Unetlanvhi
deity sky Cherokee single tradition · 1
Unetlanvhi is the Great Spirit in Cherokee belief, regarded as the Creator who presides over all things and made the Earth to provide for its children. It is described as omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient, possessing equal power to the Water Beetle Dâyuni'sï. The Wahnenauhi Manuscript also identifies God with the names Unahlahnauhi and Kalvlvtiahi, which are alternate appellations for this supreme being.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dâyuni'sï
Sources
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Source passages
“The Cherokee revere the Great Spirit Unetlanvhi (ᤤᏁᏝᏅᎯ "Creator"), who presides over all things and created the Earth. The Unetlanvhi is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient, and is said to have made the earth to provide for its children, and should be of equal power to Dâyuni'sï, the Water Beetle.”
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