Mayan Mythology
The Mayan people were exceedingly religious. They erected a great number of pyramid and square temples which were brightly painted with pictures of gods, warriors,…
Month: September 2017
Zatik
Zatik In Armenian mythology, a vegetation god. The Armenian translation of the Bible calls the Jewish passover “the festival of Zatik,” and Armenian Christians call…
Zakiqoxol
Zakiqoxol (Zaquicoxol) (he who strikes from flint) In the mythology of the Cakchiquels, a branch of the Mayan Indians, Demon spirit of fire and the…
Kiyohime
Kiyohime In Japanese legend, a woman who destroyed the monk Anchin when he refused her sexual advances. Kiyohime was the daughter of an innkeeper at…
Kishimojin
Kishimojin In Japanese mythology, goddess of women in childbirth, prayed to for offspring; protector of the Buddhist world and of children in particular. Originally, Kishimojin…
Kappa
A kappa is in Japanese folklore, a river Demon with the body of a tortoise, the limbs of a frog, and the head of a…
Akbaatatdia
AKBAATATDIA (The One Who Has Made Everything) Crow – The CREATOR, who had responsibility for all natural forces. Akbaatatdia was called by several different names,…
Zuni
Zuni, or Zuñi, pronounced ZOO-nee or ZOO-nyee, is the name of both a people and a pueblo, or village. It is derived from the Keresan…
Ahayuta and Matsilema
AHAYUTA AND MATSILEMA (Ahaiyuta and Matsailema) Zuni – WARRIOR TWINS who were collectively called the Ahayuta. They were the sons of the SUN, created when…
Adlivun
ADLIVUN (Qudlivun) Inuit – The UNDERWORLD. People who disobeyed SEDNA, a powerful goddess who ruled over sea creatures, were sent to Adlivun when they died.…
