Great Thunder
deity sky Cherokee single tradition · 1
The Great Thunder is a Cherokee deity who lives in the land of the west above the sky vault. He dresses in lightning and rainbows and is prayed to by priests to bring rain and blessings from the South. As the father of the Thunder Boys, he is a benevolent source of storms and fertility.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- thunder beings
- parent of
- Thunder Boys
Sources
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Source passages
“The Cherokee believe that there is the Great Thunder and his sons, the two Thunder Boys, who live in the land of the west above the sky vault.”
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