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California's Mount Shasta has been the subject of a large number of myths and legends. In particular, it is often said there is a secret city beneath its peaks. In some stories, the city is no longer inhabited, while in others, it is inhabited by a technologically advanced society of human beings or mythical creatures.
Chilote mythology – the cultures of Chono and Huilliche, who live on the Chiloé Archipelago, off the coast of southern Chile. Guarani mythology – an indigenous people of the Gran Chaco , especially in Paraguay and parts of the surrounding areas of Argentina , Brazil , and Bolivia and Some regions in the southern part of South America.
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 4:319-356. Berkeley. Laylander, Don. 2005. "Myths about Myths: Clues to the Time Depth of California's Ethnographic Record". Proceedings of the Society for California Archaeology 18:65-69. Lowie, Robert H. 1908. "The Test-Theme in North American Mythology".
California Nevada USA: North America: Tahoe Tessie: Large, serpent-like creature. [57] Rivers, Lakes, and Caves throughout New Zealand [58] New Zealand: Australia: Taniwha: Resembles a shark, dragon, or whale, or a shapeshifter that can appear like any of those animals. [59] Creatures from Māori folklore Bala Lake Wales United Kingdom: Europe
Native American "Little People" from Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers, 1917. Little people have been part of the folklore of many cultures in human history, including Ireland, Greece, the Philippines, the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, Flores Island, Indonesia, and Native Americans.
Articles about the Mythology of the Native American people, from within the contemporary borders of California See also: Traditional narratives (Native California) Subcategories
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They share some elements with the neighboring people in Central and Northern California, such as Miwok mythology. The Bay Miwok people also believed that the world started with water surrounding the tallest mountain in the region, Mount Diablo. The Ohlone myths contain numerous similarities to Yokuts mythology and cosmogony. [7]