Inuit Gods In Mayan Culture

In every culture, each creator is described differently. In Mayan culture, two gods, the Maker and the Feathered Spirit, created the world. They “glittered with brilliant green and blue feathers” while the rest of the world remained dark. They were also all- powerful “whatever they thought came into being” meaning they have complete control over their world. The Inuit god was known as the Raven, and he “had the powers of both man and bird” and “made the world and the water with the beats of his wings”. Like the Mayans, the Raven had the power to create the entire, but one of him equated to two Mayan gods. The Puritans worshipped God. God is seen as all powerful, he blesses his “children” (“yet by the goodness of God”- Edward Winslow). He is described as the most powerful being, just like the Mayan and Inuit gods.

In Mayan culture, the Maker and the Feathered Spirit created the humans, so they are to be revered. It took them multiple attempts to create the best race of men which shows the gods perseverance. They even made the people so well that they had to take away some vision from them “perhaps we made these beings too well”. The god serve as something to be worshipped, something greater than man. In Inuit culture, the Raven existed before the world was made. In their culture he is seen as a bird and a man because he is not limited like the humans are. He creates things that the men need, unlike the Mayan gods. In Puritan culture, God is seen as righteous, and he has never made a mistake. He should be feared, but he will also bless his followers. God sets the standards for what should be valued in life as Edward Taylor described what he wanted god to influence, his “affections, judgement, conscience,