Born for Water (Tóbájíshchíní) vs Changing Woman (Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé)

The younger of the Hero Twins, Monster Slayer's brother; in Matthews's version the son of White Shell Woman by the water, in many later tellings Changing Woman's son by the Sun.

Tóbájíshchíní, Born for Water, is the brother of Monster Slayer, and the two act together through the journey to their father's house and the killing of the first monster. His name, usually translated "born for water" or "child of the water", reflects the version of his birth told in Matthews's *Navaho Legends*, in which White Shell Woman conceives him by the dripping of water, while Changing Woman conceives Monster Slayer by the Sun. In many later tellings both are Changing Woman's twin sons by the Sun.

The most beloved of the Diné Holy People, 'Woman who changes', found as an infant on Chʼóolʼį́ʼí, mother of the Hero Twins by the Sun, and creator of the first Diné clans; she grows old and young again with the seasons.

Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé, Changing Woman, is often described as the most beloved and benevolent of the Diné Holy People. Her name refers to her renewal: she grows old in winter and becomes young again in spring, in the cycle of the seasons and of life itself. She is associated with the earth, with growth, and with the Blessingway, the ceremony at the heart of Diné religion, which this site does not describe.