The Gods Adad, Summanus, And Perendi

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Across all ancient societies, regardless of time, location, or technological advancements, there remains a presiding unifying factor; religion. Such mythological figures throughout the time frames share similar parallel concepts and ideologies through different forms. A prime example of this phenomenon would be the gods Adad, Summanus, and Perendi- the gods of storm.
Adad, Summanus, and Perendi are all gods of thunder and storms, uniquely in their own way. Adad is the Mesopotamian storm god as well as the god of gods (Stevens http://oracc). Summanus is the highest ranked Roman god of nocturnal storm (Augustin. De Civ. Dei, iv. 23). It is a wide misconception that Jupiter is the highest god when in reality he is not. Summanus was considered the highest because there was more divinity in the darkness, or “before the morning” as he is named for. On the other hand, there is a very uncommon god of Illyrian mythology, Perendi. He is the Illyrian god of thunder and storm (“Perendi” https://www.revolvy). Perendi in Illyrian means “god of the sky”. All together, they are the gods of the sky, heavens, and the lightning that presides in their domain. …show more content…

Adad had the power of “destructive forces of nature” as well as the thunderbolts of the skies (Stevens http://oracc). Summanus had the power of the thunder in the sky as well as everything doing with the nighttime. That would include comets, shooting stars, and galaxies (Allen http://www.godchecker). Perendis powers were quite unique. He had only the power of lighting; however, he shot arrows of lightning as opposed to a bolt ( “Albanian Mythology” https://albanian). Each god had the power of lighting and its booming thunder, however they each had unique add ons and responsibilities dependent on their

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