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"For already in Homer, Zeus recovers the splendors and powers of a true Indo-European sovereign god. He is more than a god of the "vast sky," he is "the father of gods and men. And in a fragment of his Heliades, Zeus is the ether, Zeus is the earth, Zeus is the sky. Yes, Zeus is all that is above all."
― Aeschylus (A History of Religious Ideas Vol. 1)
"From this moment... You are the Lord of the Heavens... The Supreme God, the Great Sage, Equal of Heaven..."
― Odin to Mori after he defeats Satan (The God of Highschool)

The power to possess or have traits of a supreme deity. Variation of Deity. Opposite of Lesser Divinity. Not to be confused with just Demiurge, Divine Lord, Sky Father or Supreme Divinity.

Also Called[]

  • Supreme God/Goddess
  • Chief God/Goddess
  • Divine Emperor/Empress of the Gods
  • Divine King/Queen of the Gods
  • God/Goddess of the Gods
  • Grand-High God/Goddess
  • Overdeity/Overgod/Overgoddess
  • The Supreme Pagan Gods/Goddesses
  • Transcendent Deity/God/Goddess

Properties[]

The user either is or can transform into a supreme deity, a god/goddess who unquestionably upholds divine sovereignty between its pantheon, and is associated with higher divine powers and abilities, and are considerably far more powerful by reason of being controllers of other divine spirits, gods/goddesses, and the universe which they rule over. Making them the alpha deity among the others.

Supreme Deities are characterized as the top leader of their respective pantheons, ruling them as high kings and queens over lesser lords. They also shouldn't be confused with the "one true god", known as the Monotheistic God who is considered to be perfect, as much as the stories detailing the supreme deities misadventures, whereas the monotheistic god who is not only stated to be absolutely perfect and powerful in every way and has no true equals in its own singular species, being the only one deity of its kind and are much more powerful than most if not all beings in every universe.

Supreme deities hold firm leadership among their pantheons and higher divine powers, not only varying authority like the divine lords possess. Some cases, even when between them all the supreme deities are truly the most powerful, but aren't necessarily rulers; here, many of them took the mantle briefly, or were ousted in their mythologies due to pride or loss of interest and can lose their status and rulership to the next most powerful deities under them, to whom become divine lords if they weren't divine lords already.

Supreme deities are commonly seen in mythology ruling over many divine lords and minor deities under them and were very important among ancient and current civilizations for its impact.

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Notes[]

  • Can still fall victims to the power of Omnipotence.
  • Supreme Deities can also be just as powerful as Monotheistic Deities and Demiurges, as well as somewhat be Monotheistic themselves depending on the religion they are connected to. Also, the first Supreme Deities were of the Pagans, before Monotheistic faiths.

Example Characters[]

See Also: Top God, and Above the Gods (varies but still applies)

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

  • Grand Zeno (Dragon Ball series)
  • Truth & Illusion (Goblin Slayer)
  • Buddha/Tathagata/Maitreya (God of Highschool)
  • Mori Jin (God of Highschool); after defeating Buddha
  • Mubong/Mujin Park (God of Highschool); after becoming one with Maitreya.
  • Okhwang (God of Highschool)
  • Ultio R (God of Highschool); After usurping Okhwang
  • Daewi Han (God of Highschool); After succeeding Okhwang. Position shared with Mira Yuu
  • Mira Yuu (God of Highschool); After succeeding Ultio R. Position shared with Daewi Han
  • God-King (My Wife is a Demon Queen)
  • First Ancestral Race (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
  • Tet (No Game No Life)
  • Amaterasu (Noragami)
  • Zeus (Record of Ragnarok)
  • Flare Dragon Ceifeed (Slayers)
  • Gourmet Gods (Toriko)

Cartoons

  • Zeus (Blood of Zeus)
  • Zeus (Class of the Titans)
  • The Great Dragon (Wakfu)
  • Great Goddess Eliatrope (Wakfu)

Comics

  • Darkseid (DC Comics)
  • Highfather (DC Comics)
    • Izaya
  • Zeus (DC Comics)
  • Council of All-Fathers (Marvel Comics)
    • Zeus
    • Gitche Manitou
    • Odin
    • Vishnu

Folklore/Mythology

  • Baiame (Aboriginal Mythology)
  • Anzar (Amazigh Mythology)
  • Baal (Canaanite Mythology)
  • The Dagda (Celtic Mythology)
  • The Jade Emperor/Yu Huang (Chinese Mythology)
  • Amun (Egyptian Mythology); New Kingdom
  • Atem (Egyptian Mythology)
  • Ra (Egyptian Mythology); Old Kingdom
  • Ukko (Finnish Mythology)
  • Achamán (Guanches Mythology)
  • Protogenoi (Greco-Roman Mythology)
    • Chaos
    • Phanes (Orphic tradition)
  • Zeus/Jupiter (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Indra (Hindu Mythology)
  • Shakti (Hindu Mythology)
  • The Trimurti (Hindu Mythology)
    • Brahma
    • Shiva
    • Vishnu
  • Anu/An (Mesopotamian Mythology)
  • Marduk (Mesopotamian Mythology)
  • Zeus (Orphism)
  • Bathala (Philippine Mythology)
  • Odin (Nordic Mythology)
  • Amaterasu (Shinto Mythology)
  • Perun (Slavic Mythology)
  • Rod (Slavic Mythology)
  • Svarog (Slavic Mythology)

Literature

  • Zeus/Jupiter (Riordanverse)
  • Ra (Riordanverse)
  • Odin (Riordanverse)
  • Manwë (Tolkien’s Legendarium)
  • Eru Ilúvatar (Tolkien’s Legendarium)

Movies

  • Zeus (Disney's Hercules)

Tabletop/Video Games

  • Deus (Asura's Wrath)
  • Chakravartin (Asura's Wrath)
  • Jubileus (Bayonetta)
  • Aesir (Bayonetta 2)
  • Davoth (Doom Eternal); Originally
  • The Father (Doom Eternal); after overthrowing Davoth
  • Gwyn, The Lord of Sunlight (Dark Souls Series); before becoming a Lord of Cinder
  • Queen Marika The Eternal (Elden Ring)
  • Lunar Witch Ranni (Elden Ring); In the Age of Stars ending
  • Akatosh (The Elder Scrolls)
  • Hyne (Final Fantasy VIII)
  • Bhunivelze (Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII)
  • Bahamut (Final Fantasy XV)
  • Ao (Forgotten Realms)
  • Zeus (God of War); Greek Pantheon
  • Odin (God of War); Norse Pantheon
  • Leaders of different pantheons (Smite)
  • Arceus (Pokémon)
  • Zeus (TYPE-MOON)
  • Zanza (Xenoblade Chronicles); after gaining Meyneth’s Monado

Objects

  • Tablet of Destinies (Mesopotamian Mythology)

Web Originals

  • Zeus (MYth)

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