deities manifested as river reflections

navajo

• Navaho Legends III. THE WAR GODS. / IV. GROWTH OF THE NAVAHO NATION. / NATI'NESTHANI. / NOTES.; lines 10393-10489 confidence: medium

  A quoted account says warriors offered sacrifices at the sacred shrine of Thoyetli; Navaho tradition says the gods of war or sacred brothers still dwell there and their reflection is sometimes seen on the San Juan River.

  The gods of war or sacred brothers are said to have reflections sometimes seen on the San Juan River, and the note quotes a reflection-and-rainbow phenomenon as explanation.

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