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Apoyan Tachi and Awitelin Tsta are the sky father and earth mother and the parents of all life on Earth.
Achiyalatopa is a monster with knives for feathers. Amitolane is a rainbow spirit. Yanauluha is a culture hero, who brought agriculture, medicine and all the customs of the Zuni people. Uhepono is a hairy giant that lived in the underworld; it has huge eyes and human limbs. Kokopelli is a god worshipped in many southwestern tribes. He was a humpbacked flautist. He was a rainRain is a form of precipitation, as are snow, sleet, hail, and dew. Rain forms when separate drops of water fall to the Earth's surface from clouds. Not all rain reaches the surface, however; some evaporates while falling through dry air, a type of precip god for the Zuni and was also known as Ololowishkya . He had a large penis and frequently appeared with Paiyatamu , another flautist, in maizeMaize Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus Zea Species Zea diploperennis ''Zea luxurians ''Zea mays ssp. huehuetenangensis ''Zea mays ssp. mays ''Zea mays ssp. mexicana '' grinding ceremonies.The first humans came from four caves in the underworld. The Earth was a dangerous place, covered with water and monsters. The children of the sun took pity on mankind and hardened earth with lightning, then turned many animals into stone, leaving only the modern ones.