Enumclaw and Kapoonis are mythological twin brothers of ostensible Pacific Northwest

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 Native American

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 origin who wanted to be great medicine men and sought the guardian spirit Sky Father's assistance. Enumclaw , became so highly skilled at rock throwing and Kapoonis so highly skilled with fire that they frightened Sky Father with their aim and ferocity, and so Sky Father changed Enumclaw into the thunder spirit and changed Kapoonis into the lightning spirit.

See also

• Compare Cherokee thunder beings
• Native American mythology
  Native American mythology
  Native American mythology is the body of traditional narratives associated with Native American religion from a mythographical perspective. Native American belief systems include many sacred narratives. Such spiritual stories are deeply based in Nature and are rich with the symbolism of seasons,...
  
  
• Coast Salish peoples
  Coast Salish
  Coast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the territory that is now the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington state around Puget Sound...
  
  
• Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
  Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
  The Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest Coast, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those historical peoples. They are now situated within the Canadian Province of British Columbia and the U.S...
  
  
• Enumclaw, Washington