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Unbeknownst to the worm, another creature (the lizard Agadzagadza) had been eavesdropping on the conversation between the worm and the sky god. [7] [1] [8] As a trickster, the lizard wanted to create chaos, [1] and because he was a lizard, he could travel much faster than the worm. [6] [8] Agadzagadza reached the people first. [7]
Itzamná is one of the most important gods in the Classic and Postclassic Maya pantheon. [1] Although little is known about him, scattered references are present in early-colonial Spanish reports (relaciones) and dictionaries. Twentieth-century Lacandon lore includes tales about a creator god (Nohochakyum or Hachakyum) who may be a late ...
Lizards appear in myths and folktales around the world. In Australian Aboriginal mythology, Tarrotarro, the lizard god, split the human race into male and female, and gave people the ability to express themselves in art. A lizard king named Mo'o features in Hawaii and other cultures in Polynesia.
This deity is described as taking the form of a gecko lizard and is considered to be a sacred ancestral being. [1] Adnoartina offers an Indigenous understanding to the creation of Uluru, an Australian historical landmark. [2] This landmark is regarded as one of the most sacred land formations in Australia and an ‘iconic’ tourist attraction. [3]
Lizard, an enemy of Spider-Man; The Lizard Men of Subterranea; The Lizard Men of the Savage Land; The Lizard Men of Tok from the Microverse; Sauron, a Pteranodon-like enemy of the X-Men; Skrulls, an alien race of reptilian shapeshifters; Slither, a snake-like mutant and ally of Magneto who has been a member of the Resistants and the Serpent Society
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.
Many of the ideas, plots and characters in Miwok mythology are shared with neighboring people of Northern California. For example, the Coyote-lizard story is like the tale told by their neighbors, the Pomo people. In addition, the Ohlone also believed that Coyote was the grandfather of the Falcon and maker of mankind.
The Mortician God, She Whose Hand Embalms: Appears as a formless mound, with one arm-like appendage. Dhumin The Burrower from the Bluff: A serpentine (likely Tremors-like) earth-shaking horror dwelling in the subsoil of Memphis, US. Dygra The Stone-Thing: A jewel-facetted, semi-crystalline geode with mineral tentacles. Dythalla Lord of Lizards