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Sky father

Jupiter, ancient Roman sky deity, and Thetis

In comparative mythology, sky father is a term for a recurring concept in polytheistic religions of a sky god who is addressed as a "father", often the father of a pantheon and is often either a reigning or former King of the Gods. The concept of "sky father" may also be taken to include Sun gods with similar characteristics, such as Ra. The concept is complementary to an "earth mother".

"Sky Father" is a direct translation of the Vedic Dyaus Pita, etymologically descended from the same Proto-Indo-European deity name as the Greek Zeûs Pater and Roman Jupiter, all of which are reflexes of the same Proto-Indo-European deity's name, *Dyēus Ph₂tḗr.[1] While there are numerous parallels adduced from outside of Indo-European mythology, there are exceptions (e.g. In Egyptian mythology, Nut is the sky mother and Geb is the earth father).

In historical religion

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References

  1. ^ dyaus in Vedic still retained the meaning "sky", while the Greek Zeus had become a proper name exclusively.
  2. ^ Paul Herrmann; Michael Bullock (1954). Conquest by Man. Harper & Brothers. p. 186. OCLC 41501509.
  3. ^ Katherine Berry Judson (April 30, 2009). Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest. BiblioLife. pp. 5–7. ISBN 978-0-559-06288-9.
  4. ^ Larry Trask (1997). The History of Basque. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-13116-2.
  5. ^ Jose Migel Barandiaran (1996). Mitología vasca. Txertoa. ISBN 84-7148-117-0.