Submitted Name
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage New World Mythology, Astronomy
Meaning & History
Also known as Chingichngish, Ouiamot, Tobet and Saor, Quaoar is the name of an important figure in the mythology of the so-called Mission Indians of coastal Southern California, a group of Takic-speaking peoples, today divided into the Payomkowishum (Luiseño), Tongva (Gabrieliño and Fernandeño), and Acjachemem (Juaneño) tribes or peoples. Chinigchinix was born, or first appeared, after the death of Weywot, a tyrannical ruler of the first beings, who was poisoned by his sons. Wiyot's murder brought death into the world, and as a consequence, the male creator Night divided the first human ancestors into distinct peoples, assigning them languages and territories.In 2002, a large Trans-Neptunian object was named Quaoar after the this deity.