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"It is good to see you after all these years, my son. I've observed your boldness and ferocity for some time, not without undue pride. Though you're misguided in your loyalty, I won't quibble over this insignificant speck in the universe. I would hate to spoil our reunion with bloodshed."
― Darkseid to Orion (DCAU)

The archetype for the characters that possess or have traits of a Father God. Variation of Transcendent Physiology. Male counterpart to Mother Goddess.

Also Called[]

  • All-Father
  • Father of the Gods
  • The Divine Father

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As an archetype, the father god, a deity/male god figure who is conceived as reigning over the other deities, or at least is one of the most powerful deities and is literally the father of most of the younger generation of the pantheons of which he is part.

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Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Comics

  • Odin the Highfather (Amalgam Comics)
  • Izaya/Highfather (DC Comics)
  • Uxas/Darkseid (DC Comics)
  • Zonuz/Yuga Khan (DC Comics)
  • Bor Burison (Marvel Comics)
  • Odin All-Father (Marvel Comics)

Folklore/Mythology

  • Tarhun (Assyrian/Hittite Mythology)
  • Anu (Babylonian Mythology)
  • Enlil (Babylonian Mythology)
  • Heruka (Buddhist/Tibetan Mythology)
  • God (Abrahamic Religions)
  • Amun (Egyptian Mythology)
  • Geb (Egyptian Mythology)
  • Ra (Egyptian Mythology)
  • Cronus/Saturn (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Typhon (Greco-Roman Mythology); for monsters
  • Uranus/Caelus (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Zeus/Jupiter (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Poseidon/Neptune (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Sabazios (Greek Mythology)
  • Achamán (Guanches Mythology)
  • Indra (Hindu Mythology)
  • Shiva (Hindu Mythology)
  • Allah (Islamic Mythology)
  • Izanagi (Japanese Mythology)
  • Odin (Norse Mythology)
  • Hadad (Semitic Mythology)
  • The Horned God (Wiccan Mythology)

Literature

  • Odin (Riordanverse)
  • Zeus (Riordanverse)

Live Television/Movies

  • God (Lucifer)

Video Games

  • Zeus (God of War)
  • Zeus (TYPE-MOON)

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