oon appeared and said, "Ahsonnutli, the
ahstjeohltoi (hermaphrodite), has white beads in her right breast and
turquoise in her left. We will tell her to lay them on darkness and see
what she can do with her prayers." This she did.[6] The youth from the
great falls said to Ahsonnutli, "You have carried the white-shell beads
and turquoise a long time; you should know what to say." Then with a
crystal dipped in pollen she marked eyes and mouth on the turquoise and
on the white-shell beads, and forming a circle around these with the
crystal she produced a slight light from the white-shell bead and a
greater light from the turquoise, but the light was insufficient.

[Footnote 6: The old priest relating this myth now produced a pouch
containing corn pollen and a crystal, which he dipped in the pollen
and said, "Now we must all eat of this pollen and place some on our
heads, for we are to talk about it."]

Twelve men lived at each of the cardinal points. The forty-eight men
were sent for. After their arrival Ahsonnutli sang a song, the men
sitting opposite to her; yet even with their presence the song failed to
secure the needed light. Two eagle plumes were placed upon each cheek of
the turquoise and two on the cheeks of the white-shell beads and one at
each of the cardinal points. The twelve men of the east placed twelve
turquoises at the east of the faces. The twelve men of the south placed
twelve white-shell beads at the south. The twelve men of the west placed
twelve turquoises at the west. Those of the north placed twelve
white-shell beads at that point. Then with the crystal dipped in corn
pollen they made a circle embracing the whole. The wish still remained
unrealized. Then Ahsonnutli held the crystal over the turquoise face,
whereupon it lighted into a blaze. The people retreated far back on
account of the great heat, which continued increasing. The men from the
four points found the heat so intense that they arose, but they could
hardly stand, as the heavens were so close to them. They looked up and
saw two rainbows, one across the other from east to west, and from north
to south. The heads and feet of the rainbows almost touched the men's
heads. The men tried to raise the great light, but each time they
failed. Finally a man and woman appeared, whence they knew not. The
man's name was Atseatsine and the woman's name was Atseatsan. They were
asked "How can this sun be got up." They replied, "We know; we heard