Controls wind rain and thunder
A motif · Behaviour
6 figures carry it.
Carried by
This ethereal music is believed to be the key to its rain-summoning abilities, each note a plea or command to the heavens to release their life-giving waters upon the earth.
Baal — the word itself means "lord" and functioned in Canaanite religion as a title as much as a name — designates first and most fully the storm and fertility god of the Ugaritic texts, son of Dagan in the best-known genealogy, rider of the clouds and wielder of thunder.
Chac was benevolent and counted a friend of humanity, and for the Maya farmer he mattered more than Itzamna, the aged creator — because through Chac came the rain, and so the food, and so life itself.
It is said that Pamola controls the wind, rain, and thunder, using these elements to safeguard the mountain and test those who dare to ascend its slopes.
He belongs to the thunder in the sense the older sources intend by calling him a demon, which is a power of the weather rather than a moral agent with intentions toward anybody.
It is said that Long Ma can communicate with the elements, commanding the winds and calling forth rains when needed.