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The men established "a framework of social organization to give them strength and order" [2] in which each totem represents a core branch of knowledge and responsibility essential to society. Today, seven general totems compose this framework. The crane and the loon are the leadership, responsible for over-seeing and leading the people.
The term "token" has replaced "totem" in some areas. [8] In some cases, such as the Yuin of coastal New South Wales, a person may have multiple totems of different types (personal, family or clan, gender, tribal and ceremonial). [6] The lakinyeri or clans of the Ngarrindjeri were each associated with one or two plant or animal totems, called ...
Anjea, fertility goddess or spirit, in whom people's souls reside between their incarnations; Gaiya, giant devil dingo of lower Cape York Peninsula; Dhakhan, ancestral god of the Kabi
The animal fylgja typically came in the form of a dog, but also as various other land or even sea creatures, [11] The particular animal type that the fylgja takes on may reflect the character of the person they represent, akin to a totem animal. Hence fox-like fylgja shadowed a deceitful person, a swan-like form shadowed a beautiful woman. [12]
The Animal in Far Eastern Art and Especially in the Art of the Japanese Netsuke, with References to Chinese Origins, Traditions, Legends, and Art. BRILL. ISBN 9004042954. OCLC 600653239. Webster, Richard (2008). The Encyclopedia of Superstitions. Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN 978-0-7387-1277-2. OCLC 173748226. Welch, Patricia Bjaaland (2008).
Below is a list of commonly recognized figures who are part of Lakota mythology, a Native American tribe with current lands in North and South Dakota.The spiritual entities of Lakota mythology are categorized in several major categories, including major deities, wind spirits, personified concepts, and other beings.
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Temáukel is the supreme god of the Selk'nam and Haush pantheon [2] [3] and, in theory, of all Selk'nam deities, is the only one that is considered a god, since the other deities are identified, rather as mythological ancestors.