The culture of the

Purépecha people The Purépecha (endonym pua, P'urhepecha ) are a group of indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico, mainly in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro. They are also known by the pejorative "Tarascan ...

was polytheist. List of some deities: * Curicaveri - Sun god * Cuerauáperi - Creation goddess * Xarátanga - Water god *

Cuitzeo Cuitzeo () is a municipality located in the north of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipal seat is the town of Cuitzeo del Porvenir It is located in a relatively flat depression around Lake Cuitzeo, a large, very shallow lake, which is ...

- War god * Auicamine - Evil goddess * Pehuame - Birth goddess (advocation of Cuerauáperi) * Jurhiata - (advocation of Curicaveri)

References

* :es:Imperio purépecha * :es:Cultura tarasca {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarascan

Purépecha The Purépecha (endonym pua, P'urhepecha ) are a group of indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico, mainly in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro. They are also known by the pejorative "Tarascan ...

Deities A deity or god is a supernatural being who is considered divine or sacred. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greate ...

Lists of deities