Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé
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Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé (IPA: [àsʦã́ː nátˡèːhé]) (also spelled Ahsonnutli, Estsanatlehi, and Etsanatlehi in older sources),[1] meaning "the woman who changes",[2] is one of the creating deities of the Navajo. She helped create the sky and the earth. The second word in her name can be read simply as "who changes", or as directly meaning that she changes age like the triple goddess or it can sometimes refer to her symbolism as the earth itself which constantly changes seasons [3].
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- ^ Young & Morgan. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987.
- ^ Matthews, Washington (2002) [1897]. Navaho legends. University of Utah Press. p. 34.
- ^ Conway, D.J. (1994). Maiden, mother, crone: the myth and reality of the triple goddess. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 71. ISBN 0875421717.
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