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| - | :''[[Greek primordial gods]], [[Protogenoi]] '' | ||
| - | A '''creator deity''' is a [[deity]] responsible for the creation of the [[world]] (or [[universe]]). In [[monotheism]], the single [[God]] is necessarily also the creator deity, while [[polytheistic]] traditions may or may not have creator deities. A number of [[Monolatrism|monolatristic]] traditions separate a secondary creator, from primary [[transcendent]] being, identified as a primary creator.Protogenoi | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
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| - | * [[Biblical cosmology]] | ||
| - | * [[Brahma]] | ||
| - | * [[Brahman]] | ||
| - | * [[Cosmogony]] | ||
| - | * [[Cosmological argument]] | ||
| - | * [[Cosmology]] | ||
| - | * [[Creationism]] | ||
| - | * [[Dating Creation]] | ||
| - | * [[Day-Age Creationism]] | ||
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| - | * [[Deism]] | ||
| - | * [[Existence]] | ||
| - | * [[Free will]] | ||
| - | * [[Gap Creationism]] | ||
| - | * [[Great Spirit]] | ||
| - | * [[Hinduism]] | ||
| - | * [[Intelligent designer]] | ||
| - | * [[Jainism and non-creationism]] | ||
| - | * [[Native American mythology]] | ||
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| - | * [[Old Earth Creationism]] | ||
| - | * [[Spiritism]] | ||
| - | * [[Theism]] | ||
| - | * [[Tzimtzum]] | ||
| - | * [[Ultimate fate of the Universe]] | ||
| - | * [[Young Earth Creationism]] | ||
| - | * [[Garden of Eden]] | + | The '''Great Spirit''', called ''[[Wakan Tanka]]'' among the [[Sioux]] and ''[[Gitche Manitou]]'' in [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]], is a conception of a [[supreme being]] prevalent among some [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] and [[First Nations]] cultures. According to [[Lakota people|Lakotah]] activist [[Russell Means]] a better translation of ''Wakan Tanka'' is the '''Great Mystery'''. |
| - | * [[Rationalism]] | + | |
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The Great Spirit, called Wakan Tanka among the Sioux and Gitche Manitou in Algonquian, is a conception of a supreme being prevalent among some Native American and First Nations cultures. According to Lakotah activist Russell Means a better translation of Wakan Tanka is the Great Mystery.
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