Weywot

Weywot

Weywot (pron-en|ˈweɪwɒt, Tongva IPAlink|weiwot) is the sky god of the Tongva people, and son of the creation god Quaoar. The Tongva have reportedly chosen the name Weywot for the moon of the likely dwarf planet dp|Quaoar, which was named after the creation god. [ [http://www.searchmagazine.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/July-August%202008/full-heavenly-bodies.html "Heavenly Bodies and the People of the Earth"] , Nick Street, "Search Magazine," July/August 2008]

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