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2 unusual facts about Ohlone mythology


Ohlone mythology

One Ohlone creation myth begins with the demise of a previous world: When it was destroyed, the world was covered entirely in water, apart from a single peak, Pico Blanco (north of Big Sur) in the Rumsien version (or Mount Diablo in the northern Ohlone's version) on which Coyote, Hummingbird, and Eagle stood.

The Bay Miwok people also believed that the world started with water surrounding the tallest mountain in the region Mount Diablo.



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