Achiyalatopa is a giant monster in
Zuni mythology
Zuni religion is the oral history, cosmology, and religion of the Zuni people. The Zuni are a Pueblo people located in New Mexico. Their religion is integrated into their daily lives and respects ancestors, nature, and animals. . The monster has
celestial
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Science
* Objects or events seen in the sky and the following astronomical terms:
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** Celes ...
powers, and possesses feathers made of
flint
Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and sta ...
knives, which it throws at objects.
References
*Jones, Gertrude. ''Dictionary of Mythology Folklore and Symbols''. New York: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 1962.
Probert Encyclopedia article on Achiyalatopa
Zuni mythology
Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America
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