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 gods

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

South American deities

Tribe or group	Deity or spirit	Notes
Inca	Apu	God or spirit of mountains. All of the important mountains have their own Apu, and some of them receive sacrifices to bring out certain aspects of their being. Some rocks and caves also are credited as having their own apu.
	Ataguchu	God who assisted in creation myth.
	Catequil	God of thunder and lightning.
	Cavillace	Virginity goddess. Ate a fruit, which was actually the sperm of Coniraya, the moon god. And gave birth to a son.
	Cavillace's son	Son of Cavillace and Coniraya. When he was born, Cavillace demanded that the father step forward. No one did, so she put the baby on the ground and it crawled towards Coniraya. She was ashamed because of Coniraya's low stature among the gods, and ran to the coast of Peru, where she changed herself and her son into rocks.
	Ch'aska/ Ch'aska Quyllur	Goddess of dawn and twilight.
	Coniraya	Moon god. Fashioned his sperm into a fruit, which Cavillaca then ate, and gave birth to a child.
	Pachamama	Fertility Goddess. Wife of Vircocha.
	Viracocha	Creation God. Husband of Pachamama.
	Mama Killa	Moon Goddess. Daughter of Vircocha and Pachamama. Wife of Inti.
	Inti	Sun God. Son of Vircocha and Pachamama. Husband of Mama Killa.
	Manco Cápac	Son of either Viracocha or Inti. First Emperor of Cuzco of the Inca Empire.
	Mama Ocllo	Wife of Manco Cápac. First Empress of Cuzco of the Inca Empire.
	Ayar Cachi	Brother of Manco Cápac.

See also

• Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas

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.