Explore Myths about the Sky
![](/images/icons/sky-navajo.jpg)
Ahsonnutli was the sky father and chief deity of the Navajo Indians. He created heaven, Earth, ...
Read more
![](/images/icons/sky-an.jpg)
According to the Sumerians, An was the sky god and symbolized heaven. In fact his name means ...
Read more
![](/images/icons/sky-horus.jpg)
Horus was a fierce and proud Egyptian god. He was the son of Osiris, the god of air and the ...
Read more
![](/images/icons/sky-nut.jpg)
Nut was the Egyptian sky goddess. She was depicted as a giant, naked woman who was supporting ...
Read more
![](/images/icons/sky-maori.jpg)
According to the Maori people of New Zealand, Rangi was the Sky Father and his wife was the ...
Read more
![](/images/icons/sky-tyr.jpg)
In the early centuries after the birth of Christ, Tyr was not only the sky god but also the ...
Read more
![](/images/icons/sky-odin.jpg)
Odin was the prominent deity of the Norsemen. He was called the All-Father. Odin was depicted ...
Read more
![](/images/icons/sky-indra.jpg)
In the Rig Veda, which is a collection of antique Hindu hymns, Indra is described as the king ...
Read more
![](/images/icons/sky-zeus.jpg)
In Greek mythology, Zeus (Jupiter in Roman mythology) was the king of heaven and Earth and ...
Read more
![](/images/icons/sky-jupiter.jpg)
In Roman mythology, Jupiter (Zeus in Greek mythology) was the king of heaven and Earth and ...
Read more
More about Myths about the Sky
Did you know?
Did you know that North America and the Antarctic may have been
connected?
Did you know that the Maya believed that the Earth was flat, and that there was a jaguar called a bacab in each corner that supported the sky?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
PlasmoidxPlasmoid : A structure of plasma and magnetic fields proposed to explain several natural phenomena including magnetic bubbles in magentospheres and ball lightning
Click on the word to find out!
Research Highlights
In dark, rich soils on every continent, microbes dealing with the effects of climate change aren't accelerating global warming the way scientists had predicted, a study by researchers at the University...
Read more![](/olpa/images/soilfungi_small.jpg)