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American Epic Heroes

Explore the ancient Americas through the deeds of their heroes — cultural founders, warriors, and demigods whose actions preserved the balance of the world.

Glooscap, the Wabanaki Transformer, stands on stormy cliffs radiating divine power as he confronts his dark twin Malsum.

Glooscap – The Transformer of the Wabanaki Confederacy

by Gloria Taiwo

November 11, 2025

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Before the first dawn ever brushed the earth with color, the Great Spirit, known among the Wabanaki as Kisúlkw, looked upon a dark and shifting world. The waters had no shore, the winds no master, and the earth slept beneath chaos. Desiring harmony among all things, Kisúlkw reached into the dawn mist and shaped from it a mighty man, Glooscap,

Aztec sun god Huitzilopochtli emerges in golden armor on Coatepec, wielding a fiery serpent weapon as he defeats the Moon goddess Coyolxauhqui amid divine light and storm clouds.

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Huitzilopochtli – The Solar Warrior of the Mexica

Before time was measured, when darkness reigned unbroken over the heavens, Coatlicue, the Great Serpent Skirted Mother, and her son Huitzilopochtli dwelt upon the Sacred Mountain of Coatepec. She was the womb of worlds, the one who spun suns from her blood and stars from her tears. Her temple was