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Tóbájízhchíní (, "Child of Water"/"Born For Water") is a mythical hero from
Navajo mythology The Navajo or Diné are an Indigenous people of the Southwestern United States. Their traditional language is Diné bizaad, a Southern Athabascan language. The states with the largest Diné populations are Arizona (140,263) and New Mexico (10 ...
who helped his brother Nayéé‘ Neizghání /Nayenezgani rid the world of the Nayéé’/Anaye. 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.


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