

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East Asia

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Taoism and Chinese folk religion

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Chinese sea goddess Mazu

Japanese

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Ainu

Korean

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South Asia

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Hindu

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In Hindu culture, each water body is worshipped as a form of God. Hence, the rivers are worshipped as goddesses and the ocean is worshipped as a god.

 
Varuna, the Lord of All the Water Bodies

Meitei

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Southeast Asia, Oceania and Pacific

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Filipino

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Indonesian

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Cambodia

Yeay Mao, a neak ta divinity in Khmer Buddhism that is the patron guardian of sailors, travelers, and hunters.

Vietnamese

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Turkic

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Polynesian

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Fijian

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Hawaiian

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Māori

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Samoan

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other island nations

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Cook Islands

Aboriginal Australian

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Europe

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Baltic

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Lithuanian

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Celtic

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Gaulish

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Irish

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Welsh

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Lusitanian

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Germanic

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Ancient

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English folklore

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Late 18th-century statue of Father Thames by John Bacon the elder at Ham House, near Richmond, London

Scandinavian folklore

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Greek

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Slavic

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Uralic

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Finnish

Native Americas

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Central America and the Caribbean

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Lencan

Mexico

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Mayan

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Pech

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Taíno

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North America

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Inuit

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South America

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Tupi-Guarani (Brazilian Myth)

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Incan

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Panche/Muisca

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Western Asia and Northern Africa

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Armenian

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Canaanite

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Egyptian

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Hebrew

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Hittite

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Mesopotamian

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Ossetia

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Persian and Zoroastrian

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See also

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