Salt Woman
Zuni · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Zuni Salt Mother (Ma'l Oyattsik'i), goddess who dwells in the form of the sacred Salt Lake; she withdrew from the people when her home was defiled, and the salt gathered on pilgrimage is her flesh. Married the Turquoise Man.
Domains
- salt
- ritual provision
Powers
- Give her flesh as sacred salt to the people
- Withdraw from defiled dwellings to a distant lake
Relations
- spouse: Turquoise ManReciprocal of zuni_turquoise_man.spouse (alphabetical family sweep). (auto reciprocal)
Sources
- existence: Stevenson, The Zuni Indians (1904) (primary); Cushing, Zuni Folk Tales (1901) (primary)