Does anyone know about Incan mythology?
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APOCATEQUIL: God of Lightning. He's also chief priest for the Moon God. An obvious case of moonlighting. To keep him happy, statues of his noble self were erected upon the mountaintops.\n\nit says they erected statues on "mountain tops". "Apo" could just be a short version of Apocatequil, because that is a hard word to remmember. Plus it said he was the cheif priest of the moon god. The moon god would have been a popular deity on top of MOUNTAINS, because of the view. These all relate in some kind of way. You just have to find the relationship between the gods.
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http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/MAYAS.HTM\nhttp://history.enotes.com/early-civilization-almanac/aztec-government-economy\nhttp://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/INCAS.HTM
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The collective unconscious (as coined by Jung) would most certainly explain common elements in world mythology.  Many cultures have a flood story (the original one from the Middle East was found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, I believe).  The sun is worshipped in ancient Middle Eastern cultures, ancient Britain (as hinted by the Stonehenge monument) and in the Americas.  The rituals are different (culturally motivated), but the symbols and their meaning are similar, if not identical.\n\nSo yes, you're right!
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This is the legend I found about white heather.\n\nLong, long ago in Scotland, the famous Celtic bard, Ossian, had a daughter called Malvina. She was beautiful and sweet natured. She won the heart of Oscar, a handsome warrior.\n\nThey became betrothed, but Oscar left in search of fame and fortune.\n\nMalvina pined for him and sought solace by telling her father how much she loved her brave warrior, Oscar. \n\nOn a beautiful autumn day, the two were sitting on a Highland hillside when a ragged messenger staggered towards them.\n\nHe brought the terrible news that Oscar had been killed in a mighty battle. The messenger held out a spray of purple heather to Malvina - a last gift from Oscar - and told her that he had died whispering her name and pledging his love.\n\nIn her grief, Malvina ran over the hillside, weeping bitterly. Where her tears fell, the purple heather turned pure white. When she saw this, she said "May this white heather forever bring good fortune to all those who find it".\n\nAnd so, in Scotland, to this very day, white heather continues to be a token of good luck.
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It had to do with a Hindu snake god, Nagah.  They worshiped the cobra.
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I don't know if this is what you're thinking of, but it's a Peruvian Romeo and Juliet story:\n\nThe legend of Huascar and Huandy \n\nThis legend tells the story of how the two mountains, Huascarán and Huandoy in the Cordillera Blanca, came into existence.\n\nFor many years there were two empires. The kings of these empires were bitter enemies and had constant wars.\n\nThese kings had children. One king had a son named Huascar while the other king had a daughter named Huandy. As fate would have it, these two youngsters fell in love. They continued to foster their love knowing very well that if their parents discovered their secret relationship, there would be another bloody war. Because of this they only would meet at night when they would be safe from prying eyes. \n\nOne fateful day the couple went out to enjoy the beautiful sunlight. They walked arm in arm through a field full of flowers. While they were walking together, a soldier from one of the kings’ armies saw them. They realized that they were seen and quickly escaped into the mountains. The two young lovers made a pact to stay together even in the face of horrible consequences.\n\nOnce word reached the two kings of the affair, they joined their armies to find the couple. When finally they were caught, their punishment was swift and harsh. They were chained to a mountains face to face without being able to embrace one another. The couple cried and cried – so much that their tears turned to rivers, freezing to ice. \n\nGod showed pity on them and changed them into mountains. Huascar was converted into the snowcapped mountain Huascarán and Huandy into the mountain Huandoy. Melted snow from Huascarán became Lake Orconcocha (lake of the man) and thawed snow from Huandoy turned into Lake Chinancocha (lake of the woman). They have a son that is represented by Lake Chopincocha that lies between the two lakes. Even now, the mountains continue to cry, their tears flowing into their respective lakes.
