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South American Myths And Legends Of South American Mythology

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South American myths and legends are very much known by the South American community. South american mythology is known for its mythical legends, and the outlandish mythical stories because South american mythology has a collection of mythical stories that tell why, what,and how something is or what it does and south american mythology has many mythical legends that are well known, and important to south american mythology.
South american mythology has a collection of mythical stories that tell why, what,and how something is or what it does.For example, in the story of the playful brazilian god according to south american folklore.com a god named Saci Perere is known as a trouble maker throughout the land. He is depicted as a small black …show more content…

Saci is a very mischievous god who looks to trick people for fun like hiding things from people, or playing weird optical illusions. the stories also say that inside every small tornado there is Saci Perere, and of anyone throws a rosary made of seeds inside the tornado, Saci Perere can be captured. By taking possession of his hat, the person can have any wish fulfilled. Another example of a story is about an armadillo trying to pursue his passion in singing originating from Bolivia entitled “armadillo 's song.” According to south american folklore.com the armadillo in the story would always watch and listen to the frogs singing with spectacular harmony. one day the armadillo decided to share the idea of his dream to sing just like the frogs, but the frogs quickly turned him down. though he had thought of giving up the armadillo decided to still put forth all he had to pursue his dream. after a long and hard journey the armadillo made it, and was enjoying his dream. But the armadillo only had the finest voice in the land to dying first then reborn he never had time for a normal life again he …show more content…

For example, the legend of el silbon better known as “the whistler” according to latino life.com this black hearted legend hunts different regions in Venezuelan and Columbian. his tragic background has made this mythical legend popular and famous in Venezuela and Columbia. “The whistler” roams around countries as a lost soul, and with him he carries a bag full of his father’s organs. the whistler gets his name from the bones that whistle wind the wind seeps through the cracks of the bones. another examples comes from the legend of black foot according to legends of america.com black foot is the name that was given to a south american and native tribes. These ethnic groups would always travel and would never give up, and these ethnic groups were special in terms of understanding and prophecies. the Blackfoot tribe was known for its proverbs like “those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas”, which means people who hang around low lies and dead beats, will they move on they will have various problems they will have to overcome. the Blackfoot native community was a wise and religious tribe whose prophecies are still remembered and practiced by south americans and others. both of these legends are widely known around parts of south america for their unique and various reasons. first el silbon better known as “the whistler” is scary figure known in south

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