Native American deities
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Abenaki
- AzebanAzebanAzeban is a lower-level trickster spirit in Abenaki mythology. The traditional homeland of the Abenaki is Wobanakik , what is now called Northern New England and Southern Quebec. Azeban is a Raccoon, the Abenaki trickster figure. Pronounced ah-zuh-bahn...
- tricksterTricksterIn mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. It is suggested by Hansen that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this... - Bmola - birdBirdBirds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
spirit - Gluskab - kind protector of humanity
- MalsumisMalsumisMalsumis is a highly malevolent spirit or god in Abenaki mythology, an Algonquian people of northeastern North America.-General background:According to legend, after Tabaldak created humans, the dust from his hand created Gluskab and some versions say that he also created Gluskab's twin brother,...
- cruel, evil god - TabaldakTabaldakTabaldak is the androgynous creator among the Abenaki and Algonquian people of northeastern North America. His name means "The Owner" who "created all living things but one". Tabaldak created people out of stones, but thought these people to be too cold. Next he tried wood, and out of these came...
- the creator
HaidaHaida mythologyThe Haida are one of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their national territories lie along the west coast of Canada and include parts of south east Alaska....
- Gyhldeptis
- Lagua
- Nankil'slas
- Sin
- Ta'xetTa'xetTa'xet is the Haida God of violent death. It is considered a duality. Its counterpart is Tia, the god of peaceful death....
- Tia
Hopi
- AholiAholiIn Hopi mythology, Aholi is a kachina, a spirit, also called a kachina. He is a friend of Eototo and is very handsome; he wears a colorful cloak with a picture of Muyingwa and is the patron kachina of the Pikya clan. Aholi once allowed his throat to be slit so that Eototo could escape. They...
- AngwusnasomtakaAngwusnasomtakaIn Hopi mythology, Angwusnasomtaka is a kachina . She is a wuya, one of the chief kachinas and is considered the mother of all the hú and all the kachinas. She led the initiation rites for new children, whipping them with yucca whips. In English, she is known as Crow Mother....
- KokopelliKokopelliKokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player , who has been venerated by some Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and agriculture...
- Koyangwuti
- MuyingwaMuyingwaIn Hopi mythology, Muyingwa is one of the kachinas responsible for the germination of seeds. Alosaka is another katchina responsible for growth of crops, and possibly an alternate name or alternate aspect of Muyingwa...
- Taiowa
Inuit
- IgalukIgalukIn Inuit mythology, Igaluk is one of the most powerful gods of the pantheon. He is a lunar deity. In Greenland, he is known as Aningan.- Story :...
- lunar deity - NanookNanookIn Inuit mythology, Nanook or Nanuq , which is from the Inuit language for polar bear, was the master of bears, meaning he decided if hunters had followed all applicable taboos and if they deserved success in hunting bears....
- master of bears - NerrivikNerrivikIn Inuit mythology, Nerrivik was the sea-mother and provider of food for the Inuit people. She was the patron of fisherman and hunters. In Canada, she was known as either Sedna or Arnapkapfaaluk and in Greenland, she was Arnakuagsak.- Myth :...
- sea mother and food provider - PingaPingaIn Inuit mythology, Pinga was a goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine. She was also the psychopomp, bringing souls of the newly-dead to Adlivun, the underworld....
- Goddess of the hunt, fertility, and medicine - Sedna - sea Goddess, ruler of the underworld
- Torngasoak - sky god
Iroquois
- Adekagagwaa
- Gaol
- GendenwithaGendenwithaGendenwitha is a mythological character represented by the Morning Star in Iroquois mythology. Her name means "It Brings the Day." Gendenwitha was originally a beautiful maiden who was loved by Sosondowah, a great hunter held captive as a guard by Dawn...
- Gohone
- Hahgwehdaetgan
- Hahgwehdiyu
- Onatha
Lakota
- Canopus
- HaokahHaokahIn Lakota mythology, Heyókȟa is a spirit of thunder and lightning. He is said to use the wind as sticks to beat the drum of thunder. His emotions are portrayed opposite the norm; he laughs when he is sad and cries when he is happy, cold makes him sweat and heat makes him shiver. In art, he is...
- WhopeWhopeIn Lakota mythology, Wóȟpe is a goddess of peace, the daughter of Wi and the Moon, Haŋhépi-Wi. She was the wife of the south wind. When she visited the Earth, she gave the Dakota Indians a pipe as a symbol of peace. Later, Wóȟpe became the White Buffalo Calf Woman...
- WiWi (mythology)In Lakota mythology, Wi is one of the most supreme gods. He is a solar deity, and is associated with the American Bison. He is the father of Whope. Anog Ite attempted to seduce Wi, but she had one of her two faces changed into an ugly visage as punishment....
Navajo
- creation deity, changing woman - personification of speech - deity of the hunt - the Talking God, god of the dawn and the east - the House-God, god of evening and the west - ‘water sprinkler’, rain god - sun - ‘white-shell woman’, lunar deity PawneePawnee mythologyPawnee mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Pawnee concerning their gods and heroes. The Pawnee are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, originally located on the Great Plains along tributaries of the Missouri River. They spoke a Caddoan language.-Beliefs and...
- PahPAHPAH or Pah may refer to:In chemistry and biology:* Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, one of a class of chemical compounds, organic pollutants* Phenylalanine hydroxylase, an enzyme involved in breaking down phenylalanine...
- Shakuru
- Tirawa