Amazon Myths of Creation

The creation myths explain the origin of the people of the Ticunas, called "Black Skin? by their neighbors because they painted their bodies and in the ceremonies dedicated to their gods or their protectors clan, says that Yuchen, who lived always in the world, with partridges, paujiles, monkeys and crickets, age had seen the earth. Through these animals, he realized that the world was living and that life was time and time ... was death. There was no place on earth more beautiful than the one where he lived Yuchen, was a small hut in a clearing in the jungle, near a creek framed by sandy beaches. It was warm there, nor heat nor rain hampered the beauty of that place. They say no one has seen the site but hope to go there Ticunas someday. Yuchen was a day to bathe in the stream as usual. He reached the shore and entered the water until it was entirely submerged. When washing the face leaned forward looking in the mirror of water, for the first time noticed that he had aged.

When you look old was deeply saddened. "I am already old ... only!. Oh, if I die on earth shall be more alone yet?. Sorry, slowly walked back to his hut. The whisper of the forest and the birds singing drunk of infinite melancholy. Along the way he felt a pain in the knee as if he had bitten an animal. Without realizing it, thought it had been a wasp and began to feel that a heavy drowsiness came over him. He walked with difficulty and to get to the hut lay down and fell asleep. He had a long sleep, he dreamed dreamed that the more aged and more set and weaker than his dying body projected beings. He awoke late the next day and wanted to get up but the pain stopped him. Then he looked at his knee and had noticed the swollen and transparent. It seemed that something was moving inside, the closer was surprised eyes, there in the background, two tiny beings who worked and went to see them. The figures were a man and a woman, the man tuning a bow and a woman knitting a hammock. Yuchen asked, "Who are you?

How did they get there? The beings looked up, looked at him but said nothing, kept working. When no reply was a maximum effort to get up, but fell to the ground. By hitting the knee on the floor, left there the two little people began to grow as he died. The first Ticunas stayed a while there, where they had many children and then left because they wanted to see more land. Many have sought Ticunas there but none was found. Some say it's in Brazil, in a creek that flows into the Rio Yavari. Big Water The Tree (Wilson Ramos story) This is the story of the beginning of the world when creation was complete, when there was no water, no light, no man to at least take care of things in the world. They were just the earth, sky, animals and fruits known. It was a confusion, darkness on the earth depended on a huge tree that covered it. So it was that moment arrived Yoi, the first parent existing on earth, in order to reflect and put an end to things. Thus spoke to his brother IPI, but it was very naughty and everything that his older brother said, contradicted him though was his only company on earth.

The sky was covered with darkness. Yoi called his brother and said "Let's take all the fruit in soil and existing call to summon animals are going to overthrow this huge tree called Lupuna? Then all the animals found on earth began to sting, bite and scratch the tree. A whole host of animals that existed on earth were ready to topple the tree. However, Yoi and Ipi were surprised because they have not succeeded. Yoi Then he sent for the two species of squirrels that existed in the world. He sent up to the greedy squirrel until the end of the tree to see why he would not fall. The little squirrel failed to reach the top of the tree, she could only get halfway.

Yoi then sent up to the other species of squirrel, the squirrel was climbing. This squirrel could climb to another strain of the tree and discovered the reason for the surprise of Yoi and Ipi. He went down immediately and told it was a monkey Yoi lazy hands had grasped the sky and down was holding the tree and that was why he did not want to fall. Yoi sent back to the squirrel climbing to the top of the tree with the monkey throw Chili lazy. She came to the strain of the tree, threw pepper in his mouth the monkey lazy but did nothing. The squirrel came down and said the chili was not doing anything the monkey. Then he come up with small ants in the area known as "twnw?, Whose bite is very strong. The squirrel came and scattered the ants in the body of the monkey. The pain from the stings of the ants made the lazy monkey dropping off the tree that held until at last it did. This tree fell on the world forming lightning, thunder and bringing forth water.

An immense volume of the trunk was formed giving rise to the Amazon River and branches were formed lagoons and streams. Such was the joy of Yoi who got into the water and as it splashed droplets was becoming a multitude of fish that filled the rivers. Ipi then noticed his loneliness and saw the water floated the heart of the tree. Out of curiosity I took it, planted and tended with love while always aware of it. After some time he ate it and felt something wonderful, to throw the seed came a very beautiful lady and told him loved him. Thereafter, IPI saw it as his wife. This was the first pair that existed in the world. Yoi returned to the land where his brother already had a wife IPI, but upon arrival, the wife of Ipi Yoi disappeared and he felt lonely and sad. One day he went to the door and sat on the banks of the river when suddenly there appeared a beautiful young woman who stayed with him. Yoi partner while his brother got was alone again. Yoi thought to organize all the beings he had created and organized by clans.

