Quaoar
deity single tradition · 1
Quaoar, also known as Chingichngish, is an important mythological figure of the Mission Indians of coastal Southern California, a group of Takic-speaking peoples, today divided into the Payómkawichum (Luiseño), Tongva (Gabrieliño and Fernandeño), and Acjachemem (Juaneño) peoples.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ouiamot, Chinigchinix, Night, Chingichngish
- enemy of
- Wiyot
- child of
- Tacu, Auzar, Tamaayawut
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The name Quaoar was first recorded by Hugo Reid in his 1852 description of Tongva, in the spelling Qua-o-ar. Quaoar's parents were Tacu and Auzar, or, according to other accounts, he was born of Tamaayawut (Mother Earth). According to yet other accounts, "He had neither father nor mother".”
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