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Atira (Pawnee ''atÃra'' ), literally "our mother" or "Mother (
Atira (Pawnee ''atÃra'' ), literally "our mother" or "Mother (vocative
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)", is the title of the earth goddess (among others) in the Native American Pawnee Pawnee initially refers to a Native American people and its language:
* Pawnee people
* Pawnee language
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* Pawnee, Illinois
* Pawnee, Kansas
* Pawnee, Missouri
* Pawnee City, Nebraska
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tribal culture.
She was the wife of Tirawa, the creator god. Her earthly manifestation is corn, which symbolizes the life that Mother Earth gives.
The goddess was revered in a ceremony called ''Hako''. The ceremony used an ear of corn (maize) painted blue to represent the sky and white feathers attached to represent a cloud as a symbol of Atira.
Her daughter was Uti Hiata
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who taught the Pawnee people how to make tools and grow food.
Legacy
*163693 Atira
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, the first asteroid known to have an orbit entirely within that of Earth, is named for Atira.
* Atira Mons, a mountain on Venus, is named for Atira.
* Atira is included among the women listed in the Heritage Floor of Judy Chicago
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References
Earth goddesses Goddesses of the indigenous peoples of North America Pawnee {{NorthAm-myth-stub