Aztec mythology
- Atlacamani, goddess of oceanic storms
- Amimitl, god of lakes and fishermen
- Atlaua, a water deity, patron of fishers and archers
- Chalchiuhtlatonal, god of water
- Chalchiuhtlicue, goddess of lakes, rivers, seas, streams, horizontal waters, storms, and baptism
- Huixtocihuatl, fertility goddess who presided over salt and salt water
- Tlaloc, god of rain, fertility, and water
Ainu mythology- Repun Kamui, god of the sea
Canaanite mythology- Yam (god), god of rivers and the sea
Celtic mythology- Boann - goddess of the River Boyne (Irish)
- Dylan Eil Ton (Welsh)
- Grannus, a god associated with spas, the sun, fires and healing thermal and mineral springs
- Lir (Irish), god of the sea
- LlÅ·r (Welsh), god of the sea
- Manannán mac Lir (Irish), god of the sea
- Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs
- Sinann (Irish), goddess of the River Shannon
- Sequana (Gaulish), goddess of the River Seine
Chinese mythology- Gong Gong, water god who is responsible for the great floods, together with his associate, Xiang Yao
- Mazu
Egyptian mythology- Anti, god of ferrymen
- Hapy, god of the annual flooding of the river Nile
- Khnum, god of creation and the waters
- Nu, deification of the primordial watery abyss
- Sobek, crocodile god of the Nile river, warfare and fertility
- Wadj-wer, fertility god and personification of the Mediterranean Sea
Fijian mythology- Daucina, god of seafaring
- Dakuwaqa, a shark god
Finnish mythology- Ahti, god of the depths and fish
- Iku-Turso, a malevolent sea monster
- Vedenemo, a goddess of water
- Vellamo, the wife of Ahti, goddess of the sea, lakes and storms.
Greek mythologyMain article: Greek sea gods
- Aegaeon, god of violent sea storms and ally of the Titans
- Akheilos, shark-shaped sea spirt
- Amphitrite, sea goddess and consort of Poseidon
- Anapos, water god of eastern Sicily
- Brizo, goddess of sailors
- Carcinus, a giant crab who allied itself with the Hydra against Heracles. When it died, Hera placed it in the sky as the constellation Cancer.
- Ceto, goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters
- Charybdis, a sea monster and spirit of whirlpools and the tide
- Cymopoleia, a daughter of Poseidon and goddess of giant storm waves
- Delphin, the leader of the dolphins, Poseidon placed him in the sky as the constellation Delphin
- Doris, goddess of the sea's bounty
- Eidothea, prophetic sea nymph and daughter of Proteus
- Eurybia, goddess of the mastery of the seas
- Galene (Γαλενε), goddess of calm seas
- Glaucus, the fisherman's sea god
- Gorgons, three monstrous sea spirits
- The Graeae, three ancient sea spirits who personified the white foam of the sea; they shared one eye and one tooth between them
- The Harpies, winged spirits of sudden, sharp gusts of wind
- Hippocampi, the horses of the sea
- The Ichthyocentauri, a pair of centaurine sea-gods with the upper bodies of men, the lower fore-parts of horses, ending in the serpentine tails of fish
- Ladon, a hundred-headed sea serpent who guarded the western reaches of the sea, and the island and golden Apples of the Hesperides
- Leucothea, a sea goddess who aided sailors in distress
- Nerites, a sea spirit who was transformed into a shell-fish by Aphrodite
- Nereus, the old man of the sea, and the god of the sea's rich bounty of fish
- Nymphs
- Naiades, fresh water nymphs
- Nereides, sea nymphs
- Oceanides, fresh water nymphs
- Oceanus, Titan god of the Earth-encircling river Okeanos, the font of all the earth's fresh-water
- Palaemon, a young sea god who aided sailors in distress
- Phorcys, god of the hidden dangers of the deep
- Pontus, primeval god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures
- Poseidon, king of the sea and lord of the sea gods; also god of rivers, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses. His Roman equivalent is Neptune.
