Unelanuhi
Cherokee · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
The Sun, a female being in Cherokee myth, called Une'lanu'hi 'the apportioner'; in 'The Daughter of the Sun' she hates humans for squinting at her and kills them with heat, until her own daughter dies.
Domains
- the sun
- the sky
- time
Powers
- Scorch people with deadly midday heat and fever
- Cross the sky vault daily from east to west
- Apportion the day and measure out time
Epithets
- Une'lanu'hi the ApportionerJames Mooney, Myths of the Cherokee (1900) (primary)
Relations
- sibling: the Moon
- enemy: UktenaReciprocal of cherokee_uktena.enemy — A man transformed to slay the hostile Sun; he failed where the Rattlesnake struck first, and in his anger became the dreaded horned serpent.James Mooney, Myths of the Cherokee (1900), no. 5 'The Daughter of the Sun' (primary)
Sources
- existence: Mooney, Myths of the Cherokee (1900) (primary)