Anpao
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In Sioux mythology (a Native American mythological tradition that includes Lakota mythology), Anpao (Lakota: aŋpáo[1]), or Anp, is an entity with two faces that represents the spirit of the dawn.
Anpao dances with Han, a primordial spirit of darkness, to ensure that Wi does not burn up the Earth, resulting in day and night.[2]
George Bushotter (Yankton Dakota-Lakota, 1860–1892) wrote that when his younger brother was ill, the brother was told to pray to Anpao, the Dawn, and recovered.[3]
Anpao zi is the "yellow of the dawn," which oral history described as the meadowlark's breast.[4]
See also
- Janus, another two-faced deity, but whose focus is on doorways, and endings and beginnings in general.
- Anog Ite, a two-faced goddess from Lakota mythology.
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