Iyatiku
deity underworld Keresan Pueblos single tradition · 1
Iyatiku is the corn goddess of the Keresan Pueblos who resides in Shipap, her underground realm from which humanity first emerged. To provide food for her people, she plants bits of her heart in fields to the north, west, south, and east, which later grow into fields of corn. She is associated with compassion, agriculture, and children.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mesewi
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Iyatiku is the corn goddess of the Keresan Puebloes. From Shipap, her underground realm, humanity first emerged, from there infants today are born and tither go the dead. To provide food for them, she plants bits of her heart in fields”
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