In Navajo mythology, skin-walkers, also known as Yenaldlooshi (sometimes spelled Yenaldooshi), are witches who wear coyote skins and travel at night. They appear naked, wearing only masks and jewelry, and…

In Mayan mythology, Vucub Caquix, Seven Macaw, was a large bird that dwelled on the surface of the world after the flood. He was very vain and proclaimed himself the…

The tzitzimime (“Monsters descending from above”) were celestial demons in Aztec mythology that continuously threaten to destroy the world. They are said to be the stars that battle the sun each dusk…

Tezcatlipoca (“smoking mirror”) represents conflict and change in Aztec mythology. As his name suggests, he is often portrayed with a smoking obsidian mirror at the back of his head and…

Tlaltecuhtli (“Earth Lord”) was a large earth monster in Aztec mythology described as female, who desires flesh and has mouths at her elbows, knees, and other joints.   According to…

In Aztec mythology, there is a god whose name strikes fear into the hearts of all who hear it—Mictlantecuhtli. He is the skeletal figure who rules over Mictlan, the underworld,…

The Mayan god of storms or bad weather was Hurakan, so with all the bad weather in Florida this past month, I thought this ‘demon’ would be an appropriate  …

  The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones – Gustave Dore Hun Came and Vucub Came (One Death and Seven Death) are the principle death gods of the Mayan…

In Iroquois mythology, Dagwanoenyent was the daughter of the Wind who often took the form of a whirlwind. The Seneca Tribe considered her a dangerous witch who could not be…