Nacholecho
animal_ally earth Kiowa Apache single tradition · 1
Nacholecho, the Tarantula, was the first being created by Kuterastan. Nacholecho attached a spun black cord to a small brown ball and stretched it far to the east, and also attached one cord each of blue, yellow and white to the ball pulling one far to the south, another west, and the last to the north, expanding the earth.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- serves
- Kuterastan
- created by
- Kuterastan
- co occurs with
- Stenatliha, Chuganaai, Hadintin Skhin
- child of
- Kuterastan
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The story describes the sequence, with Nacholecho, the Tarantula, the first to be created. Kuterastan followed by making the Big Dipper, the wind, lightning, and thunder, each given their characteristic tasks. Finding the cloud a poor home, he then turned his attention to making the earth. With the sweat of the four gods mixed together in Kuterastan's palms there emerged a small brown ball no bigger than a bean.”
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