The Variety of Gods and the

Energy of Life
Mesoamerica, India, and Japan
Ashley Bartley

Beliefs
Mesoamerican
Indian
Japanese

Creator Gods

Brahma

Quetzalcoatl

Izanagi

and
Izanami

The Sun

Amaterasu Omikami

Huitzilopochtl

Moon

Coyolxauhqui

Chandra/Soma

Destruction

Shiva

Emma-O

Conclusion

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