- Proteus, a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidon's seals
- Psamathe, goddess of sand beaches
- Scylla, monstrous sea goddess
- The Sirens, three sea nymphs who lured sailors to their death with their song
- The Telchines, sea spirits native to the island of Rhodes; the gods killed them when they turned to evil magic
- Tethys, wife of Okeanos, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains and clouds
- Thalassa, primeval spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos
- Thaumas, god of the wonders of the sea
- Thetis, leader of the Nereids who presided over the spawning of marine life in the sea
- Triteia, daughter of Triton and companion of Ares
- Triton, fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon
- Tritones, fish-tailed spirits in Poseidon's retinue
Haitian Vodou- Agwé, a loa who rules over the sea, fish, and aquatic plants, as well as the patron loa of fishermen and sailors
- Clermeil, the loa who made rivers flood their banks
- Pie, a soldier-loa who lives at the bottoms of lakes and rivers and causes floods
Hawaiian mythology- Kamohoalii, shark god
- NÄmaka, sea goddess
- Ukupanipo, shark god who controls the amount of fish close enough for the fisherman to catch
Hindu/Vedic mythologyVaruna, the Lord of the oceans
- Apam Napat, god of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes
- Ganga goddess of the Ganges River
- Varuna (celestial ocean)
- Various rivers associated with goddesses in the Rigveda, such as Sarasvati (Sarasvati River) and Yamuna
Incan mythology- Pariacaca, god of water and rainstorms
- Paricia, god who sent a flood to kill humans who did not respect him adequately
Inuit mythology- Aipaloovik, an evil sea god associated with death and destruction
- Alignak, a lunar deity and god of weather, water, tides, eclipses, and earthquakes
- Arnapkapfaaluk, a fearsome sea goddess
- Idliragijenget , god of the ocean
- Nootaikok, god who presided over icebergs and glaciers
- Sedna
Japanese mythology- Mizuchi, Japanese dragon and sea god
- ÅŒhoyamatsumi, god of mountains, sea and war
- Ryūjin or Watatsumi, Japanese dragon and tutelary deity of the sea
- Suijin, Shinto god of water
- Susanoo, Shinto god of storms and the sea
Lithuanian mythology- Bangpūtys, god of sea and storm
Lusitanian mythology- Borvo, a healing deity associated with bubbling spring water
- Durius, a river god associated with the Douro river
- Nabia, goddess of rivers and lakes
MÄori mythology- Ikatere, a fish god, the father of all the sea creatures including mermaids
- Tangaroa, god of the sea
Mesopotamian mythology- Enbilulu, god of rivers and canals
- Enki, god of water and of the River Tigris
- Marduk, god associated with water, vegetation, judgment, and magic
- Sirsir, god of mariners and boatmen
Norse/Germanic mythology- Aegir, personification of the sea
- Rán, sea goddess of love who collects the drowned in a net
- Njord, god of the sea, particularly of seafaring
- Nerthus, goddess of lakes, springs, holy waters
- Nix, water spirits who usually appear in human form
Pirate lore- Davy Jones, the Devil of the seas
Roman mythology- Fontus, god of wells and springs
- Neptune, king of the sea
- Volturnus, god of the waters
Slavic mythology- Bagiennik, water demons who lived in lakes and rivers
- Rusalki, female ghosts, water nymphs, succubi or mermaid-like demons that dwell in waterways.
