Raven
The role Coyote takes in traditional stories shares some traits with the Raven figure in other cultures.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Associated with Chingichngish beliefs, first described in the 1820s.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ititaujang, Ixalu'qdjung, Salmon Man, Itiqtaujaq, Eqaluqdjuq, Coyote
- allied with
- gull, bear, Rattlesnake, Mountain Lion
- serves
- Chingichngish
- manifested by
- Psychopomp, Shani's vahana, valkyries, Lycius
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“The role Coyote takes in traditional stories shares some traits with the Raven figure in other cultures.”
#3946 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Back to the present, the man finds shelter in a double house that belongs to a raven and a gull.”
#6480 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The most distinctive characteristic of Chingichngish beliefs concerned the existence of a set of "Chingichngish avengers" who spied on human beings and enforced the moral code. These figures included Raven, Rattlesnake, Bear, Mountain Lion, and others.”
#20516 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Koran (Sura v, 30, etc.) agrees with the Bible in the main facts about the sacrifices and murder, but adds the legend that God sent a raven which by scratching in the earth showed Cain how to bury his brother. According to Jewish tradition, Adam and Eve were taught by the raven how to bury their son, and God rewarded the raven by granting three things: (1) his young were to be inviolable,(2) abundance of food, (3) his prayer for rain should be granted”
#44532 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-20b:free