Iyatiku
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Iyatiku is the corn goddess of the Keresan Puebloes
. From shipap, her underground realm
, mankind first ermerged, from there infants today are born and tither go the dead.
To provide food for them, she plants bits of her heart in fields to the north, west, south, and east. Later the pieces of Iyatiku's heart grow into fields of corn.
The Cochiti Puebloes regard Mesewi as the hero who had led the ancestors of the tribe out of shipap.
She is associated with compassion, agriculture
, and children.
Her symbols are Beans, Cavern, Corn
, Seeds
and Soil
.
She has no Totem Animal.
Pueblo people
The Pueblo people are a Native American people in the Southwestern United States. Their traditional economy is based on agriculture and trade. When first encountered by the Spanish in the 16th century, they were living in villages that the Spanish called pueblos, meaning "towns". Of the 21...
. From shipap, her underground realm
Realm
A realm is a dominion of a monarch or other sovereign ruler.The Old French word reaume, modern French royaume, was the word first adopted in English; the fixed modern spelling does not appear until the beginning of the 17th century...
, mankind first ermerged, from there infants today are born and tither go the dead.
To provide food for them, she plants bits of her heart in fields to the north, west, south, and east. Later the pieces of Iyatiku's heart grow into fields of corn.
The Cochiti Puebloes regard Mesewi as the hero who had led the ancestors of the tribe out of shipap.
She is associated with compassion, agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, and children.
Her symbols are Beans, Cavern, Corn
Corn
Corn is the name used in the United States, Canada, and Australia for the grain maize.In much of the English-speaking world, the term "corn" is a generic term for cereal crops, such as* Barley* Oats* Wheat* Rye- Places :...
, Seeds
SEEDS
SEEDS is a voluntary organisation registered under the Societies Act of India....
and Soil
Soil
Soil is a natural body consisting of layers of mineral constituents of variable thicknesses, which differ from the parent materials in their morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics...
.
She has no Totem Animal.
External links
- GodChecker.com – IYATIKU: Underground Corn Goddess