Navajo Gods
Estanatlehi
First Woman's adopted daughter. To punish mankind for pride, First
Man and First Woman sent a plague of monsters to kill and devour
them. The time came when First Woman repented of the evils she and
First Man had visited upon men, and she sought a means for their
deliverance. First Woman discovered the infant Estanatlehi lying
on the ground near First Woman's mountain, and took her in. The
infant Estanatlehi grew to adulthood in four days. Making love with
the Sun, she gave birth to the Twin Brothers who after many adventures
slew the monsters.
First Man And First Woman
In the beginning, First Man and First Woman ascended from the underworld
together with Coyote, leading the people through trials and tribulations
into the surface world which became their home. Deciding that the
sky was too empty with only Sun and Moon, First Man, First Woman
and Coyote gathered up glittering stones and placed them in the
sky to serve as stars.
Nagenatzani
Elder Twin Brother.
Thobadestchin
Youngest Twin Brother.
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