Weywot
Encyclopedia
Weywot is the sky god of the Tongva people, son and first creation of the creator god Quaoar
. The Tongva chose the name Weywot for the moon of the likely dwarf planet
, which was named after their creation god.
Quaoar (mythology)
Quaoar is the creation deity of the Native American Tongva people, native to the area around Los Angeles, California. According to Tongva mythology, Quaoar sings and dances the world and other deities into existence....
. The Tongva chose the name Weywot for the moon of the likely dwarf planet
Dwarf planet
A dwarf planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union , is a celestial body orbiting the Sun that is massive enough to be spherical as a result of its own gravity but has not cleared its neighboring region of planetesimals and is not a satellite...
, which was named after their creation god.