Mukat
deity Cahuilla people single tradition · 2
Mukat is the Creator figure in Cahuilla cosmology. He created the nukatem, including Muut. He assigned Muut the role of psychopomp to prevent overpopulation.
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“He was one of the most active and vividly remembered of the nukatem, a special classification of beings who were created by Mukat, the Creator figure, in the 'beginning.' Death was considered a necessary part of life by the Cahuilla, and thus Muut was seen as more of a psychopomp than a frightening grim reaper character.”
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“Tahquitz was the first shaman created by Mukat, the creator of all things.”
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