Sky father

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.

"Sky Father" is a direct translation of the Vedic Dyaus Pita, etymologically descended from the same Proto-Indo-European deity name as the Greek Zeûs Pater and Roman Jupiter, all of which are reflexes of the same Proto-Indo-European deity's name, *Dyēus Ph₂tḗr.

[1] While there are numerous parallels adduced from outside of Indo-European mythology, there are exceptions (e.g.

In Egyptian mythology, Nut is the sky mother and Geb is the earth father).