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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 ...
Native American demons (2 C, 16 P) G. Native American giants (13 P) I. Inuit legendary creatures (17 P) Iroquois legendary creatures (13 P) L. Lakota legendary ...
Below is a list of commonly recognized figures who are part of Lakota mythology, a Native American tribe with current lands in North and South Dakota.The spiritual entities of Lakota mythology are categorized in several major categories, including major deities, wind spirits, personified concepts, and other beings.
In North American mythologies, common themes include a close relation to nature and animals as well as belief in a Great Spirit that is conceived of in various ways. As anthropologists note, their great creation myths and sacred oral tradition in whole are comparable to the Christian Bible and scriptures of other major religions.
Coyote is a mythological character common to many cultures of the Indigenous peoples of North America, based on the coyote (Canis latrans) animal. This character is usually male and is generally anthropomorphic , although he may have some coyote-like physical features such as fur, pointed ears, yellow eyes, a tail and blunt claws.
Piasa (Native American mythology) – Winged, antlered feline-like dragon; Piatek – Large land animal; Pictish Beast (Pictish stones) – Stylistic animal, possibly a dragon; Pillan – Nature spirit; Pim-skwa-wagen-owad – Water spirit; Piru – Minor demon; Pishacha – Carrion-eating demon
A zodiac spirit animal is an animal that shares similar qualities to one of the 12 zodiac signs. Nature's animals reside within the four elements (fire, water, earth, and air).
According to Lakota belief, Inyan (Rock), was present at the very beginning, and so was the omnipresent spirit Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery, and the darkness Han.Inyan wanted to exercise his powers, or compassion, so he created Maka (the Earth) as part of himself to keep control of his powers.