Ahone
Ahone was the chief god and creator in the religion of the Native American Powhatan tribe and related Algonquians in the Virginia Tidewater area. According to tribal legend, Ahone created the world as a flat disk with the Powhatan tribe at its center. He was considered to be detached from mankind and required no offerings or sacrifices like many other gods.
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When
- First attested
- 1600 CE
- Attested period
- 1600 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Documented by Jamestown chroniclers.
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“Ahone (also known as Rawottonemd) was the chief god and creator in the religion of the Native American Powhatan tribe and related Algonquians in the Virginia Tidewater area. According to tribal legend, Ahone created the world as a flat disk”
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“Okeus (an Anglicized rendering of oki) as a kind of "devil" worshipped to avoid his wrath, contrasting him with a supposedly benevolent being called Ahone. However, this binary misrepresents Powhatan spirituality.”
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