Morning Star
Pawnee · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
The eastern, male warrior star (identified with Mars); pursues and overcomes the Evening Star so that creation may proceed. Honored in the Skidi Morning Star ceremony.
Domains
- dawn star war male principle
- fire light vitality
Powers
- Conquer Evening Star's western barriers to beget mankind
Relations
- lover: Evening StarIn the Skidi creation the warrior Morning Star overcomes Evening Star's guardians and unites with her; their daughter is the first human being.G. A. Dorsey, The Pawnee: Mythology (1906) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Dorsey, The Pawnee: Mythology (1906) (primary); Chamberlain, When Stars Came Down to Earth (1982) (secondary)