American Demons: List of Demons in the Americas

Dagwanoenyent

In Iroquois mythology, Dagwanoenyent was the daughter of the Wind who often took the form of a whirlwind.

Hun Came and Vucub Came (One Death and Seven Death) are the principle death gods of the Mayan underworld.

The Mayan god of storms or bad weather was Hurakan.

In Aztec mythology, Mictlantecuhtli was the skeletal god of death who ruled over Mictlan, the underworld, with his wife, Mictlancihuatl.

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Tezcatlipoca (“smoking mirror”) represents conflict and change in Aztec mythology.

Tlaltecuhtli (“Earth Lord”) was a large earth monster in Aztec mythology.

Tornarsuk is the ruling spirit higher than the Tornaq (a shaman’s familiar).

The tzitzimime were celestial demons in Aztec mythology that continuously threaten to destroy the world.

In Mayan mythology, Vucub Caquix, Seven Macaw, was a large bird that dwelled on the surface of the world after the flood.

In Navajo mythology, skinwalkers, aka Yenaldooshi, are witches who wear coyote skins and travel at night.