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8Animikii is an Ojibwe name meaning "thunder" or "thunderer". In the cosmology of the Anishinaabe people, it refers specifically to the thunderbird, a powerful mythological being whose flapping wings create the sound of t...
Etymology and OriginsGlooscap (also spelled Gluskabe, Glooskap, Gluskabi, Kluscap, Kloskomba, or Gluskab) is a legendary figure of the Wabanaki peoples, indigenous to Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Atlantic Canada. T...
Guaraci (also spelled Quaraci) is a name derived from the Tupi word kûaraçy or kûarasý, meaning "sun". In Tupi-Guarani mythology, Guaraci is the god of the sun and the creator of all living creatures, according to Guaran...
Jóhonaa'éí is a masculine Navajo name meaning "sun." In Navajo mythology, Jóhonaa'éí is the name of the sun god, often referred to as the Sun Bearer. According to tradition, he carries the sun across the sky on his back,...
Jurupari is a name from Tupi mythology, deriving from the Tupi words îuru (mouth) and possibly pari (fish trap). In the legends of the Tupi people of Brazil, Jurupari was a cultural hero who brought laws, customs, and sa...
Nanabozho is a central spirit in Anishinaabe aadizookaan (traditional storytelling), particularly among the Ojibwe of North America. The name is derived from the Ojibwe word waabooz, meaning “rabbit,” and translates to “...
Nanabush is a variant of the Anishinaabe trickster spirit Nanabozho. In Ojibwe storytelling, Nanabozho (also written as Wenabozho) is a central figure—a culture hero and trickster whose exploits are recounted in the oral...
IntroductionQuaoar is a masculine given name rooted in the mythology of the Mission Indians of southern California, a Takic-speaking group. Anglicized from the original Takic names Kwawar or Kwauwar, its exact meaning is...