Name	What is it?	Significance
A'hayuta	War gods, twin children of the Sun begotten of a waterfall.	Associated with wind and snow.
Cuwaha	Katchina House cleaning	Katcinas visit all the housetops in the village, and from each a bowl or basket is thrown down and destroyed.
Katcinas	Supernaturals	During their search for the middle, the Zu�is had to ford a stream. The first group of women to cross, seeing their children transformed in midstream into frogs and water snakes, became frightened and dropped them, and they escaped into the water. The bereaved mothers mourned for their lost children, so the twin heroes were sent to see what bad become of them. They found them in a house beneath the surface of Whispering Waters (hatin k^?ai'akwi). They had been transformed into the katcinas, beautiful with valuable beads and feathers and rich clothing. Here they spent their days singing and dancing in untroubled joyousness. The twin heroes reported what they had seen, and further decreed that thereafter the dead should come to this place to join the lost children.
Rain	An element of life; water that falls from the sky.	If a notable person dies and it rains on the fourth day after his death, that rain becomes the deceased's rain, and is a source of consolation to the bereaved. Rain is necessary for the growth of crops. Too much of this causes flash-flooding in the deserts of Arizona, so it is also a point of fear for their livestock and fields.
Santu	A small St. Francis, inherited from early Franciscan padres.	A Virgin who is besought at a special festival held in her honor for the blessing of fertility
Springs and lakes	Sacred	The earth is circular in shape and is surrounded on all sides by ocean. Under the earth is a system of covered waterways all connecting ultimately with the surrounding oceans and springs and lakes are the openings to this system.
Sun Father	A god-like deity who is the sun.	The sun is the source of all life. According to Zuni tradition, people are hard, but are born soft, so they must remain out of the sun for 8 days before they become hard enough to have the sun touch them - otherwise they melt. Corn meal which is offered to the sun, with prayers for long life.
Thunder stones	Polished round stones	Rolled over the floor during their ceremonies.
Uwanami	Supernaturals Rain-makers or water spirits	Associated with clouds and rain.
Water	Purification	Bathing of the head is important to do before participating in a ceremony. The head of the newborn infant is bathed before he is presented to the sun. The purpose of ritual bathing after ceremonies is to make the participants safe for human contact.
We'ma:we or We'ma a:'ciwan:i	Beast gods: these are the beasts of prey and partake of their rapacious nature	Often made into stone images for home alters or for ceremonies. Most violent gods in the Zuni pantheon and the source for all black magic or witchcraft. The most powerful symbol association is the Bear.