Indigenous American Belief

This is the homepage for the Indigenous American Belief category, a subcategory of Belief.

For more information, see Encyclopedia Mythica’s page on Native American Mythology and Godchecker’s pages on Mesoamerican Mythology, Native American Mythology, Incan Mythology, and South American Mythology

Aztec

Coatlicue

goddess, mother of Quezalcoatl, Xolotl, and Huitzlipoctli

Quetalcoatl

feathered serpent god that left on a raft of snakes

Xolotl

god of rain and fire

Tezcatlipoca

devious “smoking mirror” god. A rival of Quetzalcoatl. Jaguars are venerated as Tezcatlipoca’s primary aspect

Huitzilopoctli

Important Places:

• Mictlan: Underworld

Incan

Heroes and Famous Mortals:

• Manco Capac: first Incan emperor

Mayan

Heroes and Famous Mortals:

• Hero Twins: twins that trick One Death and Seven Death
• Zipacna: evil son of Seven Macaw

The Popul Vuh is a compilation of stories about the Hero Twins and other myths.