Pagans, are there any female deities that are primarily known as storm deities?

Question

A couple weeks ago my boss was wanting rain on his crops and he jokingly asked me who the storm goddess was that he needed to make offerings to. I totally drew a blank. I can't even think of one. I know that deities are multi-faceted and there may be some goddesses with minor aspects of storms, but are there any that are primarily known as storm deities? My boss wasn't serious but now my inquiring mind wants to know.

Answer 1

I believe Inanna was also associated with storms in Her role as a Goddess of war.

"Proud Queen of the Earth Gods, Supreme Among the Heaven Gods, Loud Thundering Storm, you pour your rain over all the lands and all the people.
You make the heavens tremble and the earth quake.
Great Priestess, who can soothe your troubled heart?
You flash like lightening over the highlands; you throw your firebrands across the earth.
Your deafening command, whistling like the South Wind, splits apart great mountains.
You trample the disobedient like a wild bull; heaven and earth tremble.
Holy Priestess, who can soothe your troubled heart?
Your frightful cry descending from the heavens devours its victims.
Your quivering hand causes the midday heat to hover over the sea.
Your night time stalking of the heavens chills the land with its dark breeze.
Holy Inanna, the riverbanks overflow with the flood-waves of your heart...."

(from an actual Sumerian holy text)

Answer 2

I don't know if you would call them storm deities, but these goddesses are in charge of rain.
Laka is the Hawaiian goddess of rain.
Hara Ke is an African goddess of gentle spring rains.
Mujaji is also an African rain goddess.
Xtah is the Guatamalan goddess of rain.
Ix Chel is the Mayan goddess of water weather.
Saoquing Niang, known as the Broom Lady in the Far East, sweeps rain clouds in or out depending on the land's needs.
The Native American goddess of food, Chup, oversees nature's energies, specifically rain, wind, and fire.
Among the Inuit, the Three Kadlu Sisters rule the weather.

Answer 3

i have included goddess associated with crops, but not storms. though i am sure i have read about one, so i will continue to look and get back to you!

hope these are helpful for now.

Aine- Wife of the Sea God Manannan mac Lir and recognised as the Goddess of Sovereignty in Ireland. She is also recognised as a Faery Queen and Moon Goddess said to watch over crops and livestock.

Ceridwen is also as HEN WEN; in Wales, BRIGHID "White Grain," "Old White One." and Corn goddess. Mother of Taliesin, greatest and wisest of all the bards, and therefore a patron of poets. The "white goddess" of Robert Graves. Caridwen lives among the stars in the land of Caer Sidi. Caridwen is connected with wolves, and some claim her cult dates to the neolithic era.

Danu - Mother goddess, an aspect of the Great Mother. Another of a triad of war goddesses known collectively as the Morrigan. Connected with the moon goddess Aine of Knockaine, who protects crops and cattle. Most importantly, the mother of the Tuatha de' Danann, the tribe of the gods.

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Answer 4

In the pantheon I usually deal with, the major storm deity is male.

However, there was an Etruscan goddess named Cupra
Cupra (Etruscan)
A Goddess of lightning, often depicted with a spear. An ancient Goddess of fertility, she formed a triad with the God, Tinia and the Goddess of Wisdom, Menvra. Her weapon, when depicted with Tinia and Menvra, was the thunderbolt.

Answer 5

ISHTAR: She is the Assyro-Babylonian mother goddess. She is the goddess of Earth, fertility, love, battles, storms, marriage, the moon, and divination. She is honored on the Full Moon.

LILITU: Sumerian goddess that brought nightmares and other nocturnal menaces. She was also a storm goddess and the name is often associated with Lilith.

http://www.geocities.com/lady_morganfey/goddessguide.html

Oya - Originally a goddess of the Yoruba in western Africa, she was goddess of storms on the Niger River. Her name means "she tore" in the Yoruba language, for her winds tear up the river's calm surface; she is also called "mother of nine," for the nine estuaries of the Niger. She is a warrior goddess as well as patron of female leadership.

http://www.hranajanto.com/goddessgallery/oya.html

Answer 6

Hopi Kachinas

Also Mari
""Lady Justice": She is the Basque Goddess of Rain and Drought. Via the latter, She punishes those guilty of lying, stealing and pride. She assumes many different forms."

Here's a link to a few. Gosh, I didn't know there was a Finnish one too!
http://www.samri.ou.edu/js/weathermyth.htm

Answer 7

Try Eris.
*sniker*
But watch for flooding.

but seriously...
Chalchihuitlicue was the Aztec goddess of rain and flowing water

You don't find very many storm goddesses because most cultures were male dominated, and storms were associated with power.

Answer 8

serious answer -
there are storm and rain goddesses in Africa, but i don't remember the names.

not so serious: the storm goddesses are
Oom, Boom, and Tarah. Treat them with respect..

Answer 9

I'd imagine Demeter could swing it, being it involving crops and all.

Answer 10

Shows how strong your faith is in your many "gods.' *chuckle* a ha. soo many gods...so little faith.