Selk'nam mythology

[5] The religion of the Selk'nam people tends to be described as polytheistic, mainly because of the existence of various characters which are usually considered deities.

[1] He dwells in the celestial dome, in the eastern sky or Wintek and is the creator of it and the primitive Earth.

Howenh were not recognized as gods by the Selk'nam people, but rather as mythological ancestors, since the only divinity as such is Temáukel.

He is the creator, organizer and civilizing god in Selk'nam mythology, and the most important deity after Temáukel.

She has seven companions called Soorts: Sate, Yoisik, Wakus, Keyaisl, Talen, Pawus and Sanu.

Statue of Kosmenk, one of the Soorts, in Tolhuin , Tierra del Fuego