Ahsonnutli

Ahsonnutli

Ahsonnutli is one of the creating deities of the Navaho. The deity is hermaphroditic and helped create the sky and the earth. [ [http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/americas/native_american/articles.html Encyclopedia Mythica: Native American mythology ] ]

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