Post by snowdragon on Aug 3, 2007 12:16:01 GMT -5
Pantheon of Gods
Central and South America
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
Ah Puch (Maya): god of death who rules the lowest underworld
Ayar (Inca): four legendary brothers from whom the Inca rulers traced their descent
Chac (Maya): rain god; lord of thunder, lightning and fertility
Chalchihuitlicue (Aztec): goddess who released the deluge; wife of Tlaloc; ruler of the fourth world
Chicomecoatl (Aztec): goddess of maize and plenty
Coatlicue (Aztec): bloodthirsty earth goddess; mother of Huitzilopochtli
Ek Chuah (Maya): fierce war god
Huacas (Inca): features of the landscape credited with sacred power
Huehueteotl (Aztec): ancient god of fire
Huitzilopochtli (Aztec): hummingbird of the south; god of war
Ilyap'a (Inca): god of weather
Inti (Inca): sun god; son of Viracocha and father of Manco Capac
Itzamna (Maya): chief god; son of Huntab
Ixchel (Maya): storm goddess, feared as the sender of floods
Ixtab (Maya): goddess of suicide
Jaguar Sun God (Maya): during the day he is Kinich Ahau; at night he is the fearsome Jaguar God
Kilya (Inca): goddess of the moon
Kukulchan (Maya): wind god and culture hero
Manco Capac (Inca): mythical founder of Cuzco; one of the Ayar
Mictlantecuhtli (Aztec): god of death of ruler of Mictlan, the underworld
Quetzalcoatl (Aztec): the plummed serpent, creator sky god and ruler of the second and fifth worlds
Tezcatlipoca (Aztec): god of war and night; ruler of the first world
Tlaloc (Aztec): rain god; ruler of the third world
Viracocha (Inca): the supreme creator deity
Xipe Totec (Aztec): the 'flayed lord'; god of agriculture and human sacrifice
Xochiquetzl (Aztec): goddess of flowers and fruits who ruled over beauty, love, happiness and youth
disclaimer
this is in no way a complete list. We do not claim that these are the only gods and goddesses from this area. They are mostly lesser heard of gods and goddesses from the many different areas that encompass the religions of the area.
AMAZON BASIN
Iae (Mamaiuran): god of the moon who, with Kuat, stole light from Urubutsin
Kanassa (Kuikuru): creator deity
Kuat (Mamaiuran): sun god who stole light from the king of the birds
Mavutsinim (Mamaiuran): creator god who turned a shell into a woman and begot the first man
Nyami Abe (Tukano): moon god banished by Page Abe
Page Abe (Tukano): sun god who created the earth
Sinaa (Juruna): cat like ancestral god; son of a gigantic black jaguar and a mortal woman
Uaica (Juruna): great magician and medicine man
Urubutsin (Mamaiuran): vulture god; king of the birds, lightning and fire; son of Mawu and brother of Sagbata (african deities)
Unkulunkulu: sUpreme ancestors, created by the sky god Umvelinqangi, from reed
disclaimer
this is in no way a complete list. We do not claim that these are the only gods and goddesses from The Amazon basin. They are mostly lesser heard of gods and goddesses from the area that encompasses the religions of the area.
Central and South America
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
Ah Puch (Maya): god of death who rules the lowest underworld
Ayar (Inca): four legendary brothers from whom the Inca rulers traced their descent
Chac (Maya): rain god; lord of thunder, lightning and fertility
Chalchihuitlicue (Aztec): goddess who released the deluge; wife of Tlaloc; ruler of the fourth world
Chicomecoatl (Aztec): goddess of maize and plenty
Coatlicue (Aztec): bloodthirsty earth goddess; mother of Huitzilopochtli
Ek Chuah (Maya): fierce war god
Huacas (Inca): features of the landscape credited with sacred power
Huehueteotl (Aztec): ancient god of fire
Huitzilopochtli (Aztec): hummingbird of the south; god of war
Ilyap'a (Inca): god of weather
Inti (Inca): sun god; son of Viracocha and father of Manco Capac
Itzamna (Maya): chief god; son of Huntab
Ixchel (Maya): storm goddess, feared as the sender of floods
Ixtab (Maya): goddess of suicide
Jaguar Sun God (Maya): during the day he is Kinich Ahau; at night he is the fearsome Jaguar God
Kilya (Inca): goddess of the moon
Kukulchan (Maya): wind god and culture hero
Manco Capac (Inca): mythical founder of Cuzco; one of the Ayar
Mictlantecuhtli (Aztec): god of death of ruler of Mictlan, the underworld
Quetzalcoatl (Aztec): the plummed serpent, creator sky god and ruler of the second and fifth worlds
Tezcatlipoca (Aztec): god of war and night; ruler of the first world
Tlaloc (Aztec): rain god; ruler of the third world
Viracocha (Inca): the supreme creator deity
Xipe Totec (Aztec): the 'flayed lord'; god of agriculture and human sacrifice
Xochiquetzl (Aztec): goddess of flowers and fruits who ruled over beauty, love, happiness and youth
disclaimer
this is in no way a complete list. We do not claim that these are the only gods and goddesses from this area. They are mostly lesser heard of gods and goddesses from the many different areas that encompass the religions of the area.
AMAZON BASIN
Iae (Mamaiuran): god of the moon who, with Kuat, stole light from Urubutsin
Kanassa (Kuikuru): creator deity
Kuat (Mamaiuran): sun god who stole light from the king of the birds
Mavutsinim (Mamaiuran): creator god who turned a shell into a woman and begot the first man
Nyami Abe (Tukano): moon god banished by Page Abe
Page Abe (Tukano): sun god who created the earth
Sinaa (Juruna): cat like ancestral god; son of a gigantic black jaguar and a mortal woman
Uaica (Juruna): great magician and medicine man
Urubutsin (Mamaiuran): vulture god; king of the birds, lightning and fire; son of Mawu and brother of Sagbata (african deities)
Unkulunkulu: sUpreme ancestors, created by the sky god Umvelinqangi, from reed
disclaimer
this is in no way a complete list. We do not claim that these are the only gods and goddesses from The Amazon basin. They are mostly lesser heard of gods and goddesses from the area that encompasses the religions of the area.