- Veles, god of earth, waters, and the underworld
Tonga (Zambezi Valley Zimbabwe)Yoruba, Afro-American religion, Santeria,Orisha worship, IFA- Yemaja,or Yemaya goddess of the ocean, the essence of motherhood, and a protector of children
- Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deities
- Oshun, deity of rivers, beauty, sensuality. In Santeria she also represents wealth
- Okie, deity of lakes, daughter of Obatala
- Olokun, deity of the oceans often synchronized with Poseidon or Neptune Aztec mythology
- Atlacamani, goddess of oceanic storms
- Amimitl, god of lakes and fishermen
- Atlaua, a water deity, patron of fishers and archers
- Chalchiuhtlatonal, god of water
- Chalchiuhtlicue, goddess of lakes, rivers, seas, streams, horizontal waters, storms, and baptism
- Huixtocihuatl, fertility goddess who presided over salt and salt water
- Tlaloc, god of rain, fertility, and water
Ainu mythology- Repun Kamui, god of the sea
Canaanite mythology- Yam (god), god of rivers and the sea
Celtic mythology- Boann - goddess of the River Boyne (Irish)
- Dylan Eil Ton (Welsh)
- Grannus, a god associated with spas, the sun, fires and healing thermal and mineral springs
- Lir (Irish), god of the sea
- LlÅ·r (Welsh), god of the sea
- Manannán mac Lir (Irish), god of the sea
- Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs
- Sinann (Irish), goddess of the River Shannon
- Sequana (Gaulish), goddess of the River Seine
Chinese mythology- Gong Gong, water god who is responsible for the great floods, together with his associate, Xiang Yao
- Mazu
Egyptian mythology- Anti, god of ferrymen
- Hapy, god of the annual flooding of the river Nile
- Khnum, god of creation and the waters
- Nu, deification of the primordial watery abyss
- Sobek, crocodile god of the Nile river, warfare and fertility
- Wadj-wer, fertility god and personification of the Mediterranean Sea
Fijian mythology- Daucina, god of seafaring
- Dakuwaqa, a shark god
Finnish mythology- Ahti, god of the depths and fish
- Iku-Turso, a malevolent sea monster
- Vedenemo, a goddess of water
- Vellamo, the wife of Ahti, goddess of the sea, lakes and storms.
Greek mythologyMain article: Greek sea gods - Aegaeon, god of violent sea storms and ally of the Titans
- Akheilos, shark-shaped sea spirt
- Amphitrite, sea goddess and consort of Poseidon
- Anapos, water god of eastern Sicily
- Brizo, goddess of sailors
- Carcinus, a giant crab who allied itself with the Hydra against Heracles. When it died, Hera placed it in the sky as the constellation Cancer.
- Ceto, goddess of the dangers of the ocean and of sea monsters
- Charybdis, a sea monster and spirit of whirlpools and the tide
- Cymopoleia, a daughter of Poseidon and goddess of giant storm waves
- Delphin, the leader of the dolphins, Poseidon placed him in the sky as the constellation Delphin
- Doris, goddess of the sea's bounty
- Eidothea, prophetic sea nymph and daughter of Proteus
- Eurybia, goddess of the mastery of the seas
- Galene (Γαλενε), goddess of calm seas
- Glaucus, the fisherman's sea god
- Gorgons, three monstrous sea spirits
- The Graeae, three ancient sea spirits who personified the white foam of the sea; they shared one eye and one tooth between them
- The Harpies, winged spirits of sudden, sharp gusts of wind
- Hippocampi, the horses of the sea
- The Ichthyocentauri, a pair of centaurine sea-gods with the upper bodies of men, the lower fore-parts of horses, ending in the serpentine tails of fish
- Ladon, a hundred-headed sea serpent who guarded the western reaches of the sea, and the island and golden Apples of the Hesperides
- Leucothea, a sea goddess who aided sailors in distress
- Nerites, a sea spirit who was transformed into a shell-fish by Aphrodite
- Nereus, the old man of the sea, and the god of the sea's rich bounty of fish
- Nymphs
- Naiades, fresh water nymphs
- Nereides, sea nymphs
- Oceanides, fresh water nymphs
- Oceanus, Titan god of the Earth-encircling river Okeanos, the font of all the earth's fresh-water
- Palaemon, a young sea god who aided sailors in distress
- Phorcys, god of the hidden dangers of the deep
- Pontus, primeval god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures
- Poseidon, king of the sea and lord of the sea gods; also god of rivers, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses. His Roman equivalent is Neptune.
