The Thunder Beings
The Cherokee held that there is the Great Thunder and his sons, the two Thunder Boys, who live in the land of the west above the sky vault. The lightning and the rainbow are their beautiful dress. The priests pray to the thunder and he visited the people to bring the rains and blessings from the South. It was believed that the thunder beings who lived close to the Earth's surface, in the cliffs and mountains, and under water falls could and did harm the people at times. These other thunders are always plotting mischief.
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