BIG WATER MAN
Native American Folklore
Belief of the Taos Pueblo People
Spirit of Good Health
This is a powerful river SPIRIT of the Native American Taos Pueblo people’s beliefs. He is described as having a spiny body, yellow eyes, and a huge mouth. BIG WATER MAN is a guardian spirit of good health and protection against disease. He controls all the areas around the rivers and can cause floods, alter the depth and flow of the rivers, and even cause landslides when he moves too quickly. BIG WATER MAN is constantly rebuffed by the CORN MAIDENS and seeks to punish them for rejecting him.
Source: Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins Encyclopedia