Details of Hadachishi

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 27 Mar 2004 18:28 PST

Hadachishi is one of the Yei deities of the Navajo, but I can only
find two sites that make any reference to Hadachishi, and these
provide only a modest amount of information.

Perhaps if you can tell us more about where/how you came across this
name in the first place, it might help to identify some additional
sources of information.

Thanks.

pafalafa-ga

Hadachishi is one of the 14 Navajo deities referred to collectively as
the Ye'i ( pronounced Yay ). The male Ye'i are typically depicted in
sand paintings with round heads and sometimes have horns, masks,
pointed caps or other head gear.
Female Ye'i typically have square heads. Both sexes are often shown
with tassles dangling from their arms or clothes.
Hadachishi is known as The Destroyer.
You can found out more here:
http://www.ancestral.com/cultures/north_america/navajo.html