Many religions feature a deus otiosus or an idle god who retired after creation
Many mythologies feature a 'deus otiosus', a supreme creator deity who becomes idle or withdraws from human affairs after completing the work of creation.
The concept of the 'idle god', identified by historian of religion Mircea Eliade, describes a high god who delegates mundane governance to lesser spirits or ancestors. In the myths of the Herero people of Namibia, the creator Ndjambi Karunga is benevolent but remains distant, leaving humans to interact with more immediate, volatile spirits. Similarly, in some Baltic traditions, the sky god Dievas became so removed from the world that he was eventually replaced in daily worship by more active deities like Perkūnas.
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