Raijin
Japanese · deity · mythic · deity
God of thunder and lightning, drumming storms from the sky.
Domains
- thunder
- lightning
Powers
- Produce thunder by beating drums
Epithets
- 雷神
- 鳴神
Relations
- companion: Fūjin
Sources
- Nihon Shoki, vol. 1, 720 CE
- Japanese folk-religion tradition