Norse
Thor
thunder, protection of gods and people, strength
Tlaloc
Aztec (Mexica) tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- rain, mountains, fertility
- Symbols and attributes
- Goggle eyes; fangs; jars of water
- Partner
- Chalchiuhtlicue
Key myth
Giver of rain and also of hail and drowning. Children were offered at his festivals in Atlcahualo; his twin shrine with Huitzilopochtli topped the Templo Mayor.
Where sources differ or caution applies. Chalchiuhtlicue is sometimes his sister, sometimes his wife.
Place in the family graph
More traditions
Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Tlaloc: sky, storm and thunder, earth, harvest and fertility, sea and waters. This is overlap in one area only.