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- Odin: The Allfather and chief god in Norse mythology, known for his wisdom and association with war, death, and poetry.
- Ra: The ancient Egyptian sun god, considered the king of the gods and the creator of all life.
- Brahma: In Hinduism, the god of creation, part of the Trimurti along with Vishnu and Shiva.
- Quetzalcoatl: The feathered serpent god in Aztec mythology, associated with creation, fertility, and wind.
- Anu: The sky god in Sumerian and later Babylonian mythology, regarded as the father of the gods and the heavens.
- Tengri: The chief god in the ancient Turkic and Mongolic pantheons, associated with the sky and creation.
- Viracocha: The great creator god in Incan mythology, credited with creating the world and the sun.
- Atum: In Egyptian mythology, an early deity associated with creation, often depicted as the first god to emerge from the primordial chaos.
- Amun: Another major Egyptian deity, later merged with Ra to form Amun-Ra, a central figure in the creation myths.
- Mbombo (Bumba): In the creation myth of the Kuba people (Congo), he is the giant who vomited the world into existence.
- Io: The supreme god in Māori mythology, considered the creator of the universe and all beings.
- Marduk: A major god in ancient Babylonian mythology, who created the world and human beings after defeating the chaos monster Tiamat.
- Ptah: An Egyptian deity who is said to have created the world through thought and speech.
- Ymir: In Norse mythology, the primeval giant from whose body the world was created.
- El: The chief deity of the Canaanite pantheon, associated with creation and fatherhood.
- Izanagi: In Shinto mythology, one of the primordial deities who, along with Izanami, created the Japanese islands.
- Izanami: The Shinto goddess who, with Izanagi, created the Japanese islands and many gods.
- Eru Ilúvatar: The supreme deity in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, who created the universe and the Ainur.
- Pangu: In Chinese mythology, the giant who separated the sky from the earth and formed the world.
- Tiamat: A primordial goddess in Babylonian mythology, whose body was used by Marduk to create the world.
- Apsu: In Babylonian mythology, the primordial fresh water god who, with Tiamat, created the younger gods.
- Nanabozho: A hero and trickster figure in Anishinaabe mythology, involved in the creation of the earth.
- Damballa: In Vodou, a serpent deity associated with creation and the heavens.
- Wakonda: In the belief systems of many Native American tribes, a great spirit or creator.
- Kukulkan: The Maya equivalent of Quetzalcoatl, associated with creation and the feathered serpent motif.
- Prometheus: In Greek mythology, the Titan who created humans and gave them fire.
- Tangaroa: A major Polynesian deity of the sea, also considered a creator god.
- Khnum: An ancient Egyptian god who fashioned humans on a potter’s wheel.
- Huangdi: The Yellow Emperor in Chinese mythology, credited with numerous cultural inventions and seen as a culture hero and creator.
- Phanes: In Orphic Greek mythology, the primeval god of creation and generation of new life.
- Ometeotl: In Aztec mythology, a dual god representing the male and female principle, associated with creation.
- Unkulunkulu: The supreme creator god in Zulu mythology, responsible for creating humanity and the world.
