Old Man
deity earth single tradition · 2
Old Man is a transformer figure who, along with Coyote, put the earth in order. He gave the mountains and valleys their present aspects and transformed the wicked among the ancient world denizens into animal shapes. The descendants of the good among these pristine beings are the Indians of today.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- allied with
- Coyote
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Into the world then came certain transformers, the greatest of whom were the Coyote and the Old Man, who put the earth in order, giving the mountains and the valleys their present aspects and transforming the wicked among them, and these were the beings who the ancient world denizens into the animal shapes which are still theirs”
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“The Old Man announces that the king's daughter is to be married to a stranger.”
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