The Ancient Gods have returned!
Cacoch
Classification: Creator God
Culture: Mayan Classic Mesoamerican
According to tradition he engendered the water lily from
which sprang the other deities of the Mayan Pantheon . The ancient Maya had over 150 Gods in their
complex religion, each with clearly defined characteristics and purposes
Zamn the lord of Heaven
Chac god of rain
Ah Mun god of Corn and agriculture
Ah Puch god of death
Ek Chuah the god of war
Yaro – the bringer of the day
Classification: God
Culture Kaffa of Ethiopia.
The kingdom of Kaffa existed from 1390 to 1897 and was centered
in what is now Ethiopia.
Yaro is a sky god to whom the Kafa people venerated. He is
said to have created the all of mankind with a thought and the utterance of one
word, exuding the power of the spoken word.
He brings mankind the days and the seasons.
He is celebrated in annual festival that coincided roughly
with the Summer and winter solstice.
Rituals for this deity are celebrated on either hill tops or river banks in rural areas.
Offerings to this Yaro were typically roasted meats, wine,
and sweet cakes.
Yaro is said to be a kind benevolent gods, but when he
becomes angry he can create terrible rains and storms.
His sacred day is the
Modimo - he who
control the light and darkness
Classification – Creator God
Culture Tswana (Botswana, South Africa)
Associated: Creation of life, the balance of the universe
Supreme God of the Tswana. His very name is sacred,
Modimo and the universe have always existed, He is received
as the river of existence which flows through space and time. He rules both
aspects of light and dark opposite as well as the order of lie on Earth.
The Badimo of which there are many, are manifestations of
him. Most of the Tswana people’s daily deity needs are met by the Badimo
spirits, who act as Modimo’s little helpers and also ensure that rituals are
performed correctly.
