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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.

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  • Les divinités des eaux sont définies, dans et par les diverses mythologies, en associant des réalités physiques naturelles (mer, rivière, lac, source) non humaines à des entités spirituelles ou surnaturelles (dieu, esprit) non humaines. (fr)
  • 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 (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. Serpents are also common as a symbol or as serpentine deities, sharing many similarities with dragons. (en)
  • 海神(わたつみ、わだつみ、うながみ、かいじん)は、海を司る神。また、海に住んでいるという神。世界各地の神話においても比較的高位の神とされている場合が多い。 (ja)
  • Una divinità delle acque è un dio o una dea della mitologia che vengono associati con l'acqua o i vari corpi idrici (come mari e fiumi). Le divinità dell'acqua sono relativamente comuni in ambito mitologico e sono state considerate generalmente più importanti tra le civiltà in cui il mare, l'oceano o un grande fiume era più importante per la loro storia. Un altro aspetto importante del culto delle divinità dell'acqua erano le sorgenti o i pozzi sacri. (it)
  • 水神、海神、河川神、湖泊神都可以統稱水神,其稱呼廣泛。 (zh)
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  • Les divinités des eaux sont définies, dans et par les diverses mythologies, en associant des réalités physiques naturelles (mer, rivière, lac, source) non humaines à des entités spirituelles ou surnaturelles (dieu, esprit) non humaines. (fr)
  • 海神(わたつみ、わだつみ、うながみ、かいじん)は、海を司る神。また、海に住んでいるという神。世界各地の神話においても比較的高位の神とされている場合が多い。 (ja)
  • Una divinità delle acque è un dio o una dea della mitologia che vengono associati con l'acqua o i vari corpi idrici (come mari e fiumi). Le divinità dell'acqua sono relativamente comuni in ambito mitologico e sono state considerate generalmente più importanti tra le civiltà in cui il mare, l'oceano o un grande fiume era più importante per la loro storia. Un altro aspetto importante del culto delle divinità dell'acqua erano le sorgenti o i pozzi sacri. (it)
  • 水神、海神、河川神、湖泊神都可以統稱水神,其稱呼廣泛。 (zh)
  • 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. (en)
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  • Divinités grecques des eaux (fr)
  • Divinità delle acque (it)
  • List of water deities (en)
  • 海神 (ja)
  • 水神 (zh)
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