Páutiwa

Role: cloud-sender and sun-priest of souls · First appears: Section 34 · How the Kâ´yemäshi Bore K‘yäk´lu to the Council of the Gods

Life events

Páutiwa and K‘yáu‘hliwa dispatched Sálamopia to summon the Duck and receive her message.(Section 31 · How the Duck Found the Lake of the Dead and the Gods of the Kâ´kâ)
- With: K‘yáu‘hliwa Sálamopia the Duck
- “the noble and surpassing Páutiwa and the ancient K‘yáu‘hliwa, had dispatched to bid the Duck dive down and lay before them whatsoever message she might bear.”
Páutiwa promised that K‘yäk´lu would be cherished and worshipped for keeping the Tale of Creation.(Section 34 · How the Kâ´yemäshi Bore K‘yäk´lu to the Council of the Gods)
- “So shalt thou, tireless hearer, Of all sounds with meaning, Be cherished amongst us And worshipped of mortals For keeping unbroken The Tale of Creation, Yea, all we shall tell thee Of past days and future.”

vassal: Saía‘hliawe “And Páutiwa, and his warriors the bluehorned Saía‘hliawe, and the tall Sháalako-kwe, yea, and all the god-priests of the regions six, those who are told of without omission in the speech of K‘yäk´lu and in other speeches of our ancient talk, bade K‘yäk´lu welcome, saying, ‘Comest thou, son?’”

Extracted from the original text of Outlines of Zuñi Creation Myths. Made with Rho MD.