Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Tawa, the sun spirit and creator in Hopi mythology. Most Hopi creation stories center around Tawa, the sun spirit. Tawa is the creator, and it was he who formed the "First World" out of Tokpella, or endless space, as well as its original inhabitants. [4] It is still traditional for Hopi mothers to seek a blessing from the sun for their newborn ...
Ute mythology – a North American tribe located in both the Northwestern and Southwestern United States. Diné Bahaneʼ – a North American nation from the Southwestern United States. Hopi mythology – a North American tribe in Arizona. Zuni mythology – a North American tribe in New Mexico.
The story follows the traditional form of Hopi oral literature where when the people of the village behave improperly their chief seeks help to end their evil ways. Hopi Oral history includes the story where Chaveyo headed the Hopi warriors in the Pueblo Rebellion at the Hopi village of Oraibi in killing the Franciscan priest and destroying the ...
Spider Grandmother (Hopi Kokyangwuti, Navajo Na'ashjé'ii Asdzáá) is an important figure in the mythology, oral traditions and folklore of many Native American cultures, especially in the Southwestern United States.
Pages in category "Hopi mythology" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
God who assisted in creation myth. Catequil: God of thunder and lightning. Cavillace: Virginity goddess. Ate a fruit, which was actually the sperm of Coniraya, the moon god. And gave birth to a son. Cavillace's son: Son of Cavillace and Coniraya. When he was born, Cavillace demanded that the father step forward.
Kokopelli and Kokopelli Mana as depicted by the Hopi. Kokopelli (/ ˌ k oʊ k oʊ ˈ p ɛ l iː / [1]) is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with feathers or antenna-like protrusions on his head), who is venerated by some Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States.
The Hopi are Native Americans who primarily live in northeastern Arizona. The majority are enrolled in the Hopi Tribe of Arizona [2] and live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona; however, some Hopi people are enrolled in the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation [2] at the border of Arizona and California.