阿蒂拉 (女神)

阿蒂拉(Pawnee「atíraʼ'」[ətíɾəʔ]),字面意思是「我們的母親」或「母親(呼格)」[2],是美洲原住民波尼部落文化[3]

該符號用於波尼的後代,在儀式中代表女神阿蒂拉
波尼比尤特(Pawnee Butte),崇拜阿蒂拉的波尼部落的故鄉[1]

她是造物主神蒂拉瓦英語Pawnee mythology的妻子。她在塵世展現的形象是玉米,象徵着大地母親賦予的生命[4][5]

女神在一個名為「哈科」(Hako)的儀式中受到尊敬[6][7]。儀式使用塗成藍色的玉米穗來代表天空,並用白色的羽毛代表雲作為阿蒂拉的象徵[8][9]

她的女兒是烏蒂·希亞塔英語Uti Hiata,她教波尼人如何製作工具和種植食物[10]

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參考資料

  1. ^ Brooklyn Museum: Atira. www.brooklynmuseum.org. [2022-10-19]. 
  2. ^ Douglas Parks & Lula Pratt, A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, 2008.
  3. ^ Auset, Brandi. The Goddess Guide: Exploring the Attributes and Correspondences of the Divine Feminine. Llewellyn Worldwide. 2009-01-01. ISBN 9780738715513. 
  4. ^ Monaghan, Patricia. Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines. ABC-CLIO. 2009-12-18. ISBN 9780313349904. 
  5. ^ Alexander, Hartley B. A Pawnee Mystery (Illustrated). The Open Court. 1912, 1912 (7) [2015-11-27]. 
  6. ^ Fletcher, Alice C. The Hako: A Pawnee Ceremony. Kessinger Publishing, LLC. 2006. 
  7. ^ Fletcher, Alice Cunningham. The Hako: a Pawnee ceremony. www.ebooksread.com. [2015-11-27]. 
  8. ^ Monaghan
  9. ^ The Open Court magazine, July 1912, page 385 A Pawnee Mystery by Hartley B. Alexander. [2012-06-29]. 
  10. ^ Monaghan, Patricia. Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines By Patricia Monaghan page 534. 2009-12-31 [2012-06-29]. ISBN 9780313349904. 
  11. ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. [2015-11-27]. 
  12. ^ Greeley, Ronald; Batson, Raymond. The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System . Cambridge University Press. 2001-11-29. ISBN 9780521806336. 
  13. ^ Brooklyn Museum: Atira. www.brooklynmuseum.org. [2015-11-27].