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Polytheistic peoples of many cultures have postulated a
thunder god, the personification or source of the forces of
thunder and
lightning; a lightning god does not have a typical depiction, and will vary based on the culture. In Indo-European cultures, the thunder god is frequently known as the chief or king of the gods, e.g.
Indra in
Hinduism,
Zeus in
Greek mythology, and
Perun in ancient
Slavic religion; or a close relation thereof, e.g.
Thor, son of
Odin, in
Norse mythology. This is also true of *
Shango in
Yorùbá religion and in the syncretic religions of the African Diaspora, such as
Santería (
Cuba,
Puerto Rico,
U.S. and
Candomblé (
Brazil).
