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.…
Adlet
ADLET ( Inuit ) – Five blood-drinking MONSTERS that were born to a woman who married a DOG. The young woman had turned down many…
Above -Old -Man
ABOVE-OLD-MAN (Gudatri-Gakwitl) Wiyot – The CREATOR of the world and everything in it. Above-Old-Man was unhappy with the first people he made, because they had…
Kananesky Amaiyehi
Kananesky Amaiyehi In North American Indian mythology (Cherokee), the water spider who brought back fire to the animals. In the beginning there was no fire,…
Baabenga
BAABENGA, a goddess of the island of Bellona and daughter of the god Mauloko, her brother was Teangaitak and her sister was Tehahine’angiki, capable of…
Balmung
Balmung In Norse mythology, a magical sword forged by Völund the Smith (Wayland the Smith). Balmung appears in the sagas relating to the adventures of…
Audhumla
Audhumla (Audhumbla, Audumla) (rich, hornless cow) In Norse mythology, the primeval cow at creation, formed from vapors. She fed the primeval giant Ymir and lived…