Tawa
deity sky Hopi single tradition · 2
Tawa is the Sun god who, together with Spider Woman, separated to create other lesser gods. He participated in the creation of the Earth and its creatures, giving them souls. Tawa created woman and man from his own likeness and sang them to life alongside Spider Woman.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pokanyhoya, Chipmunk, Aba' Bínni'li', Unelanuhi, Sué, Aqalax, Jóhonaaʼéí, Kisosen, Napioa, Wi, Spider Grandmother
- allied with
- Spider Woman
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Tawa is unhappy that his creations do not understand how to live. Spider Grandmother guides the creatures...While in the third world the people begin to turn away and forget Tawa.”
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“Tawa, the Hopi creator and god of the Sun”
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