Coyote was an important being to several Native American
tribes. He was one of those tricksters that are found in several world
mythologies, in fact very close in temperament and deed to Loki of the Norse pantheon.
Eternally scavenging for food, he represents the most basic instincts,
but in other narratives, he is also the father of the Indian people and
a potent conductor of spiritual forces in the form of sacred dreams. In
the �Myth of the Stars and the Moon� he is shown as a wise counsellor
even.
There are more stories about him than stars in the sky. For
example, did you hear the one about the �Spying Moon�? It seems that
someone had pinched the moon, and Coyote offered to stand in as
replacement. Everyone agreed that he made a fine moon, but from his
elevated position Coyote could see everything that was going on. Being
of an irritating disposition, he couldn’t resist blowing the whistle on
friends and enemies alike. “Hey, look what Badger is doing behind his
tepee!”
Pretty soon everyone was sick of his snooping and voted him out of the
sky. But nothing can keep Coyote down for long. Being an old show-off,
he loves to impress the girls by juggling his eyeballs. One day he
threw one so high it got stuck in the sky and became the star Arcturus.
So even now he’s keeping an eye on us all.
The Fifteen Gods
These are the 15 categories of this test. If you score above average in �
�all or none of the four variables: Dagda. �
Erudite: Thoth. �
Sensual: Frey. �
Martial: Mars. �
Saturnine: Mictlantecuhtli. �
Erudite & Sensual: Amun. �
Erudite & Martial: Odin. �
Erudite & Saturnine: Anubis. �
Sensual & Martial: Zeus. �
Sensual & Saturnine: Cernunnos. �
Martial & Saturnine: Loki. �
Erudite, Sensual & Martial: Lug. �
Erudite, Sensual & Saturnine: Coyote. �
Erudite, Martial & Saturnine: Hades. �
Sensual, Martial & Saturnine: Pan.
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