Lakota mythology Lakota mythology is the body of sacred stories that belong to the Lakota people, also known as the Teton Sioux. Overview The Lakota believe that everything has a spirit; including trees, rocks, rivers, and almost every natural being. This ther ...

, Wóȟpe (less correctly spelled "Wohpe") is a spirit of

peace Peace is a state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence, and everything that discusses achieving human welfare through justice and peaceful conditions. In a societal sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (suc ...

, the daughter of Wi and the

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, Haŋhépi-Wi. She is the wife of the south wind. When she visited the Earth, she gave the

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a pipe as a symbol of peace. Later, Wóȟpe became conflated with

White Buffalo Calf Woman White Buffalo Calf Woman ('' Lakȟótiyapi'': ''Ptesáŋwiŋ'') or White Buffalo Maiden is a sacred woman of supernatural origin, central to the Lakota religion as the primary cultural prophet. Oral traditions relate that she brought the "Seven Sa ...

. An alternative name for Wóȟpe is Ptehíŋčalasaŋwiŋ. As a symbol of Wophe's coming to earth she is often associated with falling stars.

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