Book
Black rainbow : legends of the Incas and myths of ancient Peru / edited and translated by John Bierhorst ; designed and illustrated by Jane Byers Bierhorst.
Record details
- ISBN: 0374308292
- Physical Description: p. cm.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1976]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Bibliography: p. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The Inca land and Inca culture. Religion in ancient Peru. Designing the world. Inca history. Literature. The myth of Coniraya and Cahuillaca.--Legends of the Incas: The rod of gold. Mayta Capac. The storm. The vanishing bride. A messenger in black. The oracle at Huamachuco. The llama herder and the daughter of the sun.--A latter-day legend: Utca Paucar.--Myths of ancient Peru: Viracocha. Coniraya and Cahuillaca. The macaw woman.--Myths that have survived: The serpent. The condor seeks a wife. The rainbow. The boy who rose to the sky.--Modern fables and animal tales: The moth. Why the fox has a huge mouth. The dancing fox. The mouse husband. The grateful dove. |
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| Subject: | Incas > Legends. Quechua Indians > Legends. Indians of South America > Peru > Legends. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
