controls-drought-and-flood

Unktehi · salience 0.9

“The narrative that carries most weight has Unktehi rise against the people, flooding the land, and the Thunderbirds answer with lightning and fire until the water is dried and the monster and its brood are destroyed.”

Chalchihuitlicue · salience 0.85

“In the sequence of world-ages she presides over one of the former suns, which ends when the waters rise and drown it; the people of that age are described in the accounts as becoming fish.”

Danavas · salience 0.85

“The most-told episode belonging to the Danavas themselves is Vritra's: he coils around and holds back the cosmic waters, choking off rain and rivers from the world, and is broken only when Indra strikes him with a thunderbolt forged from the sage Dadhichi's bones.”

Nyami Nyami · salience 0.7

“It is said to provide sustenance through bountiful fish harvests and fertile riverbanks, but also has the power to unleash floods and droughts.”

Yacumama · salience 0.7

“This power over water extends beyond mere destruction; the Yacumama is often associated with the cycle of life in the rainforest, its movements supposedly influencing rainfall patterns and the fertility of the surrounding land.”

Kulshedra · salience 0.7

“The kulshedra is the demon of the parched season, and her calendar is exact: she sleeps the year round and wakes on Saint George's Day — the old Albanian new year and the threshold of summer, kept in ancient reckoning in late April and in modern custom in early May — to kill the first human she sees, after which she returns to sleep.”

Horned Serpent

“It is believed to possess ancient knowledge of the earth's secrets and the ability to control weather patterns, particularly those related to water.”

Nāga

“This connection to water is not merely symbolic; Nāgas are thought to have direct influence over rainfall, floods, and droughts, making them crucial figures in agricultural societies dependent on consistent water supplies.”