Tiéholtsodi

Role: water monster · First appears: Origin Legend I: The Story of the Emergence · Part 5

In Origin Legend I: The Story of the Emergence · Part 1, Tiéholtsodi ordered the people to leave the land, warning, “Not upon this earth shall you remain.” In Part 5, he seized and dragged the two girls under the water; a man and woman found them in his house with the two children of Tiéholtsodi, his own children, and took the girls away.

In Nati'nesthani · Part 4, Tiéholtsodi and other sacred people under the water pulled a log down and took Nati'nesthani to their home beneath the water. He refused [[Tónenili]]’s demand to release him, but after [[Hastsézini]] threatened him, he agreed to let Nati'nesthani go if the flames were put out. When the fire was extinguished, Tónenili took Nati'nesthani.

Relationship record

Life events

• Tiéholtsodi ordered the people to leave the land and not remain upon the earth.(Origin Legend I: The Story of the Emergence · Part 1)
  • “You pay no attention to my words. Everywhere you disobey me; you must go to some other place. Not upon this earth shall you remain.”
• Tiéholtsodi seized the two girls and dragged them under the water.(Origin Legend I: The Story of the Emergence · Part 5)
  • With: the two girls (Origin Legend I)
  • “The daughters were seized by Tiéholtsodi, the water monster, and dragged down under the water.”
• The man and woman found the two girls and Tiéholtsodi's two children in the water monster's house.(Origin Legend I: The Story of the Emergence · Part 5)
  • With: the two girls (Origin Legend I) the two children of Tiéholtsodi
  • “at last they went into the north room, and there they beheld the water monster Tiéholtsodi, with the two girls he had stolen and two children of his own.”
• The man and woman took the two girls from Tiéholtsodi.(Origin Legend I: The Story of the Emergence · Part 5)
  • With: the two girls (Origin Legend I)
  • “The man and the woman demanded the children, and as he said nothing in reply they took them and walked away.”
• Tiéholtsodi and the sacred people under the water pulled the log down and took the Navaho from it.(Nati'nesthani · Part 4 · 📍 Tó`hodotliz)
  • With: Nati'nesthani
  • “It was the sacred people under the water who had pulled the log down this time. These were Tiéholtsodi, Tielín, Frog, Fish, Beaver, Otter, and others. They took the Navaho out of the log and bore him down to their home under the water.”
• Tiéholtsodi refused Tó`nenili's demand to release the Navaho.(Nati'nesthani · Part 4)
  • With: Tó`nenili
  • “‘I seek my grandchild. Give him to me,’ said Tó`nenili. ‘Shut your mouth and begone,’ said Tiéholtsodi. ‘Such as you cannot come here giving orders. I fear you not, Water Sprinkler; you shall not have your grandchild.’”
• Hastsézini threatened Tiéholtsodi, who agreed to release the Navaho if the flames were extinguished.(Nati'nesthani · Part 4)
  • With: Hastsézini
  • “Then Tiéholtsodi cried: ‘Take your grandchild, but put out the flames.’”
• Hastsézini extinguished the fire, and Tó`nenili took the Navaho.(Nati'nesthani · Part 4)
  • With: Hastsézini Tó`nenili Nati'nesthani
  • “At a sign from Black God, Water Sprinkler took the stoppers out of his jars and scattered water all around him four times, crying his usual ‘Tuwuwu`wú’ as he did so, and the flames died out.”

Origin Legend I: The Story of the Emergence · Part 5

• enemies with Coyote “But as they went out Coyote, unperceived by all, took the two children of Tiéholtsodi and carried them off under his robe.”
• enemies with the two girls (Origin Legend I) “there they beheld the water monster Tiéholtsodi, with the two girls he had stolen and two children of his own.”
• child: the two children of Tiéholtsodi “there they beheld the water monster Tiéholtsodi, with the two girls he had stolen and two children of his own.”

Nati'nesthani · Part 4

• enemies with Nati'nesthani “They took the Navaho out of the log and bore him down to their home under the water.”
• enemies with Hastsézini “Thus they spoke defiantly to one another for some time.”

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Extracted from the original text of Navaho Legends. Made with Rho MD.