# Áhaiyúta — Zuni Folktales character guide

> Áhaiyúta in Zuni Folktales by Frank Hamilton Cushing.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** little Áhaiyúta, himself, your

**First appearance:** 0014-how-haiy-ta-and-m-tsail-ma-stole-the-thunder-stone-and-the-lightning-shaft

## Snapshot

The elder of the twin war gods, eager to charge the demon Átahsaia, whose forward temper must be steadied by his younger brother's patience.

## Who they are

Áhaiyúta is the elder of the Beloved Two, born of the Sun-father and the Waters of the World and raised on Twin Mountain with his grandmother. He is quick to act and quick to quarrel, and when the cry of Átahsaia sounds he wants nothing but to run at the demon at once. His brother's insistence on waiting and planning tests him, but together the twins guard the Land of Zuni, and his courage is the blade his brother's cunning directs.

## In the story

### [The Maiden of the Yellow Rocks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-maiden-of-the-yellow-rocks)

The elder twin god who disguises himself as a poor youth, frees the animals, and helps complete the buckskin task.

### [How Áhaiyúta and Mátsailéma Stole the Thunder-Stone and the Lightning-Shaft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-haiy-ta-and-m-tsail-ma-stole-the-thunder-stone-and-the-lightning-shaft)

Elder War-god who helps steal the thunder-stone and lightning-shaft, plays with them recklessly, and inadvertently causes his grandmother's death.

### [The Rabbit Huntress and Her Adventures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-rabbit-huntress-and-her-adventures)

One of the two War-gods who rescues the maiden, restores her belongings, and counsels her.

### [The Revenge of the Two Brothers on the Háwikuhkwe, or the Two Little Ones and Their Turkeys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-revenge-of-the-two-brothers-on-the-h-wikuhkwe-or-the-two-little-ones-and-their-turkeys)

One of the two brothers who seeks revenge after the Háwikuhkwe kill their turkeys; leads the victory ceremony.

### [Átahsaia, the Cannibal Demon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/tahsaia-the-cannibal-demon)

One of the twin children of the Sun-father; helps kill Átahsaia and later becomes a star.

### [The Hermit Mítsina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-hermit-m-tsina)

One of the younger War-gods who loses to Mítsina and is nearly roasted.

### [How the Twins of War and Chance, Áhaiyúta and Mátsailéma, Fared with the Unborn-Made Men of the Underworld](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-twins-of-war-and-chance-haiy-ta-and-m-tsail-ma-fared-with-the-unborn-made-men-of-the-underworld)

One of the twin heroes, associated with war and chance, ventures into the underworld.

### [The Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-tale)

The elder of the Twain; descends into the Underworld, devises the plan to use plume-grass against the attackers, and helps teach the villagers to eat solid food.

### [The Tale of Häki Suto](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-tale)

One of the Twin Gods of War who helps defeat Häki Suto.

### [The Maiden the Sun Made Love To, and Her Boys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-maiden-the-sun-made-love-to-and-her-boys)

One of the twin gods (the Twain) who, with his younger brother Mátsailéma, leads the dance that results in the maiden's death.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned as the other Twin God of War, with attributes similar to Mátsailéma.

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