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Page 42
At the beginning of the first era , Quetzalcoatl had created human beings from the
bones of the dead which he had brought from the underworld and sprinkled with
his blood . He also gave them knowledge of agriculture and handicrafts .
At the beginning of the first era , Quetzalcoatl had created human beings from the
bones of the dead which he had brought from the underworld and sprinkled with
his blood . He also gave them knowledge of agriculture and handicrafts .
Page 116
Kamapua'a means " hog child " – the deity was born with the face and body of a
pig , as well as human hands and feet . He seems to have survived several
attempts on his life as an infant , some possibly by his parents . But once he had
grown ...
Kamapua'a means " hog child " – the deity was born with the face and body of a
pig , as well as human hands and feet . He seems to have survived several
attempts on his life as an infant , some possibly by his parents . But once he had
grown ...
Page 120
In the beginning , he entrusted three calabashes to a honeybird with the
instruction that he should take them to the first human beings , but only allow
them to open two of them . These two calabashes contained seeds . The third
calabash was ...
In the beginning , he entrusted three calabashes to a honeybird with the
instruction that he should take them to the first human beings , but only allow
them to open two of them . These two calabashes contained seeds . The third
calabash was ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & Legends |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0025801813, 9780025801813 |
| Length | 260 pages |
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