Hino
Iroquois · deity · sky woman cosmogony · deity
The Thunderer, addressed in ceremony as Grandfather. Lord of thunder, lightning and the life-giving rains, and the great slayer of the monstrous serpents that lurk in lakes and rivers — the protector who keeps the ordered world safe for the people.
Domains
- thunder and rain
- agriculture and harvest
Powers
- Hurl the thunderbolts and lightning of the storm
- Slay the great horned water-serpents
- Bring the life-giving rains that ripen the crops
Epithets
- Hino
- Tisote
Relations
- ally: Teharonhiawako