B—Kútĕrastan, the Creator of All, is standing on the clouds, his first home, holding lightning in each hand. To his left is the _tus_, or water bottle, in which the people of the earth took refuge from the flood shortly after their creation. Above him are four clouds, those into which he departed when leaving the earth for his celestial abode. He first created several assistants, who in turn created others by rubbing sweat and small particles of cuticle from the face and body.
C—Stĕnátlĭhăn, the chief goddess, first helper of Kútĕrastan, is seen standing on the clouds. In her right hand is a piñon tree, from the branches and gum of which the large _tus_ was made at the time of the deluge. Above her flies Dátĭlyĕ, the Humming-bird, who was sent as a messenger about the world to note how its creation progressed.
D—Chuganaái Skhĭn was the second person created by Kútĕrastan. He followed Stĕnátlĭhăn, and is therefore third in importance of the many deities. Not only does he give light to the day, but he has the power to relieve and cure disease with the aid of the first beams of his morning light. The Apache ask his blessing before sunrise, generally imploring his beneficence "as soon as you look upon me." The serrated circles typify the abodes of these gods, which are protected by insurmountable barriers.
E—Here the sun as first made by the great creator is pictured. As time wore on, it grew to become the full round disc it now is.
F—The moon as first made by Stĕnátlĭhăn, at the behest of Kútĕrastan, who asked that she make something to illumine the night. The streaks represent catamenia, and the gradual growth of the moon is assumed to be parallel with prenatal growth.
G—This single symbol, a maltese cross, represents the four personages who made the stars. They have to do with the stars only, and are not prayed to as deities having power over the people on earth.
_From Copyright Photograph 1903 by E.S. Curtis_
A—Chalhké̆lh Nalín, Night Girl B—Kútĕrastan, The One Who Lives Above C—Stĕnátlĭhăn, Woman Without Parents D—Chuganaái Skhĭn, Sun Boy E—Chuganaái, The Sun F—Klĕganaái, The Moon G—Yádĭlhkĭh Bĭnálzĕ, Sky Messengers H—Nigostú̆n Bĭká Bĭnálzĕ, Earth Messengers I, J—Nasté̆lh, Makers of Dreams and Visions K—Hádĭlhkĭh, Lightning