Aihayuta
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In Zuñi mythology
, the Aihayuta are a 2nd pair of twin-brother heroes who complement the 1st set of twin-brother heroes, the Ahayuta
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Zuni mythology
Zuni mythology is the oral history, cosmology, and religion of the Zuni people. The Zuni are a Pueblo people located in New Mexico. Their religion is integrated into their daily lives and respects ancestors, nature, and animals. Due to a history of religious persecution by non-native peoples, they...
, the Aihayuta are a 2nd pair of twin-brother heroes who complement the 1st set of twin-brother heroes, the Ahayuta
Ahayuta
According to Zuni mythology, Ahayuta are the twin gods of war in Native American mythology.-Origins:Ahayuta were created by Awonawilona, the Sun God, to protect the first people from their enemies, using lightning. They are second only to Awonawilona himself.- Names :"Benedict and Bunzel...
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- "Parsons uses Aihayuta to refer to the second pair of Twins who were generated at Hanlhibinkya while the people were searching for the Center Place."
- "Bunzel (1932 : 597) states that the second pair ... were generated by a waterfall at Hanlhibinkya."
- "D. Tedlock (1972 : 225-69) gives the names Uyuyuwi and Ma’asewi to the pair of Twin who were created while the people were searching for the Center Place".