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The stories say that in the beginning there was no direction in the world. The four sons of Tate or "Wind," also known as the Four Winds, wandered alone across the earth during the day at random.
It is said that Wohpe was sent to earth in the form of a falling star by her father Skan to meet with Tate at his lodge. Once on earth, it is also said that Wohpe took on the appearance of a beautiful woman. As a result of this meeting between Tate and Wohpe, Tate was said to have established the four directions for his sons being, (Eya or West Wind, Yata or North Wind, Yanpa or East Wind and Okaga or South Wind).
Lakota Myth by James R. Walker, Edited by Elaine A. Jahner. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 1983
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