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Entity that created the universe
A creator deity or creator god is a deity responsible for the creation of the Earth, world, and universe in human religion and mythology. In monotheism
Creator_deity
Topics referred to by the same term
Creator", a 1991 song by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth "Creator" (song), a 2008 song by Santigold Creator deity, a deity responsible for the creation of the Earth,
Creator
Supernatural being
deity without denying other deities, considering them as aspects of the same divine principle. Nontheistic religions deny any supreme eternal creator
Deity
Deity associated with the sky
Khoikhoi sky god Xamaba, Heikum creator and sky god Nyame, Akan supreme deity, god of the sky Olorun, Yoruba supreme deity, God of the sky and heaven Shango
Sky_deity
god of Earth and the horizon Amun – A creator god, Tutelary deity of the city of Thebes, and the preeminent deity in ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom
List_of_Egyptian_deities
Philippine god
Laon (meaning "the ancient one"), is a pre-colonial female supreme creator deity in the animist anito beliefs of the Visayan peoples in the Philippines
Laon_(deity)
Egyptian god of the desert, storms, violence, and foreigners
throne before they did, or it may be the creator gods Ra or Atum, the originators of kingship. Other deities also take important roles: Thoth frequently
Set_(deity)
Buddhist views on the belief in a creator deity, or any eternal divine personal being
speaking, Buddhism is a religion that does not include the belief in a creator deity. As such, it has often been described as either (non-materialistic)
Creator_in_Buddhism
Philosophical problem
each new presumed creator of a creator is presumed to have its own creator. A common challenge to theistic propositions of a creator deity as a necessary
Problem_of_the_creator_of_God
Only or paramount deity of a religion
sects. A supreme deity is often also a creator deity, while other deities are often aspects or manifestations of the supreme deity. When the terms are
List_of_supreme_deities
Sun Mawu, Dahomey goddess associated with the Sun and the Moon Amun, creator deity sometimes identified as a Sun god Aten, god of the Sun, the visible
List_of_solar_deities
Ancient Semitic deity in the Levant
monotheism, the existence of other deities was denied outright and Yahweh was proclaimed the creator deity and the sole deity worthy of worship. According to
Yahweh
God of Time, God D
pronunciation: [it͡samˈna]) is, in Maya mythology, an upper god and creator deity thought to reside in the sky. Itzamná is one of the most important gods
Itzamna
Creator deity in Dahomey mythology
Mawu-Lisa is a creator deity in Gbe mythology and West African Vodun, particularly of the former Dahomey Kingdom (now Benin). It is a dual deity, formed by
Mawu-Lisa
Goddess of Shinto religion
generations of primordial deities that manifested after the formation of heaven and earth. Izanami and Izanagi are held to be the creators of the Japanese archipelago
Izanami
Northwest Semitic supreme deity
Semitic word meaning 'god' or 'deity', or referring (as a proper name) to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern deities. A rarer form, 'ila, represents
El_(deity)
Nuristani god
(Kati: Imro) was the chief creator deity of the Nuristanis before their conversion to Islam. Imra was believed to be the creator of the earth. With his breath
Imra
Ancient Egyptian god
(16th–11th centuries BC) held the position of transcendental, self-created creator deity "par excellence"; he was the champion of the poor or troubled and central
Amun
Pyramid capstone
mound that arose from the primordial waters (Nu), and upon which the creator deity Atum settled. The Benben stone is associated with the top stone of a
Benben
Mother Fire, Queen of Fire Od Ata, Father Fire, King of Fire Ülgen, creator-deity, architect of the Cosmos, god of Light and the Upper World Dielli, the
List_of_light_deities
A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water. Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important
List_of_water_deities
Lovecraftian god Shub-Niggurath – Fictional deity in the Cthulhu Mythos Paul Atreides Eru Ilúvatar – Creator deity of Tolkien's world Valar – Divine or angelic
List_of_fictional_deities
Belief that a deity is not wholly good and is possibly evil
Supreme Being of monotheistic religions. For example, the Abrahamic creator deity is an evil god according to gnostic traditions. The concept has been
Dystheism
Deity associated with thunder, rains and storms
weather god or goddess, also frequently known as a storm god or goddess, is a deity in mythology associated with weather phenomena such as thunder, snow, lightning
Weather_god
after they were disturbed by a man Bathala: the Tagalog supreme god and creator deity, also known as Bathala Maykapal, Lumilikha, and Abba; an enormous being
List_of_fire_deities
Ability to make choices voluntarily
for example the incompatibility of omnipotence with a good creator deity (i.e. if a deity knew what they were going to choose, then they are responsible
