Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé
deity earth Navajo single tradition · 1
Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé, meaning "the woman who changes", is one of the creation spirits of the Navajo. She created the Navajo people by taking old skin from her body and using her mountain soil bundle to create four couples, who are the ancestors of the four original Navajo clans. She helped create the sky and the earth and is the mother of twins Monster Slayer and Born for Water, fathered by the sun.
When
- Historical notes
- Living tradition among Navajo people; celebrated in the Blessing Way ceremony and kinaalda puberty rite.
Relationships
- parent of
- Monster Slayer, Born for Water
- sibling of
- Whiteshell Woman
- child of
- Long Life Boy, Happiness Girl
Mentioned by
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wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé, meaning "the woman who changes", is one of the creation spirits of the Navajo. According to the Navajos, she created the Navajo people by taking old skin from her body and using her mountain soil bundle to create four couples”
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