Tag Archives: Myths and Folktales

May 10, 2011 · 12:03 am

THE TOP ELEVEN DEITIES IN AZTEC MYTHOLOGY

The underappreciated mythological pantheon I’ll be looking at this time will be the Aztec pantheon. It seems all anybody ever wants to talk about with the Aztecs is human sacrifice, blood, hearts being pulled out, etc. There are many more intriguing elements to their forms of worship than just blood and guts, however. Here is a list of some of their major deities. For other pantheons I’ve addressed see these links:

KOREAN MYTH – https://glitternight.com/2011/03/24/the-top-11-deities-in-korean-mythology/ 

SHINTO MYTH – https://glitternight.com/shinto-myth/

HAWAIIAN MYTH – https://glitternight.com/2011/02/20/the-top-eleven-deities-in-hawaiian-mythology/

HAWAIIAN MYTH PART 2 – https://glitternight.com/2011/03/02/eleven-more-deities-from-hawaiian-mythology-2/

NORSE MYTHS – https://glitternight.com/2011/04/10/the-eleven-most-neglected-deities-in-teutono-norse-mythology/

NEW!!!!!! INUIT MYTHS –  – https://glitternight.com/2011/06/06/the-top-12-deities-from-inuit-mythology-2/

Plus see my pages on Navajo, Vietnamese and Bunyoro myth.

11. OMETEOTL – The primordial and hermaphroditic deity who embodied all duality and from whom all existence sprang. Ometeotl did Continue reading →

97 Comments

Filed under Mythology

Tagged as , ,

April 21, 2011 · 12:03 am

NORSE GODS OF THE DAY: AEGIR AND RAN

Recently I did a list of The Eleven Most Neglected Deities In Teutono-Norse Mythology and there was such popular response to that list that my latest Deities of the Day will be from that same pantheon instead of from Hawaiian mythology. For the full list of Teutono-Norse deities mentioned above, click here: https://glitternight.com/2011/04/10/the-eleven-most-neglected-deities-in-teutono-norse-mythology/

AEGIR – The god of the sea who brewed the ale that he would share with the other Teutono-Norse deities when they would get together at his hall on the island of Hlesey. Many poetic references are made to Continue reading →

12 Comments

Filed under Mythology

Tagged as , , , ,

April 10, 2011 · 9:45 pm

THE ELEVEN MOST NEGLECTED DEITIES IN TEUTONO-NORSE MYTHOLOGY

With the Thor movie coming out this year I figured my next Top 11 list might as well cover Teutono-Norse mythology. I’ll stick to my usual emphasis on out- of the-way subject matter by avoiding the well-known figures like Thor, Odin, Loki, Tyr, Sif and Baldur. Let’s take a look at the eleven most underappreciated gods and goddesses from this fascinating pantheon. For other pantheons I’ve addressed see these links:

KOREAN MYTH – https://glitternight.com/2011/03/24/the-top-11-deities-in-korean-mythology/ 

SHINTO MYTH – https://glitternight.com/shinto-myth/

HAWAIIAN MYTH – https://glitternight.com/2011/02/20/the-top-eleven-deities-in-hawaiian-mythology/

HAWAIIAN MYTH PART 2 – https://glitternight.com/2011/03/02/eleven-more-deities-from-hawaiian-mythology-2/

AZTEC MYTHS – https://glitternight.com/2011/05/10/the-top-eleven-deities-in-aztec-mythology/#comment-4442#comment-4438#comment-4446

NEW!!!! INUIT DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2011/06/06/the-top-12-deities-from-inuit-mythology-2/

Plus see my pages on Navajo, Vietnamese and Bunyoro myth.

THIS CATEGORY HAS PROVEN SO POPULAR HERE’S A BONUS 12th DEITY – THE GODDESS GEFJUN.

Gefjun

Gefjun

GEFJUN – This fertility deity is one of the most misunderstood goddesses from Norse myths and that’s saying something. Gefjun is sometimes referred to as a virgin, but her four sons might disagree with that notion. (Most likely it’s another misunderstanding about how ancient goddesses were often called “virgins” simply because they weren’t married, not because they were celibate.) Those sons were the product of Gefjun mating with Jotuns (Giants). 

In the same way that the Korean goddess Halmang was a localized “Mother Earth” for just Jeju Island, Gefjun filled a similar role for Zealand, the largest island in Denmark. By one account Gefjun convinced (or tricked) the Swedish King Gylfi into granting her as much land as she could plow and cultivate for herself.
Continue reading →

106 Comments

Filed under Mythology

Tagged as , , , ,

March 18, 2011 · 12:30 am

HAWAIIAN GOD OF THE DAY: PAKA’A

Following the extraordinary response to my two articles on Hawaiian gods and goddesses I decided to start periodic entries on some of their other deities. For my first article on Hawaiian mythology click here: https://glitternight.com/2011/02/20/the-top-eleven-deities-in-hawaiian-mythology/

And for the second article click here: https://glitternight.com/2011/03/02/eleven-more-deities-from-hawaiian-mythology-2/

PAKA’A – The Hawaiian wind god who aided his brother (or father in some versions) the storm god Apuhau when that god waged war on Continue reading →

16 Comments

Filed under Mythology

Tagged as , , , , ,

February 20, 2011 · 11:41 pm

THE TOP ELEVEN DEITIES IN HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY

 Hawaiian mythology as a subset of Polynesian mythology will be the subject I tackle here. I will be examining many of the Polynesian Island groups separately in the near future, some with full pages of their own, but to whet everyone’s appetites I figured I would start out with a Top 11 list looking at the major Hawaiian deities. 

NEW – This list was so popular I did a sequel with eleven more Hawaiian deities – when you’re done with this list click here: https://glitternight.com/2011/03/02/eleven-more-deities-from-  hawaiian-mythology-2/

Shinto Myth – https://glitternight.com/shinto-myth/

*** FOR THE GODS OF OTHER POLYNESIAN ISLAND GROUPS –

SAMOA – CLICK HERE

BELLONA AND RENNELL – CLICK HERE

KOREAN DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2011/03/24/the-top-11-deities-in-korean-mythology/

NORSE DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2011/04/10/the-eleven-most-neglected-deities-in-teutono-norse-mythology/

INUIT DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2011/06/06/the-top-12-deities-from-inuit-mythology-2/

HINDU DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2011/07/05/the-eleven-most-neglected-deities-in-hindu-mythology/

NEW!!!!!!!!!! CHOCTAW DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2012/06/03/the-top-twelve-deities-in-choctaw-mythology/

11. KAMOHOALI’LI – Hawaiian shark god who was the chief of the many lesser Continue reading →

314 Comments

Filed under Mythology

Tagged as , , , , ,

February 10, 2011 · 12:23 am

SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION: MY SHINTO LIST IS UP AT MAKETHELIST

Another site has been kind enough to run an item of mine. In this case a list of the Top 10 Deities In Shinto Mythology. The Shinto pantheon gets just enough attention that I didn’t feel it merited a whole page from me so I just did a Top 10 (with lots of side-references to lesser Shinto gods and goddesses) and submitted it elsewhere. Here is the link: http://www.makethelist.net/the-top-10-deities-in-shinto-mythology/

2 Comments

Filed under Mythology

Tagged as , , , , , , ,