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Mythos Atlas

Divine domains

Gods of Order

6 deities from 4 traditions whose entries in this atlas list order among their domains, grouped by tradition.

Chinese

2 deities

Jade Emperor

heaven · order · bureaucracy

The supreme ruler of Heaven and lord of all gods. He governs the cosmos through a vast celestial bureaucracy, determining the fate of mortals and immortals alike.

Nuwa

creation · humanity · marriage

The serpent-bodied goddess who created humanity from yellow clay and repaired the broken sky after a great catastrophe. She is the mother of mankind and establisher of marriage.

Egyptian

2 deities

Ra

sun · creation · kingship

The supreme solar deity and creator god. Ra travels across the sky each day in his solar barque and through the underworld each night, battling the serpent Apophis.

Ma'at

truth · justice · harmony

Goddess embodying truth, justice, and cosmic order. Her feather is weighed against the hearts of the dead in judgment.

Greek

1 deity

Zeus

sky · thunder · lightning

King of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus. God of the sky, thunder, and justice. Zeus overthrew his father Cronus to become the supreme deity of the Greek pantheon.

Mesopotamian

1 deity

Marduk

creation · kingship · magic

Chief god of Babylon and slayer of Tiamat. Marduk rose from a minor deity to supreme god of the Babylonian pantheon after defeating the primordial chaos dragon and creating the world from her body.

Parallels across traditions

Editorial comparisons recorded on these entries; a shared role does not establish a shared origin.

Quick answers

Who is the Chinese god of order?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Chinese deities whose domains include order are Jade Emperor and Nuwa.
Who is the Egyptian god of order?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Egyptian deities whose domains include order are Ra and Ma'at.
Who is the Greek god of order?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deity whose domains include order is Zeus.
Who is the Mesopotamian god of order?
In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Mesopotamian deity whose domains include order is Marduk.

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