Selu
Cherokee · deity · mythic · deity
Cherokee Corn Mother and first woman, wife of Kanati; slain by her sons, her death and dragged body give the people cultivated corn.
Children
Domains
- agriculture
- maize corn
Powers
- Bring forth corn and beans from her own body
- Cause corn to spring where her blood touches the cleared ground
Epithets
- Selu
Relations
- spouse: Kanati