Redhorn
Ho Chunk · deity · soteriological spirits · deity
One of the principal heroes of the Ho-Chunk pantheon. Named for the red horn-shaped lock of hair that hangs along his ear; also wears living human heads as earrings. Identified iconographically with the Morning Star figure depicted in Mississippian shell engravings (the "Long-Nosed God" maskettes).
Children
Powers
- foot racing supernatural
- celestial luminance
- cosmic ball game mastery
- Make living human heads grow on his earlobes
- Make living faces on his earlobes
- Defeat giants at lacrosse
- Win the contest footrace
Epithets
- He-Who-Wears-Human-Heads-as-Earrings
- Wears-Faces-on-His-Ears
Relations
- spouse: White-Beaver-Skin Wrap Woman