Sasnalkáhi

Also known as: Bear that Pursues · Family: the anáye (alien gods) · Role: bear · First appears: Origin Legend III: The War Gods · Part 9

Life events

Nayénezgani asked where Sasnalkáhi lived, and his mother said he lived at Tse`bahástsit.(Origin Legend III: The War Gods · Part 9)
- With: Nayénezgani
- “When she had finished her rejoicings he asked, ‘Where shall I find Sasnalkáhi (Bear that Pursues)?’ ‘He lives at Tse`bahástsit (Rock that Frightens),’ she replied;”
Nayénezgani cut off Sasnalkáhi's head with his stone knife.(Origin Legend III: The War Gods · Part 9 · 📍 Tse`bahástsit)
- With: Nayénezgani
- “In a little while the bear thrust forth his head to look, and Nayénezgani cut it off with his great stone knife.”
Nayénezgani transformed Sasnalkáhi's head into three useful plants and took its left forepaw as a trophy.(Origin Legend III: The War Gods · Part 9)
- With: Nayénezgani
- “He cut the head into three pieces: he threw one to the east, where it became tsási, or haskán (Yucca baccata); he threw another to the west, where it became tsásitsoz (Yucca angustifolia); and he threw the third to the south, where it became nóta (mescal). He cut off the left forepaw to take home as a trophy.”

enemies with Nayénezgani “In a little while the bear thrust forth his head to look, and Nayénezgani cut it off with his great stone knife.”

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