I am wildcat dead realm3/17/2024 ![]() ![]() Others, from what We are told, who bore the names of various natural objects had animal forms too. That many mythical animals are conceived of as human in form is indicated by the use of the particle go, ‘human,’ with their names. In other respects, however, they behaved much like human beings. Just what their form was is not known for all, but some of those that are mentioned have animal names and show animal characteristics, such as Crawfish, Buzzard, Panther, Spider, etc. It was inhabited by beings who lived in the water and beings who lived in the air. In the earliest mythological time about which anything at all is known, there existed only a certain realm of water and air called yubahé, ‘in the far heights.’ This expanse was boundless and fiat. ![]() An attempt will now be made to give as many of these beliefs as could be gotten in order to present as clearly as possible an idea of the religious life of the tribe. In treating other subjects frequent mention has been made, heretofore, of various religious beliefs connected with different phases of life, of the ideas which the Yuchi hold regarding the supernatural realm, and how they maintain their relations with the latter by means of rites and ceremonies. ![]()
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