Free_will
Creator deity, culture hero and ancestral being in Australian Aboriginal mythology
Bunjil, also spelt Bundjil /buɲɟil/ BOON-jil, is a creator deity, culture hero and ancestral being, often depicted as a wedge-tailed eagle in Australian
Bunjil
Ancient Egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Egypt. The beliefs and rituals surrounding these gods formed the core of ancient
Ancient_Egyptian_deities
Jewish conception of God
understood as the absolute, indivisible, and incomparable being who is the creator deity—the cause and preserver of all existence. Traditional interpretations
God_in_Judaism
Belief in the existence of a deity or deities
to divinity and a creator deity or entity. Pointing to the universe as being an immanent creator deity in and of itself, the deity is understood as still
Theism
Balché. The god of tattoos and tattooing. The god of the sky and wood, a creator deity. The god of bees and honey. The goddess of the Moon and the night. The
List of Maya gods and supernatural beings
List_of_Maya_gods_and_supernatural_beings
Hindu mythological bear
Rama-Ravana war in Hindu texts. He emerged from the mouth of Brahma when the creator deity yawned. He assisted Rama, the 7th avatar of Vishnu in his quest to save
Jambavan
Supernatural punishment by a deity
jealousy, vengeance, or wrath. For example, in Deism and Pandeism, the creator deity does not intervene in the universe at all; not for good or for bad,
Divine_retribution
Religion of ancient Israel and Judah
religion of the Israelites, and Yahweh was proclaimed the creator deity and the sole deity to be worthy of worship. Following the end of the Babylonian
Yahwism
East African creator god
Look up Imana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Imana is the creator deity in the traditional Banyarwanda and Barundi religion in Rwanda and Burundi
Imana
Supreme creation god of the Nuer people
Kuoth, also known as Kuoth Nhial, is the supreme omnipresent god and creator deity of the Nuer people of South Sudan and Gambella. Kwoth is known as the
Kwoth
Religious thought and practice independent of belief in deities
question of an independent creator deity was answered by the Buddha in the Brahmajala Sutta. The Buddha denounced the view of a creator and sees that such notions
Nontheistic_religion
Primordial goddess of ancient Babylon religion
of the Akkadian language, Tiamat gives birth to the first generation of deities after mingling her waters with those of Abzû. The gods continue to reproduce
Tiamat
Turkic creator-deity
Bai-Ülgen or Ülgen (Old Turkic: 𐰈𐰞𐰏𐰅𐰣; Cyrillic: Үлгэн) is a Turkic creator-deity, usually distinct from Tengri but sometimes identified with him in the
Ülgen
List of deities in Hinduism
overgeneralisation. The Trimurti are the most prominent deities of contemporary Hinduism. This consists of Brahma - the Creator, Vishnu - the Preserver, and Shiva - the
List_of_Hindu_deities
Myths of the Inca civilization
Andean beliefs was the creator deity Viracocha. During Inca times, Viracocha remained significant - he was seen as the creator of all things, or the substance
Inca_mythology
Deity of Shinto religion
-ŋ̟ʲí]; meaning "He-who-invites" or the "Male-who-invites"), is the creator deity (kami) of both creation and life in Japanese mythology. He and his sister-wife
Izanagi
Religious explanation
descriptions of an act or process of creation by a creator deity or by a larger pantheon of deities, explanations of the transformation of chaos into order
Religious_cosmology
Creator deity of Gilbert Islands
Nareau (Gilbertese: "spider lord") is the creator deity in the mythology of the Gilbert Islands. From sand and water, Nareau created two primeval beings
Nareau
following is a list of Australian Indigenous Australian deities and spirits. Baiame (Baayami), creator spirit of some peoples of New South Wales, including
List of Australian Aboriginal mythological figures
List_of_Australian_Aboriginal_mythological_figures
Golden womb or egg in Hindu cosmogony
(RV 10.121), known as the Hiraṇyagarbha Sūkta, suggesting a single creator deity (verse 8: yo deveṣv ādhi devā eka āsīt, Griffith: "He is the God of
Hiranyagarbha
Chukchi creator-deity
Ku'urkil is the Chukchi creator-deity, roughly analogous to Bai-Ulgan of the Turkic pantheon. The Koryak refer to him as Quikinna'qu ("Big Raven") and
Ku'urkil
Gods and goddesses in Hinduism
Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. Deities in Hinduism are as diverse as its traditions, and a Hindu can choose to be polytheistic
Hindu_deities
Extinct branch of Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism in which the divinity Zurvan is a first principle (primordial creator deity) who engendered equal-but-opposite twins, Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu
Zurvanism
Creator deity of the Mohave people
Mastamho, sometimes also referred to as Mustamho, is the creator deity of the first Mohave people along the Colorado River in the Mojave Desert and Colorado
Mastamho
Early Christian dualistic theology