- Proteus, a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidon's seals
- Psamathe, goddess of sand beaches
- Scylla, monstrous sea goddess
- The Sirens, three sea nymphs who lured sailors to their death with their song
- The Telchines, sea spirits native to the island of Rhodes; the gods killed them when they turned to evil magic
- Tethys, wife of Okeanos, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains and clouds
- Thalassa, primeval spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos
- Thaumas, god of the wonders of the sea
- Thetis, leader of the Nereids who presided over the spawning of marine life in the sea
- Triteia, daughter of Triton and companion of Ares
- Triton, fish-tailed son and herald of Poseidon
- Tritones, fish-tailed spirits in Poseidon's retinue
Haitian Vodou- Agwé, a loa who rules over the sea, fish, and aquatic plants, as well as the patron loa of fishermen and sailors
- Clermeil, the loa who made rivers flood their banks
- Pie, a soldier-loa who lives at the bottoms of lakes and rivers and causes floods
Hawaiian mythology- Kamohoalii, shark god
- NÄmaka, sea goddess
- Ukupanipo, shark god who controls the amount of fish close enough for the fisherman to catch
Hindu/Vedic mythologyVaruna, the Lord of the oceans - Apam Napat, god of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes
- Ganga goddess of the Ganges River
- Varuna (celestial ocean)
- Various rivers associated with goddesses in the Rigveda, such as Sarasvati (Sarasvati River) and Yamuna
Incan mythology- Pariacaca, god of water and rainstorms
- Paricia, god who sent a flood to kill humans who did not respect him adequately
Inuit mythology- Aipaloovik, an evil sea god associated with death and destruction
- Alignak, a lunar deity and god of weather, water, tides, eclipses, and earthquakes
- Arnapkapfaaluk, a fearsome sea goddess
- Idliragijenget , god of the ocean
- Nootaikok, god who presided over icebergs and glaciers
- Sedna
Japanese mythology- Mizuchi, Japanese dragon and sea god
- ÅŒhoyamatsumi, god of mountains, sea and war
- Ryūjin or Watatsumi, Japanese dragon and tutelary deity of the sea
- Suijin, Shinto god of water
- Susanoo, Shinto god of storms and the sea
Lithuanian mythology- Bangpūtys, god of sea and storm
Lusitanian mythology- Borvo, a healing deity associated with bubbling spring water
- Durius, a river god associated with the Douro river
- Nabia, goddess of rivers and lakes
MÄori mythology- Ikatere, a fish god, the father of all the sea creatures including mermaids
- Tangaroa, god of the sea
Mesopotamian mythology- Enbilulu, god of rivers and canals
- Enki, god of water and of the River Tigris
- Marduk, god associated with water, vegetation, judgment, and magic
- Sirsir, god of mariners and boatmen
Norse/Germanic mythology- Aegir, personification of the sea
- Rán, sea goddess of love who collects the drowned in a net
- Njord, god of the sea, particularly of seafaring
- Nerthus, goddess of lakes, springs, holy waters
- Nix, water spirits who usually appear in human form
Pirate lore- Davy Jones, the Devil of the seas
Roman mythology- Fontus, god of wells and springs
- Neptune, king of the sea
- Volturnus, god of the waters
Slavic mythology- Bagiennik, water demons who lived in lakes and rivers
- Rusalki, female ghosts, water nymphs, succubi or mermaid-like demons that dwell in waterways.
- Veles, god of earth, waters, and the underworld
Tonga (Zambezi Valley Zimbabwe)Yoruba, Afro-American religion, Santeria,Orisha worship, IFA- Yemaja,or Yemaya goddess of the ocean, the essence of motherhood, and a protector of children
- Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deities
- Oshun, deity of rivers, beauty, sensuality. In Santeria she also represents wealth
- Okie, deity of lakes, daughter of Obatala
- Olokun, deity of the oceans often synchronized with Poseidon or Neptune
