Painting (c.1610) of Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) entitled "The Triumph of Neptune and
Amphitrite."
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Image courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art: The George W. Elkins Collection.
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AURORA
Norse: Freya
Norse: Valkiries
CREATION
Chinese: Pan-ku
Pawnee: Tirawa
NATURE
Greek: Pan
Roman: Faunus
RAIN, WINDS, StORM, THUNDER, AND LIGHTNING
African: Shango
Japanese: Susanowo
Aztec: Tlaloc
Navajo: Tonenili
Norse: Thor
Norse: Njord
Greek: Zephyr
Maori: Tawhiri
Mayan: Xib Chac
RAINBOW
Norse:
Bifrost
SEAS AND OCEANS
Norse: Aegir
African: Olokun
Greek: Poseidon
Roman: Neptune
Greek: Amphitrite
Greek: Galatea
Maori: Tangaroa
Inuit: Sedna
SEASONS
Navajo: Estsanatlehi
Greek: Persephone
VOLCANOES
Hawaii: Pele
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