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Explore the spiritual world of American deities, from Inca and Aztec gods to native sky spirits. Each god embodies natural forces and ancestral wisdom that defined early civilizations of the New World.

Feathered Serpent Kukulkan descending the pyramid in a parchment-style Maya mythology illustration.

Kukulkan: Feathered Serpent of Wind and Wisdom (Maya Mythology)

by Oyebode Ayoola

November 20, 2025

American Gods and Deities·Gods & Deities

Kukulkan, meaning “Feathered Serpent”, is one of the most revered deities in Maya cosmology. His form unites two sacred forces: The Quetzal feather, symbolizing sky, breath, wind, and divine intelligence. The Serpent, symbolizing earth, rain, fertility, and the cycles of life. As a sky-born god, he governs wind, rain, storms, calendars, astronomical order, agricultural fertility, and sacred knowledge. His presence

Parchment-style artwork of Tezcatlipoca with Smoking Mirror and jaguar symbols in Aztec mythology.

American Gods and Deities·Gods & Deities

Tezcatlipoca: The Smoking Mirror of Night and Destiny (Aztec Mythology)

Tezcatlipoca: Tezcatlipōca in Classical Nahuatl, meaning “Smoking Mirror”, stands as one of the most formidable and complex deities of the Aztec pantheon. He is a god of night, sorcery, rulership, conflict, fate, and cosmic change, embodying both chaos and divine order. His obsidian mirror, often shown emitting smoke, symbolizes his ability