CREATOR GODS AND CULTURE HEROES: AN INDEX OF NAMES

Ɔbɔadeɛ, Anansi Kokuroko, Odomankoma, Brekyirihunuade, Nyame, Nyankopon
Creator in Akan and mythology.
Abassi
Creator in Efik mythology.
Agunua
Creator snake in San Cristobal mythology.
Ahura Mazda, Ohrmazd
Good god in Zoroastrianism.
Aido Hwedo, the "Rainbow Serpent"
Primordial figure in Fon mythology.
Aikut
Creation of Coyote in Nisenan mythology.
Akakaanebe, Gelanebe ("Ancestors")
Earliest population according to the Hadza, being a race of hairy giants.
Akongo
Paramount creator in Ngombe mythology.
Alalu
First king of heaven in Hurrian & Hittite mythology.
Alatangana
Primordial rival of Sa in Kono mythology.
Altjira
Creator in Arrernte mythology.
Amma
First being in Dogon mythology.
Amotken
Creator in Interior Salish mythology.
Amun
Chief deity of Thebes, creator there under the guises of Kematef and Irta. Also a member of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad. Name of Re in the Esna creation story.
Ananse
Trickster and creator in Ashante mythology.
Andronga 'ba o'bapiri
Creator in Lugbara mythology.
Aŋra Mainyu, Ahriman
Evil god in Zoroastrianism.
Anguta
Creator in Oqomiut mythology.
Anjir
Primordial giant in Kokowarra mythology.
Anu, An
Lord of heaven in Mesopotamian mythology.
Apsû
Primordial being in the Enûma Eliš.
Ara
Primordial being in Iban mythology.
Areop-Enap
Creator in the mythology of Nauru.
Asase Ya ("Earth")
Primordial entity in Krachi mythology.
Asis
Sun god and creator in Dorobo/Nandi mythology.
Atai
Wife of Abassi in Efik mythology.
Aten, pa Aten
Sun disk and deity of Atenism.
Atum
Major creator god of Heliopolis and ancestor of the Psḏt or Ennead.
Auðumla
Primordial cow in Norse mythology.
Aymasune
The Yurucare hold this figure responsible for the fiery conflagration that destroyed the former world.
Baatsi
Creator in Efé mythology.
Baiame, Baayami, Byamee
Creator in Gamilaraay mythology.
Barnumbirr
Creator in Yolŋu mythology.
Bathala, Bathala Meycapal
Creator in Tagalog mythology.
Bhagavan
Creator in Gond mythology.
Bochia
Sun god and creator in Muysca mythology.
Brahma
Creator in Hinduism.
Buninka
Primordial villain and demiurge in Tungusic mythology.
Bunjil
Creator in Kulin mythology.
Chagan-Shukuty
Assistant of Otsirvani in Siberian mythology.
Chaos
First principle in Greek mythology.
Chareya ("Old Man Above")
Creator in Shasta mythology.
Cheonjiwang ("King of the Heavens and the Earth")
Creator in the Korean Cheonjiwang Bonpuri.
Chukwu, Chineke
Creator in Nri and Igbo mythology.
Cōātlīcue, Tēteoh īnnān ("Mother of the gods")
Primordial figure in Aztec mythology.
"Condor"
Important figure in Wiyot mythology.
"Cougar"
Companion of Coyote in Pomo mythology.
"Coyote"
A popular figure in North American mythologies, Coyote stories can be found among the Achomawi, Akimel O'odham, Chelan, Kootenay, Kuupanqaxwichen, Nez Perce, Nisenan, Pohonichi, Pomo (as Kunula), Shasta, Yinnuwok and the Yokut.
Daiiru
Armadillo and assistant to Karusakaibo in Munduruc mythology.
Dâyuni'sï
Water beetle and first being on earth in Cherokee mythology.
Dhyang Adugø, Dean Aduk
Primordial white cow in Shilluk mythology.
Dilga
Primordial figure in Karadjeri mythology.
Dirawong ("Goanna")
Creator in Bundjalung mythology.
Dobitt
Creator in Mosetene mythology.
Dohkwibuhch
Creator in Snohomish mythology.
Doondari, Gueno
Primordial figure in Fulani mythology.
"Eagle"
Primordial being in Salinan mythology.
"Earth-Initiate"
Primordial sky being in Maidu mythology.
Ebenga
Hairy partner of Mbokomu in Ngombe mythology.
Enki, Ea
Important deity in Mesopotamian mythology.
Enlil
Important deity in Mesopotamian mythology.
Eri
Demiurge in Nri mythology.
"Father-of-the-Secret-Society"
Primordial being in Maidu mythology.
Fam ("Power")
Firstborn of creation in Fang mythology.
Fidi Mkullu
Creator in Baluba and Basonge mythology.
