Selkʼnam Mythology
Selkʼnam mythology is the body of myths of the Selkʼnam people, Selkʼnam and Haush peoples of Tierra del Fuego (main island), Tierra del Fuego. Sources Selkʼnam mythology is known today primarily from the works of the Austrian ethnology, ethnologist Martin Gusinde and the Franco-American ethnology, ethnologist Anne Chapman. Cosmology In the Selkʼnam and Haush mythology, the cosmos is divided in four ''shóʼon'' or infinite skies, which represent the four cardinal directions: * Kamuk: Northern sky. * Kéikruk: Southern sky. * Wintek: Eastern sky. It is considered the most important of the four ''shóʼon'', being the residence of Temáukel and source of all that exists. * Kenénik: Western sky. Each ''shóʼon'' is associated with one of the seasons. Kamuk symbolizes the Spring (season), spring and summer, Kéikruk symbolizes the winter, Kenénik symbolizes the autumn and, finally, Wintek symbolizes all the seasons and, possibly, even the time. Gods and spirits Th ...
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