Bibliograph

Myths and Legends of North America, Southwestern United States and Mexico

Type

Label

Myths and Legends of North America, Southwestern United States and Mexico

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 5-11

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Myths and Legends of North America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

907585921

Series statement

Famous myths and legends of the world

Sub title

Southwestern United States and Mexico

Summary

"Myths and legends from the Southwest of the United States and Mexico. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- How coyote brought fire to the world -- The world of the Apache -- The origin of corn -- The world of the Zuni -- Wise son and the Grand Canyon -- The world of the Hopi -- Cochin and Miochin -- The world of the Pueblo Indians -- Old salt woman is refused food -- The world of the Cochiti Pueblo -- Nayenezgani slays the monsters -- The world of the Navajo -- The sacrifice of Cocijo -- The world of the Zapotec -- The creation of earth -- The world of the Aztec -- The birth of Huitzilopochtli -- The world of Aztec warriors -- The departure of Quetzalcoatl -- The world of the Toltec -- Deities of the Southwest and Mexico -- Glossary

Target audience

juvenile

Classification