Montezuma
deity earth Tohono O'odham single tradition · 2
Montezuma is a culture-hero of the Tohono O'odham people of Arizona. Coyote appears as an associate of Montezuma.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1865 CE
- Attested period
- 1865 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Legend related by chief Con Quien of the Tohono O'odham and published in the Indian Affairs Report of 1865.
Relationships
- allied with
- Coyote
- created by
- Great Spirit
- child of
- Great Spirit, Cambaraga
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“In the mythology of the Tohono O'odham people of Arizona, he appears as an associate of the culture-hero Montezuma. Coyote also appears as a trickster in stories of the Tohono O'odham people.”
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“Pueblo, who held that their god-king Montezuma was variously from Taos, Acoma, or one of the other pueblos, and was conceived from a beautiful virgin and a pinyon pine nut. Although weak as a youth, he was chosen to be their unlikely leader, and surprised everyone with his miracles, including the ability to produce rain”
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