The 'Red Man', Cherokee thunder-and-lightning spirit invoked in healing formulas; addressed as Red Man or Red Woman depending on the patient's sex. Red is the color of the east, of life and power.
Domains
thunder
lightning
Powers
Strike with thunder and the red flash of lightning
Answer conjurers' formulas to draw out disease
Sources
Mooney, Myths of the Cherokee (1900)
Mooney, The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees (1891)