Pöqangwhoya
Hopi · demigod · cosmogonic · Recorded classification
Elder War Twin, grandson of Spider Woman (Kookyangwso'wuuti); with his brother Palöngawhoya he keeps the world in order and protects the people. Posted to the north pole to keep the earth solid.
Parentage
- parent: Spider Woman
Domains
- war
- earth stability
Powers
- Keep the earth firm and solid
- Slay monsters threatening the people
Relations
- twin sibling: PalöngawhoyaThe War Twins: the elder posted to the north pole, the younger Echo to the south, keeping the world spinning in order.H. R. Voth, The Traditions of the Hopi (Chicago 1905) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Voth, The Traditions of the Hopi (1905) (primary); Waters, Book of the Hopi (1963) (primary)
- descent: Voth, The Traditions of the Hopi (1905) (primary)