The sky father is a recurring theme in mythology all over the world. The sky father is the complement of the earth mother and appears in some creation myths, many of which are Indo-European or ancient Near Eastern. Other cultures have quite different myths; Egyptian mythology features a sky mother and an earthly dying and reviving god of vegetation. Shinto gives precedence to a sun goddess. A sky father also relates to a solar deity, a god identified with the sun.

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  • The sky father is a recurring theme in mythology all over the world. The sky father is the complement of the earth mother and appears in some creation myths, many of which are Indo-European or ancient Near Eastern. Other cultures have quite different myths; Egyptian mythology features a sky mother and an earthly dying and reviving god of vegetation. Shinto gives precedence to a sun goddess. A sky father also relates to a solar deity, a god identified with the sun. In ancient Vedic pantheon, Dyausa is the heavenly sky father. The union of Dyausha Pita and Prithvi Mata gave rise to other Vedic deities and demi-gods like Indra, Agni, Ushas etc. In another Rig Vedic lore, Dyausa (Sky) Pita impregnates Mother Pritvi with rains, which gives birth to all vegetations and greenery. In Maori mythology, Ranginui was the sky father. In this story, the sky father and earth mother Papatuanuku, embraced and had divine children. In Native American mythology the sky father is a common character in creation myth. In China, the God of the Abrahamic religions is sometimes called 天父 which means the Sky Father or Heavenly Father. In Central Asia Tengriism pre-dates the introduction of Abrahamic religions. The god Tengri translates as "blue sky", or sky father. In Ancient Rome the sky father, or sky god, was Jupiter. Often depicted by birds, usually the Eagle or Hawk, and clouds or other sky phenomena. Nicknames included, "Sky God" and, "Cloud Gatherer. " Most predominantly heard in The Iliad, an epic poem written by the Greek poet Homer. While many attribute a sky god to the sun, Jupiter ruled mainly over the clouds and the heavens, while Apollo is referred to as the god of the sun. Apollo was, however, the child of Jupiter. In Ancient Egypt, Horus was ruler of the sky. He was shown as a typical male humanoid, however, he appeared to have the head of a falcon. It is not uncommon for birds to represent the sky in ancient religions, due to their ability to fly.
  • 天空神（てんくうしん）または父なる天（ちちなるてん、sky father）は、地母神と対になって多神教神話に繰り返し現われるテーマである。最近の復興異教主義運動でも取り上げられる。
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  • The sky father is a recurring theme in mythology all over the world. The sky father is the complement of the earth mother and appears in some creation myths, many of which are Indo-European or ancient Near Eastern. Other cultures have quite different myths; Egyptian mythology features a sky mother and an earthly dying and reviving god of vegetation. Shinto gives precedence to a sun goddess. A sky father also relates to a solar deity, a god identified with the sun.
  • 天空神（てんくうしん）または父なる天（ちちなるてん、sky father）は、地母神と対になって多神教神話に繰り返し現われるテーマである。最近の復興異教主義運動でも取り上げられる。
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  • Sky father
  • 天空神
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