Weather god Weather god A weather god, also frequently known as a storm god, is a deity in mythology associated with weather phenomena such as thunder, lightning, rain and wind. Should they only be in charge of one feature of a storm, they will be called a (insert weather attribute here) god/goddess, such a rain god or a lightning/thunder god. This singular attribute might then be emphasized more than the generic, all-encompassing term "storm god", though with thunder/lightning gods, the two terms seem interchangeable. They feature commonly in polytheistic religions. In the Indo-European, Near Eastern, and Mesopotamian traditions, the storm/thunder god is
HMS Aeolus (1801) the third ship in the Navy to be named "Aeolus". The first, also a 32-gun fifth rate (launched in 1758), was still in existence but had been reduced to harbour service in 1796 and renamed "Guernsey" in 1800 to free the name for the new ship. Then a squadron captured the French frigate "Pallas", which received the name "Aeolus". In the meantime, "Guernsey" was sold in May 1801, shortly after the third "Aeolus" had completed fitting out the previous month, at Deptford Dockyard. The second "Aeolus" was then renamed to "Pique". "Aeolus" was at first employed on convoy duties and