About this belief system
Kawésqar culture refers to people who occupy the southern most islands in Chile and Argentina (Tierra del Fuego).
Top myths
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| Xolas (Genesis) | |
| Creation myth | |
| Unknown author | |
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Top deities
Kawésqar culture refers to people who live in South America's islands known as Tierra del Fuego. These peoples' origins go back many years and are likely rooted in the modern-day country of Chile.[1] The main deity associated with creation is said to be Xolas.
Kawesqar myths: A-Z
- 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.
Kawesqar deities: A-Z
- Xolas Kawesqar · 1 myth
Xolas was the supreme deity who created everything according to the beliefs of the Kawésqar people in Tierra del Fuego (South America).
Cite this page
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Kawesqar." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 18 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/647. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
OMNIKA (2020, June 18). Kawesqar. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/647
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Kawesqar." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 18, 2020. Accessed February 3, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/647.
