Navajo Indian Creation Legend
- Navajo Indian Creation Legend
The process of the breaking down of the myth of this Indian tribe has resulted in all but the bare details of the Creation Legend having been obscured by later myths. In it
Ahsonnutli, their creator god, made both heaven and earth and placed men at each of the cardinal points to uphold the sky. Other aspects of Navajo myth will be found under
Begochiddy,
Coyote,
Dontso,
Hashje-Altye,
Hogahn,
Kehtahn,
Kleesto,
Mahih-Mah-Tlehey, and
Sontso.
Who’s Who in non-classical mythology .
John Keegan.
2014.
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