Teharonhiawako
Iroquois · deity · sky woman cosmogony · Recorded classification
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.
Parentage
- mother: TekawerahkwaSon of Tekawerahkwa, grandson of Sky Woman.Hewitt (1903) (primary)
Domains
- creation and life
Powers
- Make the gentle rivers, food plants and useful animals
- Overcome the destructive twin in the world-shaping contest
Epithets
- Hah-gweh-di-yu the Good Mind / Good SpiritHarriet Maxwell Converse, Myths and Legends of the New York State Iroquois (1908) (secondary)
- Sky-Holder Sky-Holder; Upholder of the HeavensConverse, Myths and Legends of the New York State Iroquois (1908) (secondary)
Relations
- mother: TekawerahkwaSon of Tekawerahkwa, grandson of Sky Woman.Hewitt (1903) (primary)
- sibling: TawiskaronTwin brother of Flint.Hewitt (1903) (primary)
- enemy: TawiskaronCosmic adversary: the creative Good Mind against the destructive Flint.Hewitt (1903) (primary)
- ally: HinoAided by Hino the Thunderer, who destroys the monsters and serpents that threaten the ordered world.Converse (1908) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Hewitt, Iroquoian Cosmology, BAE 21st (1903) & 43rd (1928) Annual Reports (primary)