Evening Star
The Evening Star was the wife of 'Agojo so'jo in Tewa mythology. She was once a mortal who died, and when 'agojo so'jo pursued her and reached her, he could not bring himself to sleep with her, so he escaped. She then gave chase to her husband in an eternal pursuit that represents the transition of day and night, and in San Juan Tewa stories, she sometimes overtakes her husband as she is thought to be deceased and without a heart, making her a faster runner.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ponu'chona, Atíʼas Tirawa, North Star, Northeast Star, Southeast Star, South Star, Shakuru, Pah, Meteorites, Southwest Star, Northwest Star, Sun, Atira
- consort of
- 'Agojo so'jo, Morning Star
- parent of
- first human girl
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“'Agojo so'jo was the husband of the Evening Star. They were once mortals, but when the Evening Star died, 'agojo so'jo pursued her. The Evening Star then gave chase to her husband. This eternal pursuit continues, presumably representing the transition of day and night.”
#3898 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Evening Star's garden in the west, the source of all animal and plant life... The spirit of the Evening Star was understood to be released and the ceremony supposedly ensured the success of the crops”
#17228 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5