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| Native American Gods |
| Aningan - The Inuit (Eskimo) personification of the moon and brother to the sun whom he chases across the sky. He has a wonderful igloo in the sky where he rests and lives with Irdirvirissong his deamon cousin. He is a great hunter and always has an abundance of meat and seal skins. Awonawilona - "The One Who Contains Everything" Pueblo Supreme God and Creator of All. Awonawilona is both male and female and created everything from himself and taking the form became the maker of light, the Sun. Big Heads - Iroquois demon gods with giant heats and no bodies. They fly about in storms and find men very tasty. Coyote - Found mostly in Southwestern tribes but many others also he is a trickser, a clown. The creator and teacher of men who is always lurking about causing trouble and playing pranks. To the Zunis he is a hero who set forth the laws by which men live in peace. The Pomo believe he created the human race and stole the sun to keep them warm. The Montana Sioux created the hourse. Hino - The Iroquois god of the sky and thunder god. He destroys evil being with his fire arrows. His consort is the Rainbow. Kanati - "The Lucky Hunter" and First Man to the Cherokee. He lives with Selu his wife in the east were the sun rises and their sons (Twin Thunder Boys) live in the west. Kitcki Manitou - The Algonquin Surpreme Being, the Great Spirit. The Father of Life and the God of the Winds. Morning Star - A Pawnee soilder god; a protector who leads the sun upward into the sky. Nagenatzani - The Navajo elder twin brother. Nesaru - The Arikara Sky spirit. North Star - A Pawnee creator god who is beneficiant and venerated. Olelbis - The Wintun, Pacific Coast creator go who liked in Olelpanti (Heaven) with two old women. Rabbit - Southeastern tribes, similar to Coyote a trickster god who brought fire to man though a sly trick. Raven - Northwestern tribes greedy, trickester god. He is always seeking food and stole the moon from a miser and place it in the sky. Shakura - The Pawnee Sun god. South Star - A Pawnee god of the underwords. He is magical and feared. Tekkeitserktock - The Inuit (Eskimo) earth god who is the master hunting and to whom all the deer belong. Thobadestchin - The Navajo youngest twin brother. Twin Thunder Boys - Cherokee sons of Kanati and Selu who lives in the west. When thunder sounds, the boys are playing ball. Wachabe - A Sioux and Osage symbol of strength, long life, and courage. He is the Black Bear. |