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10.
Tengri As early as the 4th century BCE, various transcripts
have mentioned the name Tengri, a god of Tengriism, worshiped by Turkic, Bulgar, Mongolian, Altaic,
Hunnic, Xianbei, and Xiongnu people.
Not just any ‘ole god, however, Tengri has been linked to the creation of everything
and is considered the supreme deity of his pantheon.
After marrying the goddess Earth, Tengri and his bride created man and provided a soul
to every human.
Kept busy by his position as a supreme deity, Tengri oversaw all life on Earth and even
determined the fate of all beneath him.
9.
Perun While the title of “supreme deity” of
Slavic mythology has been passed around between Rod, Svarog, Svantevit, and Triglav, it’s
Perun that often comes out ahead.
Helping his claim as the supreme god of the Slavic pantheon are the writings of historian
Procopius, the man responsible for making Perun the first Slavic deity mentioned in
local history.
According to Procopius’ texts, Perun was the “Lord of all” and the god of thunder
and lightning.
The Slavic deity was often regarded in local folklore as the equivalent of the god of Christian
texts and believed to be the supreme god of the Proto-Slavic pantheon.
8.
Ra To the people of Egypt, Ra, the sun god, was
the creator of all life and the central deity of their pantheon.
Highly worshiped, typically more-so than other Egyptian gods and goddesses, Ra was said to
sail across the heavens from morning to night, only to be swallowed by and reemerge from
the goddess of the sky, Nut.
Each journey across the sky was met with a confrontation with Apep, a serpentine lord
of chaos, that, in a feline form, he defeats.
If there’s any question as to the level of Ra’s power, let’s consider that his
lore claims he created himself from primordial chaos.
7.
Indra Discussion of Hinduism is likely to bring
up the four-armed deity of Vishnu, but there’s another that served as the king of the gods
in Hindu mythology.
Indra may have been replaced by Vishnu in later pantheons, but the Vedas texts pegged
him as a supreme being and king of Svarga, or Heaven.
Beyond Hinduism, Indra shows up in Buddhism as a guardian deity and Jainism as the king
of the first heaven, but it’s his place in the original Vedas texts that tell of his
great power.
As the god of lightning, rains, and storms, Indra slew Vritra, a symbolic evil responsible
for impeding man’s happiness and prosperity.
6.
Huitzilopochtli To the Aztecs, a Mesoamerican culture that
seemed to live in a constant state of war, Huitzilopochtli, the sun and war god, was
high in their pantheon and was often the subject of frequent blood sacrifices, especially on
the battlefield..
Where Huitzilopochtli came from depends on which origin of the story you follow, but
regardless of creation, the patron god rose to power after the Aztecs replaced the Nahua
people, who saw him as unimportant.
Though Huitzilopochtli was seen as being on the same level as Quetzalcoatl, Tlaloc, and
Tezcatlipoca, the Aztecan war culture pushed him as a predominant figure.
5.
Amun Ra may have been the “original” deity
of Egyptian mythology, but as time passed, the legends of Egypt’s greatest gods and
goddesses changed.
As powerful as he was, another god, Amun, eventually rose as the supreme ruling god
of the kingdom of Egypt.
Responsible for the creation of the Ogdoad, or the assembly of eight gods representing
the eight elements of creation, Amun’s place in Egyptian mythos often contests Ra’s power,
especially after the rebellion of Thebes, when the two deities fused together to create
Amun-Ra. 4.
Dagda A notable god of Celtic mythology, Dagda was
a powerful being possessing strength beyond that of any humans.
Also known as The Good God, Dagda oversaw life and death and ruled over the earth, using
a harp to change the seasons.
With a club that would put any man made weapon to shame, Dagda could either kill nine men
or bring them back to life, depending on which end of the club he used.
The Good God was said to have the power to feed man with the pig he traveled with, one
that was continuously roasting and the other constantly growing, and fruit-trees that never
seemed to run out of fruit.
3.
Jupiter Roman god and inspiration for the name of
the fifth planet from the Sun, Jupiter was a Roman deity, a chief god of the storms responsible
for the defense of Rome and its people against foreign powers.
Son of the earth mother and Saturn, Jupiter ruled the Roman pantheon after usurping leadership
from Saturn.
Known commonly just as Jupiter, the deity also sported numerous designations, including
Jupiter Tonans, meaning Thunderer, and Jupiter Lucetius, or Jupiter of the Light, each iteration
serving its own purpose.
2.
Zeus If you don’t know about Zeus by now, chances
are you may be living under a rock.
Video games, movies, comic books - the Grecian God is all over the place!
After overthrowing his father, Cronus, Zeus beat out his brothers Poseidon and Hades in
a drawing to rule over Mount Olympus and the Olympian gods.
Sure, “a drawing” sounds less dramatic than a battle to the death, but don’t let
that diminish your perception of Zeus’ power as the ruler of the gods, lest you be on the
wrong end of his lightning bolt.
1.
Odin Chief of the Aesir of Asgard, chances are
you recognize Odin as the father of Thor and Loki, but his legacy goes well beyond the
exploits of his children.
Wise and powerful, Odin serves as a god of poetry and war, often falling closer in line
with the latter of the two.
With a muscular figure no mortal could ever match, Odin is a masterful commander on the
battlefield, often affiliated with the lore of the “berserkers,” or men that fought
with the unyielding strength of the greatest animals.
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