true Supreme Being, different and opposed to the malevolent deity, the Demiurge or creator deity, identified with Yahweh in the Hebrew Bible. He considered
Marcionism
Father of Parashurama in Hinduism
descendant of the sage Bhrigu, one of the Prajapatis created by Brahma, the creator deity. Jamadagni has five children with his wife, Renuka, the youngest of
Jamadagni
Ultimate concerns of human existence
lost its connection to natural selection, and theistic evolution of a creator deity acting through laws of nature, including evolution. Look up human condition
Human_condition
2005 young adult novel
religious base and more Australian’s than not claim belief in some kind of creator/deity. One of the things my protagonist, Josh Tambling has lost in Lost Property
Lost_Property_(Moloney_novel)
Supreme Being in the Yoruba religion
language: Ɔlɔrun) is the ruler of (or in) the Heavens, creator of the universe, and the Supreme Deity or Supreme Being in the Yoruba religion and related
Ọlọrun
Topics referred to by the same term
timeless state Immortality or eternal life God, the supreme being, creator deity, and principal object of faith in monotheism Eternals (comics), a fictional
Eternal
the hunt, creator deity and consort of Huichaana Huichaana, goddess who created men and fish, goddess of procreation and children, creator deity and consort
List_of_Zapotec_deities
Shinto kami
cosmogonies: the Nihon Shoki names Kuninotokotachi as the first of three deities, followed by Kuninosatsuchi and Toyokumonu, said to have arisen through
Kuni-no-Tokotachi
Supreme deity in theistic belief systems
A supreme deity, supreme being, supreme god, or simply just God (often with capital G), is a deity within theistic belief systems which is believed to
God
Lizard in Australian Aboriginal mythology
Ngiṉṯaka (Aboriginal pronunciation: [ŋiɳʈaka]), also spelled Ngintaku, is a mythological giant perentie lizard from Aṉangu and Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal
Ngiṉṯaka
God in Jain religion
perception are regarded as God in Jainism. Jainism rejects the idea of a creator deity responsible for this universe's manifestation, creation, or maintenance
God_in_Jainism
Argument for the existence of God
that a design implies a designer, by an intelligent designer, i.e., a creator deity. The watchmaker analogy was given by William Paley in his 1802 book
Watchmaker_analogy
Spirit beings of north-western Australian Aboriginal mythology
approximately 4,000 years ago. Another closely related spirit entity is the creator being Wunngurr, a being analogous to the Rainbow Serpent in other Aboriginal
Wandjina
Narratives about the origins of the world from Chinese folklore
more accurate than "creation myth", since very few stories involve a creator deity or divine will. Chinese creation myths fundamentally differ from monotheistic
Chinese_creation_myths
First woman in Hinduism
romanized: Śatarūpā, lit. 'she of a hundred forms') is the daughter of the creator deity, Brahma. According to Brahma Purana, Shatarupa is regarded as the first
Shatarupa
Creator deity in Inca mythology
Viracocha (also Wiraqocha, Huiracocha; Quechua Wiraqucha) is the creator and supreme deity in the pre-Inca and Inca mythology in the Andes region of South
Viracocha
Ancient Egyptian deity
water and shrieking loudly would be a reasonable basis for the mythical creator deity Atum of Heliopolis as having risen from the first dark waters, called
Bennu
Mesoamerican moon goddess
game Smite. Awilix List of lunar deities Bassie-Sweet, Karen (2008). Maya Sacred Geography and the Creator Deities. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press
Maya_Moon_Goddess
Mayan deity
2011: 35 Bassie-Sweet, Karen (2008). Maya Sacred Geography and the Creator Deities. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. The Paternal Grandmother
Ixik_Kab/Sak_Ixik
Philosophical question
exist. Some religions, such as Jainism, reject the possibility of a creator deity. Philosophers who have provided arguments against the existence of God
Existence_of_God
Supreme being of Igbo spirituality
in Igboland in the 19th century. The Igbo belief in a single supreme creator deity meant that the Christian concept of God was not entirely foreign. Early
Chukwu
List of Native American deities, sortable by name of tribe or name of deity. Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas "Blackfoot Legends
List of Native American deities
List_of_Native_American_deities
Shinto god of wisdom and intelligence
(旧事紀 or Sendai Kuji Hongi 先代旧事本紀), or Achihiko (阿智彦). He is the son of creator deity Takamimusubi (高御産巣日神) and the older brother of Takuhatachiji-hime (栲幡千千姫命
Omoikane
Comparison of the belief systems
orientation towards nontheism (the lack of relevancy of the existence of a Creator Deity) which runs counter to teachings about God in Christianity, and grace
Buddhism_and_Christianity
Major deity in Hinduism
and on whom other gods depend. Vishnu, for example, is the source of creator deity Brahma in the Vaishnavism-focussed Purana texts. Vishnu's iconography
Vishnu
faiths of foreign origin. Traditional mythology in Madagascar tells of a creator deity referred to as Zanahary, and the division of Heaven and Earth between