Yoi and Ipi were together when they appeared an iguana. Yoi kill it and then the kitchen. When he was ready Yoi distributed among all the animals he created. When he was distributing to each animal was mentioning the clan to which he belonged: the muchilero, heron, tiger, parrot, toucan, black heron, the ant, the canangucho, in total of fourteen clans. It also instructed each one about who could marry making it clear that, for example, macaw with herons could not, when joining two feathers, but with scarlet tiger, it was no problem, as was skin with feathers. It also established that children inherit their father's clan and uttering these words back to the trunk and stick to larger river, the Amazon River. The Amazon River Dolphin Amazon This popular fish is also known as porpoise or dolphin. It is believed that he becomes a man to seduce women. The wheels and parts of the female body as talismans used in fishing, hunting and love. They say the animal becomes a person and is presented to people who use their body parts like teeth, or that kills its kind for pusanga (witchcraft) or talismans for spells.

With the teeth of the hub is a preparation with any oil and smeared people who go crazy immediately. Only the person using the tooth to make this evil animal appears you become a person, he talks like any human, love, love him and takes him to the river where it kills. If a man who killed the hub, it appears become a woman and vice versa. The story goes that the Curupira Curupira gave a charm to a man to have luck in hunting, provided they do not disclose his secret. A friend got him drunk and talking more about the man's account reveals the secret of the wrath of the Curupira who punishes and removes the talisman. In Indian legends are numerous allusions to natural beings (animals, plants, stars, etc.) Recalling the faults or the exploits of the mythological beings. Ticunas Legends Sun pitied certain man of the people of his tribe, rises to the sky to give light and heat to the world. The Moon A young man commits incest with his sister and goes to heaven showing in his face smeared black dyes for which it had been discovered.

Plants A woman dies after stolen magic basket where he got the yucca, bananas, etc.. So the vegetables begin to be born spontaneously. The waters When men fail lupuna cut the tree, the waters spread over the earth. The hawk This animal appears when a man becomes after eating his stolen meat hunting day during school to "pelazón?. Moe's wife At maturity the fruit of umari, falls down and becomes the wife of Moe. The monkeys were initially Boquiblancos orphans whom nobody cared and so they become monkeys. A non-indigenous people parrot is hurling chunks of meat Ngutapa. Some pieces become fish and other white men. Moéarikena bird song Remember the sound of the flute Moe. The palm of her belly reminds yaripa With adulterous pregnancy Moe's wife. The fish ipichikima Remember to IPI, the brother "crazy?. The pupfish Nonuetona nails those fish out after upset with the father. The parrot taik Neimuda's daughter becomes a parrot after his adventures in the jungle.

The egg of the hummingbird is the heart of Jitomir, father and main hero of the Huitotos. Tuayó Bird's sister becomes tuayó Jitomir for not having warned who had killed his father. The sea cow is as powerful a piece of worm killing deer is Crediditoma another piece of the same worm mentioned above. Veins Worms suck Fisidojisima body became veins. The ant Majina, dust out the tiger's teeth pierce the enemy of Jitomir, ant is becoming Majin. The cotomachaco or preserve (UI huitoto) Version A is said to be a two-headed boa. On top head hunting animals and trees below the hunting land animals. That lives and although a single animal eats both. Is said to live in Peru, in the jungle, Canaguchal, near a lake. Nobody is going to this site where it says that this animal lives is very dangerous. Version B "As I had heard that boy, then I said ... when they go over there is a two-headed snake that lives in the jungle or rather where nobody walks.

That hangs his head to the bottom that is 50 feet or more tall, the other head out there on the side of the earth. That will eat from here (below) all that happens, whether Christian, whether animal, he will eat. From there (above) eats monkeys. Then the swollen belly has it well. From there a coma here and there and come here when they get tired, you want to upload. That is the cotomachaco they say two heads. For example, if you go walking down there ... when you look, s'entrega, pull. He picked it up! p'arriba throws, and you're inside, swallows it. Walk away if he is found, stop screaming like a wo, wo, wo, to call to be eating right? People say I'm going to kill a stop and go with the shotgun to get it, when uh! before you go ... you pull it and eats it and leaves the gun quiet there?. (Oral Narrative Curitima Manuel, a native of the region). The Chuyachaque "The duende is Chuyachaque whistles that children in the mountain, attracts them, steal them. His feet are tiny and one large one, say the face is p'adelante and p'atrás are the feet?.

(Juliana Tamayo). "Mother of Monte has a forward pathic and other smaller back, hit the sneakers, drunk people, takes her to his cave?. (Angelica Lucas). National Cultural Information System.