Editing Cherokee spiritual beliefs (section)

===Origins of fire===
[[File:Kaldari Phidippus johnsoni female 03.jpg|thumb|''Phidippus johnsoni'' (female), the spider species which likely inspired the conception of the fire-bringing being ''Dilsdohdi'' of Cherokee mythology]]
Fire is a very important tool in everyday use. The first written account of the Cherokee fire origin story was recorded by the Westerner [[James Mooney]]. This appears to be when the spider heroine was first named "Water Spider." However the Cherokee story teller made sure to also describe the spider: "This is not the water spider that looks like a mosquito, but the other one, with black downy hair and red stripes on her body."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mooney (1861–1921) |first=James |title=Myths of the Cherokee |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/45634/45634-h/45634-h.htm |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=www.gutenberg.org |language=en}}</ref>  Modern Cherokee language forums agree the character's actual name is ᏗᎵᏍᏙᏗ "dilsdohdi"<ref name="Cherokee English Dictionary"/> or a derivation of that word, which means scissors or scissoring action <ref name="Cherokee English Dictionary"/> referring to the motion this stocky spider is able to use to move across water. ''[[Phidippus johnsoni]]'', the red-backed jumping spider <ref>{{Cite web |title=Species Phidippus johnsoni |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/15152 |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=bugguide.net}}</ref> is most likely the actual spider who inspired the character in this Cherokee legend as it is endemic to the original Cherokee homelands and has the body features and colors described in the legends as well as the ancient bone etchings of the character.)