In
Zuñi mythology, the Aihayuta are a 2nd pair of
twin
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-brother
hero
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es who complement the 1st set of twin-brother heroes, the
Ahayuta According to Zuni mythology, Ahayu'da (also known as "War Gods"') are the twin gods of war. They are also physical representations endowed with certain spiritual powers.
Origins
Ahayu'da were created by Awonawilona, the Sun God, to protect the fir ...
.
In literature
* "Parsons uses ''Aihayuta'' to refer to the second pair of Twins who were generated at ''
Hanlhibinkya'' while the people were searching for the
Center Place."
* "Bunzel (1932 : 597) states that the second pair ... were generated by a
waterfall
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Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
at ''Hanlhibinkya''."
* "D. Tedlock (1972 : 225–69) gives the names ''Uyuyuwi'' and ''Ma’asewi'' to the pair of Twins who were created while the people were searching for the Center Place".
[M. Jane Young : "Morning Star, Evening Star : Zuni Traditional Stories", p. 94, n. 3. In Ray A. Williamson & Claire R. Farrer : ''Earth & Sky : Visions of the Cosmos in Native American Folklore''. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1992. pp. 75–100 ]
Notes
References
* Bunzel, Ruth L. : "Introduction to Zuñi Ceremonialism". ''Forty-Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, for the years 1929–1930''. pp. 467–1086. Washington (DC), 1932.
* Parsons, Elsie C. : "The Origin Myth of the Zuñi". ''Journal of American Folklore'' 36 (1923) : 135–62.
* Tedlock, Dennis : ''Finding the Center : Narrative Poetry of the Zuni Indians''. NY : Dial Press, 1972.
Zuni mythology
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