"First Creator"
Creator in Mandan mythology.
"Flat Pipe"
Primordial being in Arapaho mythology.
Glooscap, Kloskurbeh
Important culture hero in Abenaki, Algonquin and Mi'kmaq mythology.
"Great Spirit"
Creator in many North American mythologies.
Hactcin
Primordial being (or beings) in Chiricahua and Jicarilla Apache mythology.
Halai Auna
Primordial figure in Yana mythology.
"Hawk"
Companion of Coyote in Pomo mythology.
Hesaketvmese, Ibofanga
Creator in Creek mythology.
Iktome
Creator and trickster in Assiniboine mythology.
Irik
Primordial being in Iban mythology.
Irta, the "earth-maker"
Serpentine form of Amun in the Theban creation myth. Successor of Kematef.
Itciai
Jaguar and creator of water in Yaruro mythology.
Izanagi-no-mikoto
Important early deity in Japanese mythology.
Izanami-no-mikoto
Important early deity in Japanese mythology.
"Jaguar-Snake"
Creator in Mixtec mythology.
Jalpan
Primordial figure in Kokowarra mythology.
Jok, YA Latwer, Nhialic, Kuoth Nhial
Creator and paramount deity in Acholi, Dinka and Nuer mythology.
Kaang, Great Master, ǀKágge̥n, ǀKaggən, Cagn
The chthonic "Lord of All Life" of the San.
Kabezya-Mpungu
Creator in Baluba mythology.
Kadifukke
Trickster figure in Baluba mythology.
Kaltes-Ekwa, Kaltes Ankw
Primeval being in Khanty-Mansi mythology.
Kamungarunga
Primordial woman in Herero mythology.
Kamunu
First man in Lozi mythology.
Kaptan
Creator in Bisaya mythology.
Karora
Primeval figure in Arrernte mythology.
Karusakaibo
Creator in Munduruc mythology.
Keel'sah'ler'ke
Buzzard and demiurgic figure in Cherokee mythology.
Keke7nex Siyam
Creator in Squamish mythology.
Kematef
Serpentine form of Amun in the Theban creation myth. Initial creator, succeeded by Irta.
Kénos'
Demiurge and Howenh in Selk'nam mythology.
Kevish-Atakvish, Omai-Yamal
Primordial being of the void in Payómkawichum mythology.
Khnum
Egyptian potter god, associated with Ptah-Tatenen in some sources.
Khôngos
Primordial giant in Vietnamese mythology.
Kiho
Creator in the mythology of Tuamotu.
Kintu
First man in Baganda mythology.
Kishelamakank
Creator in Lenape mythology.
Kit-ka'ositiyi-qa
Father of Raven in Cahto mythology.
Kokomaht and Bakotahl
Twin creators, good and evil, in Kwtsaan mythology.
Kolombo mui fangi
Trickster figure in Basonge mythology.
Kóoch
Orderer of the cosmos in Tehuelche mythology.
Kótyangwúti ("Spider Grandmother")
Primordial ruler of earth in Hopi mythology. Comparable to Tsichtinako.
Kukulkán, Q'uq'umatz, Gukumatz
Creator in the lore of the Maya peoples.
Kuma
Creator of the Yaruro according to their legends.
Kumpara
Creator in Shuar mythology.
Kumush, Kumokums
Creator in Modoc mythology.
Kun
Creator in Aymara mythology.
Kuterastan
Primordial being in Kiowa Apache mythology.
Llao
Power of evil in Klamath mythology.
Lock-chew the Crayfish
Earth-diver in Yuchi mythology.
"Lone Man"
Primordial being in Mandan mythology.
Lowa
Creator in the stories of the Marshall Islands.
Mago, Grandmother
Primordial giantess in the Korean Magohalmi.
Maguayan
Primordial figure in Bisaya mythology.
Makuru
Primordial man in Herero mythology.
Maleiwa
Creator in Wayuu mythology.
Mangala
Creator in Mandé mythology.
Mangar-kunjer-kunja
Creator of humanity in Arrernte mythology.
Manitou, Mashé Manido, Niwaskowôgan, Kisu'lk, Gisloog, Gici Niwaskw, Tabaldak, Kji Niskam
Creator in Abenaki, Menominee and Mi'kmaq mythology. Probably the "All-Maker" of the Penobscot.
Manoid
Primordial being in Orang Asli mythology.
Manuna
Creator in Winnebago mythology.
Maori
Creator in Shona mythology.
Marungere
Creator in Kiwai mythology.
Matevilya
Creator or demiurge in Mojave mythology.
Mayuruberu, Maturuberu
Creator in Apurinã mythology.
Mbir, Miracucha
Creator in Guarayú mythology.
Mbokomu
Sky-woman dropped to earth in Ngombe mythology.
