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In the myth, the Bura people had no conception of sorrow, illness or death. [5] Because of this, when a man eventually fell sick and perished, the people had to determine both what had happened and what they should do about it. It was decided that they would send an emissary to the Sky God for assistance. As an emissary, they chose a worm. [1 ...
Kresnik, golden fire god who became a hero of Slovenia; Ognyena Maria, fire goddess who assists Perun; Peklenc, god of fire who rules the underworld and its wealth and who judges and punishes the wicked through earthquakes; Svarog, the bright god of fire, smithing, and the sun, and is sometimes considered as the creator
Karora, creator god; Kunapipi, a mother goddess and the patron deity of many heroes; Malingee, malignant nocturnal spirit; Mamaragan, lightning deity; Mangar-kunjer-kunja, Arrernte lizard deity who created humans; Manuriki, god of beauty; Maratji in Tiwi and Iwaidja myth. Lizards guard waterholes, cause floods and thunderstorms when intruded upon.
The mythology or religion of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife, or an underworld. They are often amongst the most powerful and important entities in a given tradition, reflecting the fact that death, like birth , is central to the human experience.
The serpent god of earth and fertility in traditional Mapuche religion. Part of the myth of the Legend of Trentren Vilu and Caicai Vilu. Coi Coi-Vilu: The serpent god of water, and the ruler of the sea in traditional Mapuche religion. Created by the god Ngenechen from his sons after a fight he had with them.
Bluetongue Lizard is an old man in the Australian Aboriginal mythology of the Warlpiri people. He is a trickster and a powerful sorcerer, as well. The myth involving him is the wellspring of the Warlpiri fire ceremonies. He is often regarded as a deity, but this notion is not exactly true. At night time he flies and he goes to Habberfield
Whiro-te-tipua (aka Whiro) is the lord of darkness and embodiment of all evil in Māori mythology. [1] [2] Usually depicted as a lizard-like creature, he inhabits the underworld and is responsible for the ills of all people, a contrast to his brother and enemy Tāne.
Masauwu (Maasaw, Mausauu), Skeleton Man, was the Spirit of Death, Earth God, door keeper to the Fifth World, and the Keeper of Fire. He was also the Master of the Upper World, or the Fourth World, and was there when the good people escaped the wickedness of the Third World for the promise of the Fourth. [ 9 ]