corn-or-agriculture-gift-to-humanity

Selu · salience 0.9

“Selu is the Cherokee Corn Mother, wife of the hunter Kanati and mother of the Thunder Boys, whose death at her own instruction becomes the origin of cultivated maize. Selu is the Cherokee Corn Mother, wife of the hunter Kanati and mother of two sons who together are usually called the Thunder Boys: an elder son born to the couple in the ordinary way, and a younger one who springs up from the blood of a killed animal washed in the river, a wild double who teaches the elder boy mischief.”

Quetzalcóatl · salience 0.8

“Mesoamerican cultures credited him with gifting humanity corn, the calendar, and various arts and sciences.”

Feathered Serpent

“It is often portrayed as a creator deity, responsible for bringing knowledge, arts, and agriculture to humanity.”