Chingichngish
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Chingichngish, also known as Quaoar and by other names including Ouiamot, Tobet and Saor, is an important mythological figure of the Mission Indians of coastal Southern California, a group of Takic-speaking peoples, today divided into the Payómkawichum (Luiseño), Tongva (Gabrieliño and Fernandeño), and Acjachemem (Juaneño) peoples.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Wiyot
- served by
- Raven, Rattlesnake, bear, Mountain Lion
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Chingichngish has variously been represented as a creator deity, a culture hero or lawgiver figure or a "prophet", who became associated with the figure of Christ after the conversion of the Takic peoples.”
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