In the myths of the Pueblo Zuni people of New Mexico, Awonawilona is known as the Supreme life-giving power and the creator of all, a name that translates to All Container.
Facts
Attestation
Veneration TodayActively venerated in a living tradition 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / Function Identity
GenderAndrogynous / dual-gendered 1 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
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