river god en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹɪvə ˌɡɒd/ (UK)
- /ˈɹɪvɚ ˌɡɑd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From river + god.
Meanings
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The tutelary deity of a river.
Although human sacrifice was discontinued in ancient times, the idea continues that the river god claims as his own any man who falls into the stream.
1969, C. P. Fitzgerald, “The Three Ways”, in The Horizon History of China, New York: American Heritage Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 113, column 2:From then on the people of Ye never again dared speak of the River God taking a wife.
1995, Jeannete Faurot, Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends, Touchstone, published 1995, page 219:It was as if she had been wooed by a river-god, who might any time take her to his wondrous halls below a watery heaven.
1859, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], Adam Bede […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC:Some weeks, alas, we return to camp with six dead minnows and a dripping hemp bag full of dodgy clams, but this week, praise be, the river god has smiled on us [...].
2011 October 13, Tom Meltzer, The Guardian:
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Translations (24)
akk 𒀭𒀀𒇉 (river-being) · cmn 河神 (river-being) · el ναϊάς (river-being) · ko 강신 (river-being) · fi joen jumala (river-being) · ru речно́й бог (river-being) · sv flodgud (river-being) · ca déu fluvial (river-being) · io nayado (river-being) · fr dieu-fleuve (river-being) · vi thần sông (river-being) · ja 河神 (river-being) · la deus flūminis (river-being) · th พระเจ้าแม่น้ำ (river-being) · fr dieu fluviatile (river-being) · pt deus-rio (river-being) · ta நதி கடவுள் (river-being) · syc ܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܪܝܐ (river-being) · de Flussgott (river-being) · es dios fluvial (river-being) · dsb rěcyny bog (river-being) · km ព្រះទន្លេបាន (river-being) · ko 하신 (river-being) · te నది దేవుడు (river-being)