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You may find the information listed below regarding a recent discovery of a female figure  interesting.  It suggests that women may have had a high rank within Mayan society.\n\nI hope this helps!\n\n-Tom
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This should tell you everything you need to know:\n\nhttp://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0197622.html  (this is a full list~too many to list here)\n\nhttp://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/sullivan/sullms/gods.htm\nhttp://www.greekmythology.com/\n\nThere is so much~you will have to narrow it down to suit your specific needs.  Good luck~
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Allright I didn't want to get into it but if no one else is going to fine. First of all when people talk about Atlantis they're using the wrong term. Plato was the first person to mention the legend of Atlantis, it might have been passed on as an oral tradition prior to that, or he may have been using it as an allegory. If it was a real thing he refered to (which seems probable as he was pretty specific in detail) then some scientists believe they have found it, and the evidence is pretty good. They found a civilization, quite advanced, sacrificed bulls, on an island with red black and white stones, that was a seafaring race, and was destroyed by a tsunami. All coinciding with what Plato said.\n Now then, when most people speak of Atlantis what they refer to is the Great Civilization Myth. This is the theory that there was a great mother civilization that is the source of early technology and knowledge through the world (or at least a large portion of Europe, Africa, and South/Central America. This civilization supposedly flourished for 16000 years until it put science ahead of nature and caused such imbalance that the Earth went into turmoil and threw mankind back to a near stoneage existence with only memory of their deads. This cycle has supposedly occured several times. This seems crazy at first sight, but who knows. There is a fascinating book called Forbidden Archeology that documents some interesting anomalies (although I don't believe it goes into the Atlantis myth). It is a source of more questions than answers but if you're really interested you should at least check out the website, even if you don't by the book. www.forbiddenarcheology.com\n\nOkay above I have dealt with facts, theories, and myths (and yes I know I've left out a whole bunch of stuff but I'm dealing with The Great Civilization theory not the one that dissappeared, or where did who originate so I'm not going into the Olmecs or the Egyptians or any of thatstuff because it really doesn't apply. There are plenty of civilizations that just up and blew away but none were advanced enough or powerful enough to qualify) but a discussion of Atlantis can not be concluded without bringing Edgar Cayce into the mix. As far as psychics go I'm generally sceptical, but Cayce did come up with some interesting things that should at least be looked into. First he predicted that Atlantis would be found of the coast of Florida, and in the year he predicted what appear to be submerged docks were indeed found (although they could be natural formations). Secondly he predicted that the Atlantians left behind two great storehouses of information. One was lost in South America, the other would be found in a room under the paws of the Sphinx (by the way the Sphinx is most definately much, much older than the pyramids and in fact when it was carved the valley of the pyramids is beieved to have been a tropical jungle) well it turns out that sonar readings have discovered what to all appearances is a giant room under the Sphinx! Maybe it's natural but as soon as the information was revealed the Egyptian government shut the team down and to this day won't even let people approach the Sphinx let alone study it. Well there you go, that's a quick intro there's plenty of research you can do from here, but it might be wiser to just let it go. You may find yourself banging your head against a wall if you decide that you've got to figure out the truth:)
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from my memory, NOT an internet seach, copy and paste:\n\nWhen Francisco Pizzaro , his brother, and a small army of Spanish Conquistadores arrived in Peru in the year 1530?, they were at the right place at the right time.\nPizarro had learned a military tactic from the conquerer of Mexico, Hernando Cortez, and that was:  Find out who the enemy of your enemy is... and make an alliance with HIM.\nAt the time of Pizzaro's arrival, in the mid 1500's, he had already traveled south through Panama and down through Ecuador.  Here he learned that the Incan Empire was at this time divided between Atahualpa (in Central Peru) and his half-brother in Ecuador.  The empire was already on the verge of Civil War.\nPLUS these facts: \n 1.The Spanish had the advantage of steel weapons over stone weapons at this time.\n2. They had cannon to resist bows and arrows.\n3.  The terrorizing effect of horses, and large mastiff dogs...against footsoldiers who had never seen such beasts before.\n4. The lack of unity among the indians. They were just farmers, ruled by their "god" on earth (The 'Inca').  hardly ever travelling beyond their villages.\n5. The prophecies in Indian mythology about "the arrival of white gods one day".\nNOW WE FAST FORWARD to the reason Atahualpa did not order his "troops" to attack.\nPizzaro appeared friendly at first.  And remember, he could be allied with the northern empire.  Then, he secretly lured Atahualpa to a little village with a wall around it called CAJAMARCA.  Here, he could easily defend the walled village with his small force of Spaniards, horses, guns, cannon.  He kidnapped and imprisoned Atahualpa and demanded a ransom of a room full of gold, and another room full of silver.  Why now, would Atahualpa order an attack?  Atahualpa knew that filling a room full ofgold and silver WAS possible, so just pay the guy and he will leave,right?\nIndians came from miles and miles around, all bearing gold and silver.  The rooms were filled as promised.\nAnd then...?  You guessed it. Pizzaro ordered Atahualpa garroted (strangled) on August 29.  (my birthday).\nFor miles and miles around the word spread that Atahualpa was dead.  And thousands of Indians, who were STILL BRINGING GOLD, hid their undelivered gold in a secret place that has never been found.\nThe story continues, but this is enough to answer your question, my friend.
