Chibcachum (Chicchechum)
Chibcachum (Chicchechum) In the mythology of the Chibcha Indians of Colombia, patron god of laborers and merchants. Once Chibcachum became angry with the people and…
Chin
Chin In the mythology of the Muysca Indians of Bogotá, Colombia, moon goddess representing the power of female destructiveness. In one myth she was credited…
Chiminigagua
Chiminigagua (Chimizigagua) In the mythology of the Chibcha Indians of Colombia, a creator god. Chiminigagua held light inside his being. When it burst forth, creation…
Aztec Mythology
In Aztec myths Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca stretched Hungry Woman to make the Earth. In an effort to smooth over her injured feelings because she was…
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,…
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…