Horus
Sky god whose eyes are the sun and moon. Son of Osiris and Isis, he avenged his father by defeating Set in battle, becoming the rightful king.
Divine domains
Gods of Sky
13 deities from 10 traditions whose entries in this atlas list sky among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Egyptian
Nut
Goddess of the sky, daughter of Shu, consort of Geb, and mother of Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys. Nut's star-covered body arches over the earth, swallowing the sun each evening and giving birth to it again each dawn.
Greek
Zeus
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.
Uranus
Primordial personification of the Sky, born from and united with Gaia (Earth). Father of the Titans, Cyclopes, and Hecatoncheires, Uranus was castrated by his son Cronus, an act whose aftermath shaped the early generations of Greek gods.
Mesoamerican
Itzamna
The supreme creator god of the Maya, lord of the heavens and inventor of writing, calendars, and agriculture. Depicted as a wise, aged figure, Itzamna represents cosmic order and benevolent rulership.
Kukulkan
The Maya feathered serpent deity, cognate with the Aztec Quetzalcoatl. Kukulkan represents the union of earth and sky, associated with wind, rain, and the transmission of knowledge to humanity.
Akan
Nyame
The supreme sky god of the Akan people. Nyame is the creator of all things and source of all life, though he withdrew from direct involvement with humanity.
Finnish
Ukko
The sky and thunder god of Finnish and Karelian tradition, 'highest god' of the runo-songs, whose feast at the spring sowing Agricola condemned in 1551 and whom the Kalevala's heroes and Ilmatar call on in need.
Japanese
Izanagi
Male primordial deity who, with Izanami, created the Japanese islands and many kami. After Izanami's death, he performed the first purification ritual.
Mesopotamian
Anu
King of the gods and lord of the heavens. Anu is the supreme deity of the Mesopotamian pantheon, father of the gods, and source of all royal authority.
Polynesian
Rangi
The Sky Father, husband of Papa the Earth Mother. Rangi was forced apart from his wife by their children, and now weeps for her from above, his tears falling as rain upon her body.
Roman
Jupiter
King of the gods and god of sky, lightning, and thunder. Supreme deity of the Roman state religion, protector of Rome and source of divine authority for Roman emperors.
Slavic
Svarog
A sky and fire god known only from a single learned chronicle gloss that equates him with the Greek smith-god Hephaestus and calls the sun-god Dazhbog his son.
Parallels across traditions
Editorial comparisons recorded on these entries; a shared role does not establish a shared origin.
Zeus (Greek) and Jupiter (Roman)
Jupiter is the direct Roman equivalent, sharing Zeus's role as sky father and king of gods
Compare Zeus and JupiterAnu (Mesopotamian) and Zeus (Greek)
Both are sky fathers and kings of the gods, though Zeus is far more active in myths
Compare Anu and ZeusRangi (Polynesian) and Uranus (Greek)
Both are primordial sky fathers separated from earth mothers
Compare Rangi and UranusBoth are sky gods and supreme rulers of their pantheons
Compare Nyame and ZeusUranus (Greek) and Nut (Egyptian)
Both personify the sky as a primordial figure paired with an earth deity, though Egyptian cosmology genders the pairing in reverse (Nut is the sky, Geb the earth)
Compare Uranus and Nut
Quick answers
- Who is the Egyptian god of sky?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Egyptian deities whose domains include sky are Horus and Nut.
- Who is the Greek god of sky?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Greek deities whose domains include sky are Zeus and Uranus.
- Who is the Mesoamerican god of sky?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Mesoamerican deities whose domains include sky are Itzamna and Kukulkan.
- Who is the Akan god of sky?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Akan deity whose domains include sky is Nyame.
- Who is the Finnish god of sky?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Finnish deity whose domains include sky is Ukko.
- Who is the Japanese god of sky?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Japanese deity whose domains include sky is Izanagi.
Related domains
Built from each deity's catalog entry (matching “sky”, “the sky”). See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.