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It seems that Cuauhtlatoatzin was an indigenous Mexican who had visions and then was canonized.\n\nPlease have a look at the following link:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Diego
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There's not terribly much out there on the web.  This is what I could find:\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=chibcha+%28religion%2C+god%2C+goddess%2C+myth%2C+mythology%2C+folklore%2C+folktales%29&btnG=Search\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=muisca+%28religion%2C+god%2C+goddess%2C+myth%2C+mythology%2C+folklore%2C+folktales%29&btnG=Search\n\nThis book is out-of-print, but there seems to be one used available on Amazon: \n"Some folk-tales of the Chibcha Nation" by Malbone W Graham\n\nThere are more (also out-of-print) books listed at Amazon if you search for "Chibcha" or "Muisca," but they are all in Spanish.
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Here you go:):)\n\n* Canadian Museum of Civilization: Mystery of the Maya  Open this result in new window\n      Information about the Mayan civilization, culture, and the IMAX film, from a 1995 exhibit at the museum.\n      www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mminteng.html\n    * Maya Astronomy Page, The Open this result in new window\n      Covers Mayan beliefs and their contributions to mathematics, calendar system, and writing, as well as astronomy.\n      www.michielb.nl/maya/astro.html\n    * Mundo Maya Open this result in new window\n      Online magazine presents articles about Mayan culture and arts.\n      www.mayadiscovery.com\n    * Maya Adventure - Science Museum of Minnesota Open this result in new window\n      Interactive exhibit that highlights science activities and information related to ancient and modern Maya culture.\n      www.smm.org/sln/ma\n    * Maya Civilization - Past and Present Open this result in new window\n      Covers culture, language and numbers; also has maps, links to other related sites, and suggestions on Maya-related curriculum for middle-school students.\n      www.kstrom.net/isk/maya/maya.html\n    * Ancient Mayan Directory by History Link 101 Open this result in new window\n      Categorized in five areas: art, daily life, maps, pictures, and research.\n      www.historylink101.com/1/mayan/ancient_mayan.htm\n    * Crystalinks.com: Mayan Indians Open this result in new window\n      Describes Mayan art and architecture, calendar, mythology, writing, and other cultural aspects.\n      www.crystalinks.com/mayan.html\n    * Mayan Mathematical System Open this result in new window\n      Describes how the Mayan mathematical system worked with pictures and examples.\n      www.cancunsteve.com/mayan.htm\n    * Civilizations in America: The Mayas Open this result in new window\n      History, economy, society, and religion of the Mayan civilization.\n      www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAMRCA/MAYAS.HTM\n    * Maya Indian Open this result in new window\n      Information and resources on the Mayan Civilization.\n      www.mayaindian.com\n    * Mayas, The Open this result in new window\n      Includes folklore and history.\n      www.indians.org/welker/mayamenu.htm\n    * Mayan Epigraphic Database Project Open this result in new window\n      Consists of a relational database of glyphs ("gnumbers"), images, phonetic values ("pvalues"), and semantic values ("svalues"), and the beginning of an archive of digitally transcribed Mayan texts.\n      www.jefferson.village.virginia.edu/med\n    * Catholic Encyclopedia: Maya Indians Open this result in new window\n      Details the history and culture of the Maya civilization.\n      www.newadvent.org/cathen/10082b.htm\n    * Mayan Temple, The Open this result in new window\n      Links and information on the Mayan culture.\n      www.ruf.rice.edu/~jchance/maya.html\n    * Significance of Cuff Design of Mayan Lords Open this result in new window\n      www.fluffycat.com/maya/maya.html
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For a more detailed discussion, try Wikipedia.  There is applicable information in both the History and Mythology sections.  Happy Star Gazing.
