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The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote
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Tony Johnston |
Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon. |
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Beneath the stone
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Bernard Wolf |
The customs and daily life of the small village of Oaxaca, Mexico, are shown through the eyes of a six-year-old Zapotec Indian boy. |
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Why there is no arguing in heaven
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Deborah Nourse Lattimore |
Hunab Ku, the first Creator God of the Mayas, challenges the Moon Goddess and Lizard House to create a being to worship him, but the Maize God succeeds where the others fail. |
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Musicians of the sun
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Gerald McDermott |
Summary, In this retelling of an Aztec myth, Lord of the Night sends Wind to free the four musicians that the Sun is holding prisoner so they can bring joy to the world. |
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The legend of Lord Eight Deer
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John M. D. Pohl |
Relates the tale of a powerful conqueror and hero who ruled over the Mixtec people of the Mexican state of Oaxaca between 1063 and 1115. Includes information on how the codices containing the story … |
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How music came to the world
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Hal Ober |
Retells a Mexican legend in which the sky god and the wind god bring music from Sun's house to the Earth. |
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The mythology of Mexico and Central America
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John Bierhorst |
Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of Mexico and Central America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves. |
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Stories told by the Aztecs before the Spaniards came
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Carleton Beals |
Twenty eight stories passed down from the Aztecs, many of which were learned from pottery shards and charcoal and skeletal records dating back 12,000 years. |
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