Yélapahi

Also known as: Brown Giant · Role: giant · First appears: Origin Legend II: Early Events in the Fifth World · Part 7

Life events

Coyote offered to serve Yélapahi, and Yélapahi agreed that Coyote could serve him.(Origin Legend II: Early Events in the Fifth World · Part 7)
- With: Coyote
- “Coyote said to the Brown Giant, ‘Yélapahi, I want to be your servant; I can be of great help to you. The reason that you often fail to catch your enemies is that you cannot run fast enough. I can run fast and jump far; I can jump over four bushes at one bound. I can run after your enemies and help you to catch them.’ ‘My cousin,’ responded Brown Giant, ‘you can do me service if you will.’”
Coyote tricked Yélapahi into cutting off his own thigh by claiming the injury would heal and make him swifter.(Origin Legend II: Early Events in the Fifth World · Part 7 · 📍 the sweat-house)
- With: Coyote
- “When he had thus spoken Coyote handed his knife to Yélapahi, and the latter with many tears and loud howls slowly amputated his own thigh.”
Coyote shot Yélapahi with arrows, and Yélapahi expired from his wounds.(Origin Legend II: Early Events in the Fifth World · Part 7 · 📍 the sweat-house)
- With: Coyote
- “He ran from the sweat-house, seized his bow, and discharged his arrows into the helpless Yélapahi, who soon expired with many wounds.”

enemies with Coyote “He ran from the sweat-house, seized his bow, and discharged his arrows into the helpless Yélapahi, who soon expired with many wounds.”

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