Sun god. Hindu (Puranic). An original Vedic list of six descendants of the goddess ADITI or Adityas, all of whom take the role of sun gods was, in later times, enlarged to twelve, including Dhatar. Color: golden. Attributes: two lotuses, lotus rosary and water jar. Also Dhatr.
Tag: creator
Citlalatonac (glowing star)
Creator god. Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) [Mexico]. One of the deities collectively classed as the OMETEOTL complex. His consort is CITLALICUE. Between them they created the stars of the night sky.
BRAHMA (the creator)
ORIGIN Hindu [India]. Creator god.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 500 BC or earlier until present day.
SYNONYMS many epithets including Abjaja, Abjayoni, Astakarna, KAMALASANA.
BAST – BASTET – UBASTET – PAKHET
Bast, Perfumed Protector, Cat Goddess
In ancient Egypt the cat was worshipped as a sacred animal – the mother or creator.
Bast is the Egyptian Goddess and protector of cats, women and children. She is Goddess of sunrise. Her goddess duty changed over the years, but, she is also known as a goddess of love, fertility, birth, music and dance.
Pakrokitat
by Caitlin Dieringer, Clarksville Middle School
According to the myths of the Serrano Indians of California, Pakrokitat was the creator. He had a younger brother, Kukitat, who was born from his left shoulder. They were always quarreling. Kukitat disagreed with how Pakrokitat made man. After this Pakrokitat left the world and retired to his own world, Panamam, which he made, the island of Payait. Kukitat made death come to the world. The souls of the dead had to come to Pakrokitat’s world after they visited the three beautiful goddesses. Pakrokitat made this happen. Kukitat made men divide into nations and fight each other when Pakrokitat left. After a while the men that were fighting got tired of Kukitat and killed him.
Witch's Well 