Teharonhiawako

Iroquois · deity · sky woman cosmogony · deity

The good twin (Sapling, 'Sky-Holder') of the Haudenosaunee creation, grandson of Sky Woman. Creator of humans, the food plants and animals, and the rivers; giver of the ceremonies. In the cosmic struggle that shapes the world he prevails over his destructive brother Flint, securing day, summer and life.

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