Mbombo, Bumba
Creator in Kuba and Boshongo mythology.
Mehet-weret
A deity of the primordial waters, associated with the Heliopolitan creation myth.
Melo
Primordial figure in Minyong mythology.
Melu
Creator in Bagobo mythology.
Membe'e
First being and supporter of the cosmos in Bulu mythology.
Mireuk
Primordial giant in the Korean Changsega.
"Monad", Bythos, Barbelo
Major figures in the Valentinian and Sethian gnostic systems.
Mula Jadi na Bolon
Creator in Toba Batak mythology.
Mulungu
Creator in Yao mythology.
Mutshima ("Heart")
Life force in Baluba mythology.
Mwile, Nkolle
Vainglorious son of Fidi Mkullu in Basonge mythology.
Mwuetsi
First man in Shona mythology.
Nainema
Creator in Witoto mythology.
Nana Buluku, Olisabuluwa, Nana Bukuu
Creator in Dahomey mythology. Also important in the tales of the Fon, Igbo and Yoruba.
Nanapesa, Nanishta-hullo-chito, Hushtahli, Ishtahullo-chito, Aba, Uba Pike
Creator in Choctaw & Chickasaw mythology.
Napi, Napioa (the "Old Man")
Primordial figure in Blackfoot and Káínawa mythology.
Nareau, Naareau, Na Arean
Creator in Gilbertese, Hachamori and Vanuatan mythology.
Nasilele
Wife of Nyambe in Lozi mythology.
Ndengei
Creator in legends from Fiji.
Nefertum
Lotus deity in the Memphite tradition.
Neith
Goddess of war, associated with creation in Esna and Saïs.
Nga
Primordial god of death in Nenets mythology.
Ngai, Enkai, Mwiai, Mwene Nyaga
Creator in Kikuyu, Kamba and Maasai mythology.
Ngenechen
Fourfold supreme being in Mapuche mythology.
Ngiṉṯaka
Creator in Pitjantjatjara mythology.
Ngurunderi
Primordial figure in Ngarrindjeri mythology.
Niłch'i Diyin ("Holy Wind")
Creator in Navajo mythology.
Niparaya
Creator in Pericú mythology.
Nishanu
Creator in Arikara mythology.
Nostu-Nōpantu
Demiurge in Garo mythology.
Nu, Nun
Personification of the primordial waters in manifold Egyptian traditions.
Num, Num-Toorum
Primeval being in Khanty-Mansi mythology and ruler of heaven in Nenets lore.
Numakulla
Two sky gods and creators in Arrernte mythology.
Nummo, one being Yorugu
Male and female twins fathered by Amma in Dogon mythology.
Nyambe
Creator in Lozi mythology.
Nyx
First principle in Orphic mythology.
Nzame, Nzambe (Nzame, Mebere and Nkwa)
Triune creative deity in Fang mythology.
Obassi Osaw and Obassi Nsi
Creators in Ekoi mythology.
Obatala
Chief demiurge in Yoruba mythology.
Ogdoad, Hermopolitan (ḫmnyw)
Eight male/female dualities, particularly associated with Hermopolis. Of their number, Amun became especially important in his own right.
"Old Man in the Heavens"
Creator in Wiyot mythology.
"Old Mole"
Companion of Coyote in Shasta mythology.
Olodumare
Creator in Yoruba mythology.
Omam
Creator in Yanomami mythology.
Ōmeteōtl (Tōnacātēcuhtli and Tōnacācihuātl, or Ōmetēuctli and Ōmecihuātl)
Duality composed of male-female deities, primordial figure in Aztec mythology.
Omumborombonga, the "father of life"
Primordial tree in Herero mythology, from whose roots the primordial couple and Nguni cattle emerged.
Otsirvani, Otshirvani
Creator in Siberian mythology.
"Our Father" the Sun
Creator in Apapocúva mythology.
Pangu
Primordial being in Chinese mythology.
Papa, Papatūānuku
Creator in Māori mythology.
Papan
Creator in Mayangna mythology.
Parnuen
Primordial being in Tasmanian mythology.
Pedn
Primordial being in Orang Asli mythology.
Pokoh
Creator in Ute mythology.
Ptah, Ptah-Tatenen
According to Memphite tradition, the god who thought the world into being.
Puana
Creator in Yaruro mythology.
Pūluga
Creator deity in Andamanese legend.
"Puma-Snake"
Creator in Mixtec mythology.
Pun Miaupa
Primordial figure in Yana mythology.
Purusha, Atman, Brahman
Primordial being in Hinduism.
Qamatha
Secondary creator in Xhosa mythology.
Quaayayp
Creator of humanity in Pericú mythology.
Quat
Creator in legends from the Banks Islands.
"Rainbow Snake"
Important primordial entity in Australian mythologies.
