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Tobadzischini
Tobadzischini ("Child of Water"/"Born For Water") is a mythical hero from Navajo mythology who helped his brother Nayenezgani rid the world of the Anaye The Anaye were a race of monsters or evil gods from Navajo mythology, who were all killed by the hero Nayenezgani. Creation According to the legend, Anaye came about when men and women separated after a dispute, resulting in the women having sexu .... He is sometimes considered the Navajo god of war and agriculture. Nayenezgani appears to be a lord of light, while Tobadzischini, moist and dark, is his opposite, a lord of darkness. References Deities of the indigenous peoples of North America Navajo mythology Heroes in mythology and legend {{NorthAm-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayenezgani
Nayenezgáni (sometimes spelled Naayééʼ Neizghání) is a mythical hero from Navajo mythology who, along with his brother Tobadzischini, rid the world of the Anaye. He is considered by some to be the Navajo god of war, although evidence for this is flimsy. Etymology Nayenezgani is a Navajo word that can be translated to "Monster Slayer" or "Killer of Enemies". Mythology Birth Changing Woman (sometimes The White-Painted Woman or The White Shell Woman) became pregnant with her children after basking in the Sun God's rays while bathing in a pool of water. The giant Yeitso heard when the children were born and set out to kill and devour them. Changing Woman hid her sons and tried to convince Yeitso that it was mistaken. When questioned about the small footprints in the snow, Changing Woman replied saying that in her loneliness she made the footprints herself to pretend she has company. Slaying Monsters After both brothers had matured they set out to destroy the Anaye, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo Mythology
The Navajo (; British English: Navaho; nv, Diné or ') are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States. With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members , the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States; additionally, the Navajo Nation has the largest reservation in the country. The reservation straddles the Four Corners region and covers more than 27,325 square miles (70,000 square km) of land in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. The Navajo Reservation is slightly larger than the state of West Virginia. The Navajo language is spoken throughout the region, and most Navajos also speak English. The states with the largest Navajo populations are Arizona (140,263) and New Mexico (108,306). More than three-fourths of the enrolled Navajo population resides in these two states. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaye
The Anaye were a race of monsters or evil gods from Navajo mythology, who were all killed by the hero Nayenezgani. Creation According to the legend, Anaye came about when men and women separated after a dispute, resulting in the women having sexual intercourse with random objects that they found. This resulted in them giving birth to monsters resembling what their "father" was. For example, Yeitso's was birthed from a stone. List of Anaye Binaye Ahani "Eye Killers" were a group of limbless creatures that could either shoot lightning from their eyes or could kill things by looking at them. Nayenezgani got around this by throwing salt in their eyes and shooting arrows at them. Their remains became cacti. Sasnalkáhi "The Bear That Pursues" was giant bear that would hide in its cave, killing anyone that came near. Nayenezgani waited for its head to stick out and chopped it off. He cut the head into three places, which each became yucca. Teelget "Horned Monster" (sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deities Of The Indigenous Peoples Of North America
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 greater than those of ordinary humans, but who interacts with humans, positively or negatively, in ways that carry humans to new levels of consciousness, beyond the grounded preoccupations of ordinary life". Religions can be categorized by how many deities they worship. Monotheistic religions accept only one deity (predominantly referred to as "God"), whereas polytheistic religions accept multiple deities. Henotheistic religions accept one supreme deity without denying other deities, considering them as aspects of the same divine principle. Nontheistic religions deny any supreme eternal creator deity, but may accept a pantheon of deities which live, die and may be reborn like any other being. Although most monotheistic religions traditionally e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
