Deities of the sky

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The sky has important religious significance. Most Polytheistic religions have a deity whose portfolio includes or is even limited to the sky. This position is usually reserved for the deity who reigns over the others, or at least is one of the most powerful, and incorporates the concept of the Sky Father. The Hebrew God who forms the basis of monotheism may have originated as such a God, and is so characterized by some other cultures, such as the Chinese.

Sky deities include:

• Ouranos/Uranus and Zeus/Jupiter (Greek/Roman mythology)
• Shu, Nut, Horus (Egyptian mythology)
• Indra (Hindu scripture)
• Cabaguil (Maya mythology)
• Torngasoak (Inuit mythology)
• Anu (Sumerian mythology)
• Ashanti (Ashanti mythology)
• Denka (Dinka mythology)
• Altjira, Baiame (Aboriginal mythology)
• Sin (Haida mythology)
• Shanga (Yoruba mythology)
• Gamab (Khoikhoi mythology)
• Ukko (Finnish mythology)
• List of Lithuanian sky deities

[edit] See also

• Deities of the sea
• Deities of the sun
• Deities of the moon
• Deities of agriculture
• Deities of the underworld
• Deities of the earth
• Deities of war
• Deities of love