Lëm

Male solar deity of the kína myth-cycle. The masks of the kína impersonate Lëm (the Sun-man) alongside Hánuxa (the Moon-woman) and Akáinix (the rainbow-man). Classed as a deity with no attested divine parent; he and Akáinix are brothers.

Domains

• sun
• daylight and the sky

Powers

• ascends into the sky and becomes the Sun
• gives light and warmth as the Sun in the sky

Relations

• sibling: Akáinix
• spouse: Hánuxa

Sources

• Wilbert, Johannes (ed.). Folk Literature of the Yamana Indians (Gusinde's collection), 1977.
• Gusinde, Martin. Die Feuerland-Indianer, Band II: Die Yamana, 1937.
• Hakai Magazine, 'The Man Who Became the Rainbow' (hakaimagazine.com); Ser Indígena, 'Mundo Espiritual — Yagán' (serindigena.org).