Cautantowwit Explained

Cautantowwit (also known as Kytan) is the chief deity and creator god in the traditional religion of the Narragansett people.^{[1] [2]} Cautantowwit was one of a pantheon of deities observed by the Narragansett, though all were ultimately created by him.^[2]

According to the Narragansett, Cautantowwit lived in "the southwest".^[3] They attributed the "Indian summer" to a wind that came from "the court of their great and benevolent god Cautantowwit".^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Fisher. Linford. The Indian Great Awakening: Religion and the Shaping of Native Cultures in Early America. 2012. Oxford University Press. 978-0199912841.
2. Book: Holifield. E. Brooks. Era of Persuasion: American Thought and Culture, 1521–1680. 2004. Rowman & Littlefield. 0742578593. 77.
3. Book: Sweeting. Alan. Beneath the Second Sun: A Cultural History of Indian Summer. 2003. University Press of New England. 1584653140. 60.