Coatlicue
Earth mother goddess who gave birth to the moon, stars, and Huitzilopochtli. Depicted wearing a skirt of writhing serpents and a necklace of human hearts and hands.
Divine domains
Gods of Life
3 deities from 3 traditions whose entries in this atlas list life among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Aztec
Japanese
Izanagi
Male primordial deity who, with Izanami, created the Japanese islands and many kami. After Izanami's death, he performed the first purification ritual.
Polynesian
Tane
The god of forests, birds, and light. Tane is credited with separating his parents Rangi and Papa, bringing light into the world, and creating the first woman, Hineahuone, from the earth.
Quick answers
- Who is the Aztec god of life?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Aztec deity whose domains include life is Coatlicue.
- Who is the Japanese god of life?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Japanese deity whose domains include life is Izanagi.
- Who is the Polynesian god of life?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Polynesian deity whose domains include life is Tane.
Related domains
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