List of Native American deities

List of Native American deities, sortable by name of tribe or name of deity.

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North American deities
Tribe or group Deity or spirit Notes
Abenaki Azeban Trickster
Abenaki Gluskab Kind protector of humanity
Abenaki Malsumis Cruel, evil god
Abenaki Pamola Bird spirit; causes cold weather
Abenaki Tabaldak The creator
Blackfoot Apistotookii Creator[1]
Blackfoot Napi Trickster[1]
Haida Ta'xet God of violent death[2]
Haida Tia Goddess of peaceful death[2]
Ho-Chunk Red Horn 'He Who Wears (Human) Faces on His Ears'
Hopi Aholi A kachina
Hopi Angwusnasomtaka Crow Mother, a kachina
Hopi Kokopelli Fertility, flute player, a kachina
Hopi Kokyangwuti Creation, Spider grandmother[3]
Hopi Muyingwa Germination of seeds, a kachina
Hopi Taiowa Sun spirit, creator
Innu Kanipinikassikueu Provider of caribou[4]
Innu Matshishkapeu Spirit of the anus[4]
Inuit Igaluk Lunar deity
Inuit Nanook Master of bears
Inuit Nerrivik Sea mother and food provider
Inuit Pinga Goddess of the hunt, fertility, and medicine
Inuit Sedna Sea goddess, ruler of the underworld
Inuit Torngasoak Sky god
Iroquois Adekagagwaa Summer
Iroquois Gaol Wind god
Iroquois Gendenwitha Maiden, transformed into Morning Star by Dawn.
Iroquois Gohone Winter
Iroquois Hahgwehdaetgan God of evil. Twin of Hahgwehdiyu.
Iroquois Hahgwehdiyu Creator; god of goodness and light. Twin of Hahgwehdaetgan.
Iroquois Onatha Fertility
Kwakiutl Kewkwaxa'we Raven spirit
Lakota Canopus
Lakota Haokah Sacred clown
Lakota Whope Peace
Lakota Wi Solar spirit, father of Whope
Lakota Etu Personification of Time
Mi'kmaq Niskam
Miwok Coyote Trickster
Narragansett Cautantowwit Creator
Navajo Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé Creation deity, changing woman
Navajo Bikʼeh Hózhǫ́ Personification of speech
Navajo Haashchʼéé Oołtʼohí Deity of the hunt
Navajo Haashchʼééłtiʼí The Talking god, god of the dawn and the east
Navajo Hashchʼéoghan The House-god, god of evening and the west
Navajo Niltsi Wind god
Navajo Tó Neinilii 'Water sprinkler', rain god
Navajo Jóhonaaʼéí Sun
Navajo Yoołgai Asdzą́ą́ 'White-shell woman', lunar deity
Navajo Mą’ii Coyote trickster god
Navajo Black God Creator of the stars, god of fire
Navajo See also Diné Bahaneʼ
Pawnee Pah Lunar deity
Pawnee Shakuru Solar deity
Pawnee Tirawa Creator
Salish Amotken Supreme deity
Seneca Eagentci Sky goddess
Seneca Hagones Trickster
Seneca Hawenniyo A fertility god
Seneca Kaakvha Solar deity
Snohomish Dohkwibuhch Creator
Taíno Yaya (god) Supreme God/Great Spirit
Taíno Yayael The son of Yaya
Taíno Atabey (goddess) Mother goddess of fresh water and fertility. Female counterpart of the god Yúcahu
Taíno Yúcahu The masculine spirit of fertility in Taíno mythology along with his mother Atabey who was his feminine counterpart
Taíno Guabancex The top Storm Goddess; the Lady of the Winds who also deals out earthquakes and other such disasters of nature.
Taíno Juracán The zemi or deity of chaos and disorder believed to control the weather, particularly hurricanes.
Taíno Guatauva The god of thunder and lightning who is also responsible for rallying the other storm gods.
Taíno Coatrisquie The torrential downpour Goddess, the terrible Taíno storm servant of Guabancex and side-kick of thunder God Guatauva.
Taíno Bayamanaco Old man fire; the Taíno spirit of Cohoba and guardian of the secrets of sweet potato bread.
Taíno Boinayel Twin god of the moon and of rain, rainstorms, and floods.
Taíno Márohu Twin god of the sun and of good weather; Boinayel's twin brother.
Taíno Maketaori Guayaba The god of Coaybay or Coabey, the land of the dead.
Taíno Opiyel Guabiron A dog-shaped god that watched over the dead; often associated with the Greek Cerberus.
Wyandot Airesekui Creation[5]
Wyandot Heng Storm god[6]
Wyandot Iosheka Creation[7]

South American deities
Tribe or group Deity or spirit Notes
Inca Pachamama Fertility Goddess. Wife of Vircocha.
Inca Viracocha Creation God. Husband of Pachamama.
Inca Mama Killa Moon Goddess. Daughter of Vircocha and Pachamama. Wife of Inti.
Inca Inti Sun God. Son of Vircocha and Pachamama. Husband of Mama Killa.
Inca Manco Cápac Son of either Viracocha or Inti. First Emperor of Cuzco of the Inca Empire.
Inca Mama Ocllo Wife of Manco Cápac. First Empress of Cuzco of the Inca Empire.
Inca Ayar Cachi Brother of Manco Cápac.

See also

References
  1. "Blackfoot Legends (Folklore, Myths, and Traditional Siksika Indian Stories)". www.native-languages.org.
  2. Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology: Vol. 4. Tarrytown, New York: Marshall Cavendish. 2005. p. 447. ISBN 9780761475637.
  3. "KOKYANGWUTI - the Hopi Goddess of Creation (Hopi mythology)". Godchecker - Your Guide to the Gods.
  4. Armitage, Peter. "RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGY AMONG THE INNU OF EASTERN QUEBEC AND LABRADOR" (PDF).
  5. "ARESKOUI - the Wyandot God of Creation (Native American mythology)". Godchecker - Your Guide to the Gods.
  6. "THE TOP FIFTEEN DEITIES IN IROQUOIS MYTHOLOGY". January 28, 2013.
  7. "IOSKEHA - the Wyandot God of Creation (Native American mythology)". Godchecker - Your Guide to the Gods.
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