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The earliest attested forms of the name are the Mycenaean Greek 𐀇𐀸, di-we (dative) and 𐀇𐀺, di-wo (genitive), written in the Linear B syllabic script. [17] Zeus is the Greek continuation of *[[Dyeus| Di̯ēus]], the name of the Proto-Indo-European god of the daytime sky, also called * Dyeus ph 2 tēr ("Sky Father").
The Greek creation myth is similar to the Hurrian creation myth. In Hurrian religion Anu is the sky god. ... Roman names, Uranus is a name derived from Greek in ...
Latobius, sky and mountain god equated with the Greek gods Zeus and Ares; Nuada, god of the sky, wind, and war; Sulis, goddess of the hot springs at Bath; probably originally the pan-Celtic sun goddess; Ambisagrus, Cisalpine god of rain, sky and hail equated to the Roman god Jupiter; Tuireann, Irish god of thunder and the sky, Gaulic name Taranis.
In this view, Jupiter is the god of heaven and retains his identification with the sky among the Latin poets (his name is used as a synonym for "sky". [166]) In this respect, he differs from his Greek equivalent Zeus (who is considered a personal god, warden and dispenser of skylight).
A night deity is a goddess or god in mythology associated with night, or the night sky. They commonly feature in polytheistic religions. The following is a list of night deities in various mythologies.
Lampetia, goddess of light, and one of the Heliades or daughters of Helios , god of the Sun, and of the nymph Neera . Theia, Titaness of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky. She is the consort of Hyperion and mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos. Zeus, as a reflex of *Dyeus, could be considered god of the day-lit sky
In comparative mythology, sky father is a term for a recurring concept in polytheistic religions of a sky god who is addressed as a "father", often the father of a pantheon and is often either a reigning or former King of the Gods. The concept of "sky father" may also be taken to include Sun gods with similar characteristics, such as Ra.
Caelus or Coelus (/ ˈ s iː l ə s /; SEE-ləs) was a primordial god of the sky in Roman mythology and theology, iconography, and literature (compare caelum, the Latin word for "sky" or "heaven", hence English "celestial"). The deity's name usually appears in masculine grammatical form when he is conceived of as a male generative force.