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.

References

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