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the Willis. The name of the lake is Hjitin ndaiakwi (Listenincr sprint), 

 the reference being to hearino- voices in the depths of the watei-s. hut 

 it usually bears the name of the village, Ko'thluwahi'wa. We'nima, 

 the archaic name, is commonly used in ceremonials. 



The first group of A'shiwi to cross the river M-as the 'Ille'wekwe 

 ti'kili (Wood fraternity); and the children on their mothers' backs 

 pinched and bit the mothers until they became alarmed and dropped 

 their little ones into the water, Avhen the children were at once trans- 

 formed into et'towa (tortoises), mi'MdaMi (water snakes), tii'kia (frogs), 

 and mu'tuli^kia (tadpoles). These transformed children descended f mn'i 

 the river into the depths of the lake, where they were immediatt'lv 

 restored to their normal condition; and they attained to the age of 

 maturity at once, becoming the Council of the Gods, the prototypes of 

 the Ko'mosona, first body of A'shiwanni, and Gods of War. 



The following table gives the mcMubers of the Council of the (iods, 

 and shows their relative positions and the corresponding positions of 

 certain Zuni priests: 



Council of the Gods and their Warriors Zuni Prirsis 



Pan'tiwa — Director-General of the Ko'mosona— Director-( leneral of the 



Kok'ko Ko'tikili 



•Klaklo— Pe'kwin (deputy) to the Direc- Ko'pekwin (deputy) to the Director- 



tor-General of the Kok'ko General of the Ko'tikili 



Shu'laawi'isi— Pe'kwin to the Sun Father Pe'kwin (deputy) to the Sun Father 



(Shi'wanni of the Zenith) 



Sa'yatiisha Kla'kwemosi 



First Ya'muhakto Shi'wanni of the West 



Hu'tutu Shi'wanni of the South 



Second Yii'mnhakto Shi'wanni of the Fast 



Siil'imobiya, warriors and seed-gatherers Flderand younger brother Bow priests— 



of Ko'thhiwala'wa Earthly representatives of the (Jod.^ of 



War 



Si'wulu*siwa and the nine last-))orn became Ko'yemshi (old dance 

 men) (plate v), the father being the A'wan tu'chu (Great Father), of 

 the newly created gods, while Si'wulu^si^sa l)ecame Ko'mokalsi (old 

 dance woman) (plate v) and mother of the Kok'ko. All aiitliroitic 

 gods bear the name of Kok'ko." The tirstborn became Kor'kokshi 

 (dancer for good). A'wan ta'chu decided that he and his nine last- 

 born should remain in the mountain of his creation'' (peak to the left 

 on plate iii), on the opposite side of Ko'thhiwala'wa from Moiuit 

 Kor'kokshi, on which he embraced his sister, while Ko'mokfitsi and 

 the tirstborn should live in Ko'thhiwala'wa. 



a KiVkil, the term given by some writers instead of kok'ko, is the name for raven, and boars no rela- 

 tion wiiutever to the gods. 



ft Ko'yemshi nioiuitain bears evidence of having once been a great center for making arrow ixiints. 

 The Zimis, however, do not admit that genuine arrows were ever made by them. ".Vrrows were ea.st 

 upon the earth by lightning-makers." 



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