Rangi, Ranginui, Raki, Rakinui
Creator in Māori mythology.
"Raven"
Important primordial entity in the legends of the Inuit, Chuckchi and Yupik peoples. As Yáahl, Raven is the fashioner of Haida Gwaii in Haida mythology. Additionally, Raven appears as a demiurge in Cahto mythology.
Re
Major Egyptian sun deity, the son of Neith in the creation tale of Esna and Saïs.
Rod, Deivos, Krodo
Primordial deity in Slavonic mythology.
Roog
Creator in Serer mythology.
Ruhanga
Creator in Bunyoro mythology.
Sa ("Death")
Primordial figure in Kono mythology.
Sat Guru, Waheguru, Ik Onkar
Creator in Sikhism.
Schodelick, Swadick, Hode and Stoodke
Brothers and demiurges in Skagit mythology.
"Sea Woman"
Destructive primordial being in Salinan mythology.
Sedi
Primordial figure in Minyong mythology.
Sedna
Daughter of Anguta in Oqomiut mythology.
Shida Matunda
Creator in Nyamwezi mythology.
Shuzanghu
Creator in Dhammai mythology.
"Silver-Fox"
Companion of Coyote in Achomawi mythology.
Singabonga
Creator in Birhor mythology.
Skell
Power of good in Klamath mythology.
"Sky Woman"
Important primordial figure in Iroquois, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Wyandot mythology.
Sombov
Creator in Buryat mythology.
Suelick
Creator in Skagit mythology.
Surtr
Primordial fire-giant in Norse mythology.
Tagaloa, Tangaloa, Tangaroa
Creator in Samoan mythology, as well as an important figure in Māori and Tongan legends.
Taiko-mol ("Solitary Walker")
Creator in Yuki mythology.
Tatara-Rabuga
Creator in Garo mythology.
Tawa
Heavenly being in Hopi mythology.
Temáukel
Creator in Selk'nam mythology.
Tengri
Creator in Mongolic and Turkic mythology.
Thetis
Nereid and possible creator in Greek mythology.
Thiǁoab, Tsuiǁgoab, Thixo
High god and creator in Khoekhoe and Xhosa mythology.
"Thunderbird"
Creator in Chinook mythology.
Tiamat
Primordial being in the Enûma Eliš.
Tirawa, Tirawahat ("Space")
Creator in Pawnee mythology.
Tjirbruki, Old
Primordial figure of the Kaurna, who fled the flooding of his land to the south and gave the people laws.
Tonga-iti
Creator in Tongan mythology.
Tornaq
Primordial evil lurking in the abyss in the stories of the Iñupiaq of the Noatak River.
Tsetse Bumba
Troublesome black leapord spirit of lightning in Kuba and Boshongo mythology.
Tsichtinako, Ts'its'tsi'nako, Tse che nako, Sus'sistinako, Sussistinnako
Creator in Acoma, Kawaik and Zia mythology. Probably identical with the Kótyangwúti of the Hopi.
Tuina
Primordial figure in Yana mythology.
Tupa
Creator in Guaraní mythology and demiurgic figure in Apapocúva legend.
"Turtle"
Primordial being in Maidu mythology.
Uchtsiti
Creator in Acoma mythology.
Ugatame
Creator in Mee mythology.
Unkulunkulu
Creator from Uhlanga in Zulu mythology.
Vatea
Creator in Tongan mythology.
Vena
Primordial being in Tasmanian mythology.
Viracocha
Creator in Inca mythology.
Wagyl
Creator in Noongar mythology.
Wakara
Primordial figure in Yana mythology.
Wakonda
Creator in Omaha mythology.
Whee-me-me-ow-ah
Demiurge in Tututni mythology.
"Wild Cat"
Companion of Coyote in Kuupanqaxwichen mythology.
Woyengi
Creator in Ijaw mythology.
Wulbari ("Heaven")
Primordial entity in Krachi mythology.
Wuraka
Giant and orderer of the cosmos in Kakadu mythology.
Xáays ("Transformers")
Three demiurgic figures in Squamish mythology.
Xolas
Creator in Kawésqar mythology.
Xowalaci
Creator in Tututni mythology.
Yhi
Primordial figure in Gamilaraay mythology.
YHWH, Elohim, Allāh
Creator in the Abrahamic faiths, as well as the legends of the Romanians and Swahili coastmen.
Ymir, Aurgelmir
Primordial giant in Norse mythology.
Yoalox-brothers
Creators in Yaghan mythology.
Yototowi
Creation of Coyote in Nisenan mythology.
Zambe
Son of Membe'e in Bulu mythology and creator of life.
Zumaing-Nui
Creatrix in Dhammai mythology.
Zurvan
God of time and first principle in Zurvanism.