The Mycaeans were an Indo-European culture, the ahrift from Mycaeanean culture to Hellenic also saw a shift from focus on Cthonic gods to Aetheric gods. I suspect this is less a matter of a matter of inching out of older gods and moreso the effects of losing ones civilization. Another connected thing that happened during this period was most likely the splitting of Pan and Hermes.
Not saying the Sky father hypothesis doesnt some hold water, but IMO there is a good reason sky gods tended to take center stage. Rain is kinda important and agricultural society will inevitably put a good bit of emphasis on such matters which will reflect in a cultures gods.
The Mycaeans were an Indo-European culture, the ahrift from Mycaeanean culture to Hellenic also saw a shift from focus on Cthonic gods to Aetheric gods. I suspect this is less a matter of a matter of inching out of older gods and moreso the effects of losing ones civilization. Another connected thing that happened during this period was most likely the splitting of Pan and Hermes.
Not saying the Sky father hypothesis doesnt some hold water, but IMO there is a good reason sky gods tended to take center stage. Rain is kinda important and agricultural society will inevitably put a good bit of emphasis on such matters which will reflect in a cultures gods.