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
Melanippe (daughter of Aeolus) Melanippe (daughter of Aeolus) In Greek mythology, Melanippe (Ancient Greek: Μελανίππη, "black mare") was the daughter of Aeolus and the precedent Melanippe (or else daughter of Hippotes or of Desmontes). Also known as Arne. Mother, by Poseidon, of the twins Aeolus and Boeotus. There are various accounts of what happened to Melanippe after the birth of her sons. In one version, when her father discovered her pregnancy, he handed her over to a man from Metapontium, who was childless and adopted her sons as his own. When the boys grew up, a civil war began in Metapontium and they seized