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Myths and Tales from the White Mountain Apache, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Vol. XXIV, Part II

Note 13 — Creation Myth.[1]

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When a youth went through an adolescence ceremony he did it with a definite career in mind. The normal myth of this type put the emphasis on the weapons secured and feats of warlike prowess in killing the monsters; that is, the warrior idea is uppermost. This version stresses the acquisition of horses and probably is a specialized myth for those who wish to be successful in acquiring and breeding horses.

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