About this deity
Xolas was the supreme deity who created everything according to the beliefs of the Kawésqar people in Tierra del Fuego (South America).
Also known as
Parent belief system
Kawésqar Culture · Polytheistic · 1 mythKawésqar culture refers to people who occupy the southern most islands in Chile and Argentina (Tierra del Fuego).
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Mythological stories including Xolas
- Xolas (Genesis) Creation myth
Nuthsell
Xolas was the supreme deity associated with creation, life, and death according to the Kawésqar culture of Tierra del Fuego (South America). The deity would place the soul into humans when they were born and retreive it back when the person passed away.
Cite this page
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Xolas." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 18 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/648. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
OMNIKA (2020, June 18). Xolas. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/648
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Xolas." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 18, 2020. Accessed January 22, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/648.
