Ren is the son of the Keetoowah chief Coatl and Sterope, one of the Pleiades. Zeus was jealous, so Sterope couldn't raise Ren herself. She entrusted his care to Artemis, who had the demoness Ravenna suckle him. After a year, she turned him over to Coatl, who shunned him. He was named Makah'Alay ("demon-crow") and the whole tribe scorned him. Ren was constantly compared to his younger brother Anukuwaya ("Coyote") and found lacking. His only friend was Buffalo, who was indebted to him for feeding his family when they were ill.