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2 561 From the addresses of the Cherokees to the sun and moon, it appears that two opinions have for sometime prevailed among them. In some of their ancient prayers, they speak of the sun as a male, & consider, of course, the moon as a female. In others, however, they represent the sun as the female & the moon as the male: for this reason they say, because the moon travels, is wakeful, etc in the night. Another reason probably operated to bad bade them to reject the ancient opinion viz. The unwearied? attention of the sun to the necessities of the earth, in bringing forward all its productions, etc. and also the supposed creative power of the sun in forming all things, except the earth and the man & woman. Thus the sun is called the creator in all their ancient prayers, that is, when they speak of this creator they mean the sun. In one of their most ancient prayers to be repeated early in the morning, when going to the water, they pray to the creator for a long & happy life here as this will be their only place of happiness, and some add a request to this creator to take their spirit, and carry it with him (her) till he (she) arrives at the meridian (till noon) and then give it back to them. This prayer, excepting the last clause, is also repeated at night. They also use this expression in their prayers. A ke yu ku go. Squa ne to no hi i.e. "Sun, my creator," (See prayer to obtain the love of a desired female) Nettle & Zachariah