Unetlanvhi
Cherokee · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Cherokee supreme being and 'apportioner', an impersonal creating spirit not given human form; the epithet 'apportioner' (Une'lanu'hi) is also applied to the Sun.
Domains
- creation
- the cosmos
Powers
- Fashion and apportion the earth and its order
- Maintain balance between the worlds above and below
Epithets
- Unetlanvhi The Apportioner / Provider; the Creator and supreme beingJames Mooney, Myths of the Cherokee (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Mooney, Myths of the Cherokee (1900) (primary)