Mixtec Indian Creation Legend

Mixtec Indian Creation Legend
   In the myths of this tribe it is told how the Wind of the Nine Serpents, manifested as a bird, and the Wind of the Nine Caverns (Gucumatz), manifested as a winged serpent, caused the waters of the Deluge to subside, and land appeared. The fact that the Nine Caverns are mentioned shows that this tribe took refuge at the time of the Deluge in a cave rather than on a mountain top.

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