Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Ixquimilli-Itzlacoliuhqui (eye-bundle curved obsidian blade)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | God of justice. One of the group clåśśed as the TEZ CATLIPOCA complex.... |
Goddess name "Ixtab" | Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Goddess. Tutelary goddess of suicide victims.... |
God name "Ixtlilton (little black face)" | Aztec / Meso american / Mexico | Minor god of sexual lust. One of the group clåśśed as the XIUHTECUHTLI complex.... |
God name "Izquitecatl" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Fertility god. One of the group clåśśed as the Ometochtli complex personifying the maguey or agave plant from which a potent drink called pulque is brewed.... |
God name "Jupka" | N American | Creator god and teacher of the people. The Yahi, California |
God name "Kabrakan" | Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico | earthquake god. The so-called destroyer of mountains usually coupled with the god ZIPAKNA who builds mountains.... |
God name "Kai Yum (singing lord)" | Mayan / Lacandon / Mesoamerican / Mexico | God of music. He lives in the sky and is attendant on CACOCH, one of the aspects the Mayan creator god. Depicted as a brazier shaped like a pottery drum.... |
God name "Kakupacat (fiery glance)" | Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico | war god. Said to bear a shield of fire with which he protects himself in battle.... |
God name "Keyeme Taulipsang" | S America | God and lord of the animals South America |
Goddess name "Kokomikeis" | S America | Goddess of the moon mother of the Morning Star Blackfoot |
Goddess name "Kokopell Mana" | S America | Goddess of fertility. Hopi |
Deities name "Kokopelli" | S America | A fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with a huge phallus and antenna-like protrusions on his head), who has been venerated by many Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and Agriculture. He is also a trickster god and represents the spirit of music. |
Goddess name "Kokyan" | S America | Creator goddess; she created humans, plants, and animals Hopi |
Goddess name "Korawini" | N American | Mother of All Peoples and the goddess of jolly bonking. Paiute. North America |
Spirit name "Koyote" | North American Indian | Tutelary god. Recognized by several tribes, including the Navaho and Apache. He acts as a cult hero who intercedes with more remote creator spirits and teaches the Indian.... |
Supreme god name "Kuçúɱatz" | Mayan / Quiche Indian, Mesoamerican / Mexico | Supreme god. An androgynous being who created all things out of itself. Comparable with KUKULCAN.... |
God name "Kukulcan" | Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Creator god. Kukulcan is, in origin, a Toltec god who was adopted by the Mayan culture and who corresponds closely with the Aztec deity QUETZALCOATL. He is chiefly concerned with reincarnation, but is also responsible for the elements of fire, earth and water. He is depicted with various attributes, including a torch or a lizard representing fire, maize for earth, and a fish for water. Also God B.... |
Goddess name "Kundalini" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Mother goddess. The spirit of the earth perceived in human form and responsible for the provision of all food from the soil. The earth is considered to be sacred and should not be owned by any one person, but can be utilized for the benefit of the community as a whole. Kundalini is believed to have been the mother of all other vegetation deities.... |