Kwaphela isikhathi eside abantu abanokuthokoza babheka izinto ezihlukahlukene zasezulwini nasemkhathini. Bathuthumela amakhanda abo ngokulindela imiyalezo evela ezulwini. Yilokho okwaholela ekubeni khona kokholo kunkulunkulu wezulu.
Abantu abahlukahlukene babephethe unkulunkulu wabo, abakhulekela. Abantu bathandaza kuye, bacele ukuthumela umswakama omncane wokuphila noma ilanga emhlabeni.
UNkulunkulu wezulu phakathi kwamaSlav
Unkulunkulu wezulu phakathi kwamaSlav wayenguSvarog. Waba isisekelo noyise wento yonke. Wahlotshaniswa nomlilo wasezulwini kanye nesigaba sezulu. Njengoba inganekwane ithi, unkulunkulu uSvarog wanikeza abantu umkhiqizo womkhiqizo womkhandi, bafundiswe ukuba babe nomlilo futhi bancibilikise insimbi. Wanika abantu ulwazi nemithetho efundisa ukuthi kuphela ngomsebenzi wabo kuphela ongenza into ezuze ngempela.
UNkulunkulu wezulu namaGreki
Unkulunkulu wamaGreki wezulu wayeyiZeus. Kuyinkosi yokuduma nokukhanyisa. Abantu bamkhulekela futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo besaba kakhulu intukuthelo yakhe. Wayebizwa ngamagama ahlukahlukene: Nkosi yeZulwini, Umqoqi wamafu, uZeus the Thunderer.
Njengoba isimo sezulu eGreece somile, imvula iyakwazi kakhulu futhi ibhekwe njengomthombo ongcwele wokuphila.
UNkulunkulu wezulu phakathi kwabaseGibithe
AbaseGibithe babephethe unkulunkulukazi wezulu - iNt. Wakhombisa isibhakabhaka, ngokusho ukuthi yiliphi ilanga nobusuku olwalandela ilanga. Kwakucatshangwa ukuthi nguye owamgwinya ilanga nezinkanyezi nsuku zonke, wabe esebeletha futhi kubo (ukuguquka kwemini nobusuku).
Ngokusho kwezinganekwane zaseGibhithe, kukhona imiphefumulo eyizinkulungwane eNut. Wavusa abafileyo ezulwini futhi walinda imizimba yabo ethuneni.
Unkulunkulu wasezulwini waseSumerian
Amademoni amakhulu e-pantheon yaseSumeriya yayingu-An (izulu) nomkakhe u-Ki (umhlaba). Bakhombisa owesilisa nowesifazane besuka. Kusukela ekuhlanganyeleni kwalabo onkulunkulu kwazalwa unkulunkulu u-Enlil - unkulunkulu womoya, owahlukanisa izulu nomhlaba.
Ngokusho kwezinganekwane zaseSumerian, An udlulisele amandla kwabanye onkulunkulu, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke u-Enlil, obanikela ngawo wonke amandla akhe. Emva kwalokho, wayebuka kuphela izinto ezihambayo ngokuya komyalelo owamiswa nguye.