Diné Bahaneʼ: The Four Worlds
The Navajo creation epic describes four worlds through which the Diyin Dineʼé (Holy People) journeyed. The First World (Niʼ Hodiłhił, Black World) was small with a floating island in four seas, inhabited by Air-Spirit People, insect people, and the four rulers of the seas. First Woman (Áłtsé Asdzą́ą́) and First Man (Áłtsé Hastiin) were formed from clouds and wind. The Second World (Niʼ Hodootłʼizh, Blue World) held blue-gray mammals and swallow people. The Third World (Niʼ Hałtsooí, Yellow World) had two crossing rivers, six sacred mountains, and the Holy People including Talking God, Water Sp