#sea deity

[nikkas-cottage]

Offering candles to Amphitrite, queen of the sea, protecter of sailors and marine life. She is wife to Poseidon and mother to several sea deities such as Triton.

In ancient texts, such as Homer's The Odyssey, he describes Amphitrite as an independent spirit who beats the billows against the rocks and breeds terrifying sea monsters.

[dreamconsumer]

Nerites.

[heyhoneyfox]

Which of these would you rather be romanced/fucked/befriended by

Siren

Mer

Selkie

Ocean deity

Kraken

Other (please specify!!!)

Voting ended onFeb 20, 2024

For context of how they're different:

Sirens are more mischievous and conniving, often designed to be more frightening

Mer are more curious and playful, but can be shy at first

Selkie's are more affectionate and outgoing and have some pretty cool mythology

Ocean deities are more powerful and all-knowing, so you could have fun with that creative aspect

Krakens are massive and terrifying, but if you're into the gentle giant idea, then they're perfect

Correct me if I made any mistakes!

[blackfictional]

a sea deity

[yoga-onion]

Japanese Mythology & Deities

Major Gods in the Chronicles (22)

The gods of Misogi (form of purification) / Final ~ The last of the three noble gods to be born

Finally, the Izanagi-no-Ookami (Great God of Izanagi) washed his left eye, the goddess who was born was Amaterasu-Oomikami, the solar deity.

The god who was born when he washed his left eye was the moon deity Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto.

Next, when he washed his nose, the god of the sea, Takehaya-Susano-no-mikoto, was born.

Izanagi was so pleased with the birth of these three gods that he made them the most noble of all the gods he had created. To each of the three noble children, Izanagi delegated the rule of the heavens, the night and the sea.

However, when Susano-no-mikoto would not stop crying, saying that he wanted to go to his mother's country, the Land of Nenokatasu, Izanagi banished Susano-no-mikoto. After that, Izanagi hid himself in the hermit’s palace of Taga in the Land of Awaji.

日本神話と神様たち

記紀に登場する主な神々(22)

禊（みそぎ）の神々・その3

~ 最後に生まれ落ちた三貴子（みはしらのうずのみこ、さんきし）

ここで、伊邪那岐大神（いざなぎのおおかみ）が左の目を洗ったときに、生まれた神は、太陽神・天照大御神（あまてらすおおみかみ）。

つぎに、右の目を洗ったときに生まれた神は月神・月読命（つくよみのみこと）。

つぎに、鼻を洗ったときに生まれたのは海原の神・建速須佐之男命（たけはやすさのおのみこと）である。

伊邪那岐（いざなぎ）はこの三神が生まれたことを大変喜び、自らの生んだ諸神の中で最も貴いとした。伊邪那岐命は三貴子にそれぞれ高天原・夜・海原の統治を委任した。

しかし、須佐之男命が母親のいる「妣国・根之堅州国（ははのくに・ねのかたすくに」へ行きたいと言って泣き止まないため、伊邪那岐（いざなぎ）は、須佐之男命を追放し、自身は淡道（あはぢ）の多賀の幽宮（かくりのみや）に篭った。

[atheostic]

Oh My Gods!: Tiamat (𒀭𒋾𒊩𒆳)

Goddess of: The salt sea

Also known as: Tamtum (𒀭𒌓𒌈), Thaláttē (Θαλάττη), and the Glistening One.

Religion: Babylonian

Symbol: Sea serpent or dragon

Appearance: In the Enûma Elish her physical description includes a tail, a thigh, "lower parts" (which shake together), a belly, an udder, ribs, a neck, a head, a skull, eyes, nostrils, a mouth, and lips. She has insides (possibly "entrails"), a heart, arteries, and blood.

^ Possibly a depiction of Tiamat’s death

The primordial mother of younger gods born from her “mixing her waters” with Abzû, the god of fresh water (this likely stemming from the fact that where the myth comes from there is a delta, where salt and freshwater meet). She is also said to have given birth to dragons and serpents among a more general list of monsters including scorpion men and merpeople. 

[hats-off-to-hermes]

Discovering Iris

I've recently discovered that Lady Iris is a Goddess of the sea, sky and rainbows. She is also a messenger! These things really resonate with me and it's pretty cool.

When I was first searching for deities, I looked for sky and air deities. And then ocean because I saw a lot ocean imagery. Recently Ive been seeing rainbows

SO does anyone have info on Iris?? Itd be amazing

[vikobelo]

the sea has been haunting me recently