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Ecuadorian Flood Myths and Origins by Emeline Daniela Avram is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document describes several flood myths among indigenous groups in Ecuador and Peru. In one Jivaro myth, two brothers survive a flood by taking refuge on top of a mountain as the waters rise. In another myth, a man survives by climbing a tree as the area is flooded by an angry spirit. The myths describe how small groups of people repopulated the areas after the flood waters receded.
- Author
- Emeline Daniela Avram
- Language
- EN