Malagasy_mythology
Devotional representation of the Hindu deity Shiva
journey. The dishonesty of Brahma angered Shiva, causing him to curse the creator deity that he would not be worshipped; he also declared that Vishnu would
Jyotirlinga
Creature of Australian Aboriginal mythology
In Australian Aboriginal mythology (specifically Bundjalung, from the northern New South Wales coast and South-East Queensland) Dirawong is a goanna Ancestral
Dirawong
deity (or deities), while others revere ancestor spirits and/or the spirits of the natural world, where there is a chief deity but consider no deity supreme
List of Philippine mythological figures
List_of_Philippine_mythological_figures
Belief that God created the universe by becoming it
with aspects of deism. Unlike classical deism, which holds that the creator deity does not interfere with the universe after its creation, pandeism holds
Pandeism
Snohomish Creator deity
Dohkwibuhch (Lushootseed: dukʷibəɬ) is the creator deity of the Snohomish people of the Puget Sound, Washington. According to the myth, Dohkwibuhch began
Dohkwibuhch
Almighty Goddess concept
deities. The Great Goddess is hypothesized to have been worshiped as a creator deity in the Neolithic era across most of Eurasia, at least. Scholarly support
Great_Goddess
Divine beings in the Yoruba religion
comes from Olodumare, the creator deity. For practitioners, aṣẹ represents a link to the eternal presence of the supreme deity, the orishas, and the ancestors
Orisha
A fertility deity is a god or goddess associated with fertility, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, and crops. In some cases these deities are directly associated
List_of_fertility_deities
Maya creator deity
Chriakan-Ixmucane[pronunciation?] was a creator goddess formed out of four earlier creator gods. She is one of the thirteen creator deities who helped construct humanity
Chirakan-Ixmucane
Iranian religion founded by Zoroaster
supreme creator deity and acknowledged this creator's emanations (Amesha Spenta) and other divinities which he called Ahuras (Yazata). Some of the deities of
Zoroastrianism
Hindu temple in Goa, India
Mount Mangireesh (Mongir) on the banks of the river Bhagirathi by the creator deity Brahma, from where the Saraswat Brahmins brought it to Trihotrapuri
Mangueshi_Temple
Index to deities
This is an index to deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world, listed by type of deity. A basic classification of the types
List of deities by classification
List_of_deities_by_classification
Void state preceding creation
of opposites, such as heaven and earth, which must be separated by a creator deity in an act of cosmogony. In both cases, chaos referring to a notion of
Chaos_(cosmogony)
Goddess representing motherhood or fertility
goddesses are sometimes referred to as the Mother Earth or Earth Mother, deity in various animistic or pantheistic religions. [citation needed] The earth
Mother_goddess
Creator deity of the Kono people of Guinea
Alatangana is one of two creator deities of the Kono people of Guinea; the other is Sa. Alatangana came to the world of Sa, took soil from a swamp to
Alatangana
Fictional deity in the Cthulhu Mythos
Azathoth in Lord Dunsany's Mana-Yood-Sushai, from The Gods of Pegana, a creator deity "who made the gods and thereafter rested." In Dunsany's conception,
Azathoth
Topics referred to by the same term
important god in Irish mythology God the Father King of the Gods Creator deity Sky father El (deity) Zeus Jupiter (mythology) This disambiguation page lists articles
Allfather
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
Although a fashioner, the demiurge is not necessarily the same as the creator figure in the monotheistic sense, because the demiurge itself and the material
Demiurge
Indigenous civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica
deities were Cocijo, the rain god (similar to the Aztec god Tlaloc); Coquihani, the god of light; and Pitao Cozobi, the god of maize. Zapotec deities
Zapotec_civilization
Mother of the Hindu god Krishna
asura Kalanemi. They had performed intense austerities to worship the creator deity Brahma, unbeknownst to their own grandfather, Hiranyakashipu. The latter
Devaki
Topics referred to by the same term
Zurvan is the primordial creator deity in Zurvanism, a now-extinct branch of the Zoroastrianism religion. Zurvan may also refer to: Time in Avestan Middle
Zurvan_(disambiguation)
Apathy toward the existence or non-existence of God
atheism." Cosmicism § Cosmic indifferentism Creator in Buddhism – Buddhist views on the belief in a creator deity, or any eternal divine personal being Indifferentism –
Apatheism
North American myths
mythology, Aba' Bínni'li', translating to "The One That Sits Above," is the creator deity of the Chickasaw. He is often associated with the sun and the ceremonial
Ababinili
Five-pointed star polygon
posits that the peak of the five-pointed star represents the Serer creator deity, Roog. The other four points represent the cardinal points of the Universe
Pentagram
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