Water Sprinkler (Tó Neinilí)

spirit · United States · North America

Water Sprinkler (Tó Neinilí) is a Navajo Holy Person closely associated with water, rain, and all forms of moisture. He works alongside Talking God and other Diyin Dine'é in the creation narratives, helping to shape the sacred mountains and assisting in the emergence from the Third World during the great flood. He created bowls of white and blue shell that spun open an underwater house to rescue children taken by Big Water Creature. He is considered a life-giving force who brings fertility to th

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