South American deities

Bolivian mine spirit

mythological mountain spirits in some South American cultures

thumb|An artistic depiction of Boitatá capturing a hunter Boitatá (from Tupi language), in Brazilian native folklore, refers to either a will-o'-the-wisp, a mythical fire snake which guards against humans setting fire to the fields or forests, or a bull-like creature.

Venezuelan female deity

thumb|Representation of the Ekeko in La Paz, [[Bolivia]]

thumb|280px|Aygnan (Anhangá) in the forms of birds and beasts, and other oddities, in Léry ''Histoire d'vn voyage'' (1580 edition). Anhangá or Anhanga (Tupi: <; Sateré-Mawé: or ; , ) is a type of spirit present in the cosmovision of several native groups from Brazil and Indianist literature.

figure in Brazilian mythology