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Nayenezgani : The Monster Slayer

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Description
Origin Navajo Mythology
Classification Mortals
Family Members Changing Woman (Mother), Tsohanoai (Father), Tobadzischini (Brother)
Region United States of America
Associated With Monster Slayer

Nayenezgani

Introduction

Nayenezgani is a mythical hero from the Navajo mythology and is considered to be the god of war although he has gained prominence as the slayer of the monster Anaye.

Physical Traits

Nayenezgani is depicted as the polar opposite of his brother in appearance who is described as dark and moist. He tends to take attributes from his father the Sun God and is considered to be fair and bright in his appearance. He is also believed to be not very heavily built but had immense strength and courage.

Family

Nayenezgani is believed to be the son of the Changing Woman who is also referred to as The White-Painted Woman or The White Shell Woman. His father is said to be the Sun God, Tsohanoai.

He also had a twin brother Tobadzischini, although it is commonly said that Nayenezgani is the first born among the two.

Other Names

He is also known as “The Monster Slayer” or “The Killer of Enemies”.

Powers and Abilities

His father and the Sun God, Tsohanoai, gave him powerful arms, including a chain-lightning arrow, a sheet-lightning arrow, a sunbeam arrow, and a rainbow arrow to kill his enemies

Modern Day Influence

In the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe on television, Nayenezgani appears as one of the slayers before Buffy. He has briefly been mentioned in both Thor and Wonder Woman comics as apart of the Navajo pantheon.

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