The Various Gods

Mesoamerica, India, and Japan

Ashley Bartley

The Variety of Gods and the Energy of Life

Beliefs

Mesoamerican

Indian

Japanese

Creator Gods

Brahma

Quetzalcoatl

Izanagi and Izanami

The Sun

Amaterasu Omikami

Huitzilopochtli

Moon

Coyolxauhqui

Chandra/Soma

Destruction

Shiva

Emma-O

Conclusion

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