Global Gods - "Y"

Yacatecuhtli: Aztec. God of traders and merchants.

Yam: Canaanite. God of rivers and sea who lives in an undersea palace. Deity of the primordial chaos who represents the power of the sea untamed and raging; he is seen as ruling tempests and the disasters they wreak.

Yama: Indian. God-judge of the dead.

Yambe-Akka: Finno-Ugrian. Goddess of the underworld, whose name means "The Old Woman of the Dead."

Yao-Shih: Chinese. God dedicated to saving lives, healing wounds and curing diseases; associated with healing and psychic abilities.

Yarikh: Canaanite. Moon god whose epithets are the Illuminator of the Heavens, the Illuminator of the Myriads of Stars, and Lord of the Sickle. Provider of nightly dew.

Ymir: Norse. Primordial giant and the progenitor of the race of frost giants. After Odin helped to kill Ymir, Ymir's body helped build the world with his blood, drowning most of the frost giants.

Ymoja: Yoruba, Africa. River goddess associated with women and children.

Yu-huang: Chinese. Highest ruler of the Taoist heavens and all realms of existence below including that of Man and Hell. Known as the "Jade Emperor."

Yum Caax: Mayan. God of maize; associated with fertility, abundant crops, life and happiness.

Yum Kimil: Mayan. Personification of disaster and darkness. Also called Ah Puch, Hunahau or Hunhau, he rules the ninth and lowest of the underworlds.

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