The breeze "God winnows" signifies that nature separates the weak from the strong. Everything that is weak is blown away by the fierce wind and destroyed. The wind deity separates the weak from the strong in the same way as the winnower separates the grains of wheat from the chaff. The wind has power over both the living and the dead; it can blow away mountains or cause rivers to flood their banks. It is this power that makes it similar to a god. B: The wind is associated with death because it carries away everything that is alive. Even though the wind has great power, it is not allowed to harm humans so priests use magic to protect themselves from its fury. Without the help of these priests there would be no crops and nothing to eat so people must have confidence in them to keep them safe. They pray to the wind gods for safety during storms so they don't have to fear for their lives when out in their own property. C: The wind is associated with death because it destroys everything that is alive.