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STAR LEGEND\nThe group of stars known to us as the Pleiades gave food for much thought to the aborigines. There are several legends surrounding these heavenly bodies. One is that the Kamilaroys of the North Coast were at enmity with those of the mountains, and a messenger had been sent from group to group with the message-stick calling a council to discuss measures for the protection of the camps. But the messenger had become enamoured of a young woman of one of the groups he had visited, and his affection was returned. However, she proved to be of the same totem, and a marriage was forbidden. Both the young people were very sad, and the man pleaded with the head-man, but all for nothing. He was advised to return to his own people.\n\nThen, like so many other disappointed lovers, he grew resentful, and at last determined to be revenged, and even then, if possible, to secure the lady of his choice.\n\nSo he went away to the enemies of the group, and conspired with them to show them the "pukkan" by which they might steal unseen to the camps of the coast lands. This track belonged to the priest, and led to a sacred spot where the Great Spirit could be communed with by the priest.\n\nNow, the first thing was to drive the people together, or by some subtle means persuade them to congregate on the one place. This was not an easy thing to do. The people were widely separated during the day, for some were in the bush engaged in hunting there or in obtaining those things from it that were needed to fashion all the implements incidental to camp life, others were still in the camp; many were down on the beach either playing there or searching for food, and the whereabouts of still more were always uncertain, for they were roamers.\n\nMany consultations were held; many plans were formulated; many tricks were explained; but at last it was decided that the messenger return to that group and pretend to have given up all thought of marrying the coveted girl.\n\nWhen he was back he sought the confidence of the headman and soon was received without suspicion. Then one day, having prepared and found a chance, he set fire to the bush. He had laid good plans for he knew just where to find the girl. He had seen to it that she was persuaded to go out of the way to get something that she wanted. It was to the pukkan that led to the sacred place. When the fire raged towards them they ran right on to the holy of holies. The only other people who saw them were women who were led by the guardians of young girls. These guardians were watching the girl wanted by the messenger. Now they were all frightened and they all rushed to the clearing. This invasion by women into such a place was against all commandments, and evil was bound to follow.\n\nHeaps of clay left by the priest were seen, and all commenced to smear themselves with it without knowing how to do it properly. They thought it would surely preserve them.\n\nThey were changed into witchetty grubs. They found holes in a moist and rotten log into which, as is the habit of witchetty grubs, they crept. They were shrunken into very small beings compared with the beings they once were.\n\nThe fire came on and on. People ran in all directions and many were destroyed.\n\nThen by the treachery of the messenger the men of the hills came down and they fell upon the rest and the beach group were nearly all killed. Only the denseness of the smoke prevented more of the mountain people from coming down, and those that did come were glad to hasten away to escape it.\n\nOf those that were not killed there was a priest who went to the sacred spot as soon as he could. He sat on the moist and rotten log and mourned for a long time. Then growing hungry he searched for witchetty grubs, for he knew that the log was a favourite place for them. He found first the woman who was the first one to change. He knew that group to be different from those he had seen before and he suspected witchery. He uttered an incanta
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I hope these sites help you\n\nhttp://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/myth.htm\n\nhttp://www.temple.edu/classics/oedipus.html
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Have you tried the "Native American Indian Resources" website? \n\n"Native American Myths" is another website with lots of links.\n\n"American Folklore" has a lot of information on Native American myths and legends.