Atira
deity earth Pawnee single tradition · 2
Atira, literally "our mother" or "Mother (vocative)", is the title of the earth goddess in the Native American Pawnee tribal culture. She is revered as Earth Mother, esteemed for her nurturing and protective qualities, and symbolizes the essence of life that springs from the earth. Her earthly manifestation is corn, which symbolizes the life that Mother Earth gives.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- consort of
- Tirawa, Atíʼas Tirawa
- parent of
- Uti Hiata
- manifests as
- corn
- co occurs with
- Morning Star, Evening Star, Thunder, lightning, wind, North Star, Northeast Star, Southeast Star, South Star, Cloud, Shakuru, Pah, Meteorites, Southwest Star, Northwest Star
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Atira is included among the women listed in the Heritage Floor of Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party.”
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“The wife of Tirawa was Atira, goddess of the Earth. Atira (literally, Mother Corn) was associated with corn.”
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