Changing Woman (Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé)
Culture & Region
Navajo (Diné)
Time Period
Traditional (pre-contact)
Domains
Seasonsrenewalmaturationlife cycleearth fertilityKinaaldá ceremony
Symbols & Animals
Pollencornturquoisewhite shellfour sacred mountains
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Navajo Nation (ceremonial contexts)
Key Myths & Stories
Ages with seasons; reborn each spring; creates Diné people with her skin; central to Kinaaldá
Related Deities
≈ Demeter/Persephone (seasons); cyclical goddess