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Identifier: mythsofmexicoper01spen (find matches)
Title: The myths of Mexico and Peru
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Spence, Lewis, 1874-1955
Subjects: Indians of Mexico Indian mythology Indians of Mexico Indians of South America Indian mythology Indians of South America
Publisher: New York, T. Y. Crowell company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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beheld, and that hewould conquer many nations, but he must rememberhis father in his sacrifices and raise revenues for him,and pay him great reverence. Then the figure vanished,but the crystal remained, and the Inca afterwards sawall he wished in it. When he became king he had astatue of the sun made, resembling the figure as closelyas possible, and ordered all the tribes he had conqueredto build splendid temples and worship the new deityinstead of the creator. The Bird Bride The Canaris Indians are named from the provinceof Canaribamba, in Quito, and they have several mythsregarding their origin. One recounts that at the delugetwo brothers fled to a very high mountain calledHuacaquan, and as the waters rose the hill ascendedsimultaneously, so that they escaped drowning. Whenthe flood was over they had to find food in the valleys,and they built a tiny house and lived on herbs androots. They were surprised one day when they wenthome to find food already prepared for them and chicha3i8
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The birdlike beings were in reality women William Sewell 3,8 THONAPA to drink. This continued for ten days. Then theelder brother decided to hide himself and discover whobrought the food. Very soon two birds, one Aqua, theother Torito (otherwise quacamayo birds), appeareddressed as Canaris, and wearing their hair fastened inthe same way. The larger bird removed the Ulcella^or mantle the Indians wear, and the man saw that theyhad beautiful faces and discovered that the bird-likebeings were in reality women. When he came outthe bird-women were very^ angry and flew away. Whenthe younger brother came home and found no foodhe was annoyed, and determined to hide until thebird-women returned. After ten days the quacamayosappeared again on their old mission, and while theywere busy the watcher contrived to close the door, and soprevented the younger bird from escaping. She livedwith the brothers for a long time, and became the motherof six sons and daughters, from whom all the Canarisproceed.

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