Sun Father
Zuni · deity · cosmogonic · deity
Zuni Sun Father (Yätokka Tä'chu), the form taken by Awonawilona; he raises Earth Mother and Sky Father from the waters and fathers the Ahayuta war twins. One of the three principal Zuni deities.
Children
Domains
- sun
- creation of life
Powers
- Impregnate the great waters with seed-stuff of worlds
- Beget the Ahayuta twin war gods
- Give light, warmth, and life to all beings
Relations
- spouse: Moonlight-Giving Mother