Pomo Indian Myths and Some of their Sacred Meanings

Download or read book Pomo Indian Myths and Some of their Sacred Meanings written by Cora Clark and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, which was first published in 1954, some forty-odd myths collected at various Pomo settlements are given clearly and concisely by Cora Clark and Texa Bowen Williams. It includes a separate section in which the sister authors provide a partial analysis of the myths based upon the interpretations given them by the storytellers. The meanings attributed to the tales include much nature symbolism: coyote, in an abbreviated creation myth, for example, is said to represent earth; Frog Woman, water; Kingfisher, air; and the Lizard, fire. In other tales, the number four is said to represent the growth principle; arrows, heat rays; and so on. This type of symbolism has not been attributed to the Pomo in previous discussions, and is thus represented here for the first time. A fascinating addition to the literature on Pomo mythology!