COYOTEAlso known as AKBA-ATATDIA, FIRST-SCOLDER, OLD-MAN, OLD-MAN-COYOTE
The wily sneaky cheaty pesky Trickster God of the Wild West
He's the ubiquitous trickster and cultural hero of Native American mythology, the thorn in RAVEN's side, the first American Idiot, the original Marx Brother and spiritual leader of all Roadrunner-chasing Looney Tunes.
Responsible for many things, including the Milky Way (see BLACK-GOD) and the diversity of mankind (see HUMAN-MAKER), there are more stories about him than stars in the sky. He ought to have his own website.For example, did you hear the one about the Spying Moon? It seems that someone had pinched the moon, and COYOTE offered to stand in as replacement. Everyone agreed that he made a fine moon, but from his elevated position COYOTE could see everything that was going on.
Being of an irritating disposition, he couldn't resist blowing the whistle on friends and enemies alike. "Hey, look what BADGER is doing behind his tepee!" Pretty soon everyone was sick of his snooping and voted him out of the sky.
But nothing can keep COYOTE down for long. Being a boastful old show-off, he loves to impress the girls by juggling his eyeballs. One day he threw one so high it got stuck in the sky and became the star Arcturus. So even now he's keeping an eye on us all.
See also BADGER, CHINIGCHINICH, RAVEN and the customer service dept of ACME Products Inc.
Authors: Peter J Allen and Chas Saunders
References: Coming soon.
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Location : North America
Gender : Male
Type : Deity
Celebration or Feast Day : Unknown at present
Pronunciation : Coming soon
Alternative names : AKBA-ATATDIA, FIRST-SCOLDER, OLD-MAN, OLD-MAN-COYOTE
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