Pótsoki

Also known as: the Pouter · Role: one of the Kâ´yemashi · First appears: Section 21 · The Birth of the Old-Ones or Ancients of the Kâ´kâ

In Section 21, Síweluhsiwa and Síwiluhsitsa’s twelve children included Pótsoki, one of the Kâ´yemäshi, and his younger brother Ná‘hläshi. Pótsoki is described as laughing and looking bland, though unable to grin; Ná‘hläshi, the biggest of the siblings, had grieved over a younger brother’s capture and looked ancient, yet was also frisky, giggling, and loud.

The children became attendants and fosterers, as well as sages and interpreters of the ancient Kâ´kâ dance-dramas.

Relationship record

Life events

• The children became attendants and fosterers, sages and interpreters of the ancient dance-dramas or the Kâ´kâ.(Section 21 · The Birth of the Old-Ones or Ancients of the Kâ´kâ)
  • With: the Kâ´yemäshi Pékwina Pí‘hlan Shíwani Éshotsi Muíyapona Ná‘hläshi Ítseposa K‘yä´lutsi Tsa‘hläshi
  • “Silly were they, yet wise as the gods and high priests; for as simpletons and the crazed speak from the things seen of the instant, uttering belike wise words and prophecy, so spake they, and became the attendants and fosterers, yet the sages and interpreters, of the ancient of dance-dramas or the Kâ´kâ.”

Section 21 · The Birth of the Old-Ones or Ancients of the Kâ´kâ

• siblings with Ná‘hläshi “There is Pótsoki (the Pouter), who does little but laugh and look bland, for grin he can not; and his younger brother, Ná‘hläshi (Aged Buck), who is the biggest of them all, and what with having grieved and nearly rubbed his eyes out (when his younger brother was captured and carried off by the K‘yámak‘ya-kwe or Snail Kâ´kâ of the South), looks as ancient as a horned toad; yet he is as frisky as a fawn, and giggles like a girl; yea, and bawls as lustily as a small boy playing games.”
• parent: Síweluhsiwa “In time there were born to these twain, twelve children.”
• parent: Síwiluhsitsa “In time there were born to these twain, twelve children.”

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