The archetype for the characters that possess or have traits of a Sky Father. Advanced version of Sky Deity. Combination of Father God, Heaven Deity and Sky Deity. True counterpart to Earth Mother.
Also Called[]
- Father Sky
- Father of the Sky and Heavens
- Ruler of the gods and the heavens
Properties[]
As an archetype, the Sky Father, personification/entity of make up the sky and the heavens, and are conceived as reigning over the other deities, which makes them normally one of the more powerful if not the most powerful deities in their respected pantheons. Many are literally fathers of most of the younger generations of the Pantheons of which they are apart.
Sky Fathers are also usually paired with Earth Mother Goddesses, acting as their balancing counterparts. However, Sky Mothers are rarely heard of in mythos with only a small few being mentioned like the Egyptian Goddess Nut.
Associated Powers[]
- Divinity/Greater Divinity-Nature Divinity/Celestial Divinity
- Father God
- Heaven Deity Physiology
- Light Power
- Old God-Patron God
- Ruler of Heaven
- Sky Deity Physiology (varies between Deities)
Relationships[]
Associations[]
- Air Deity
- Cosmic Weather Manipulation
- Creator Deity
- Earth Mother or Mother Nature
- Heaven Deity
- Magic Deity
- Nature Deity
- Primordial Air Manipulation
- Primordial Lightning Manipulation
- Primordial Sky Manipulation
- Primordial Weather Manipulation
- Remaking
- Season Deity
- Solar Deity
- Transcendent Physiology
Flaws/Weaknesses[]
- May have little direct power to affect the earth and underground.
- Deity Consumption/Divine Power Immunity/Divine Slayer/Elemental Immunity
- Divine Power Absorption/Divine Power Negation (May not work against a Sky Father.)
Example Characters[]
Cartoons/Comics
- Odin the Highfather (Amalgam Comics)
- Odin All-Father (Marvel Comics)
- Reggie (Rick and Morty)
Folklore/Mythology
- Tarhun (Assyrian/Hittite Mythology)
- Heruka (Buddhist/Tibetan Mythology)
- Zeus/Jupiter (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Uranus (Greek Mythology)
- Sabazios (Greek Mythology)
- Achamán (Guanches Mythology)
- Indra (Hindu Mythology)
- Anu (Mesopatamian Mythology)
- Enki (Mesopatamian Mythology)
- Enlil (Mesopatamian Mythology)
- Marduk (Mesopatamian Mythology)
- Dyēus (Proto-Indo-European Mythology)
- Hadad (Semitic Mythology)
- The Horned God (Wiccan Muthology)
Literature
- Zeus (Riordanverse )
Tabletop/Video Games
- Orlanth (Glorantha)
Video Games
- Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight/Cinders (Dark Souls)
Known Locations[]
- Chesed (Promethea)
Gallery[]
