Messenger of the gods
The role of the messenger of the gods is played by the following deities in different cultures:
- Algis in Lithuanian mythology
- the thunderbird in indigenous mythology of North America
- Hermes in Greek mythology
- Hermodr in Germanic mythology
- Iris in Greek mythology
- Mercurius in Roman mythology
- Garuda in Indian mythology
The comedian Otto Waalkes (* 1948) is referred to as " The East Frisian Messenger of the Gods "
