Chapter 521 (1/2)
Qingmu looked at situ, who was also looking at him. Due to the thick fog, their faces are a little fuzzy in each other's eyes, but their consciousness clearly appears in each other's spiritual world like lightning that can penetrate the thick fog.
Situ was still calm and said in a peaceful tone: ”Madam, you might as well finish the myth story of the Itza people. Myth is the source of civilization. The ancient myths we hear are like gamma ray bursts captured in the universe. Although they are only sporadic flashes, they confirm the once brilliance of the long dead stars in the dark depths of the universe. You are an expert in this field. Maybe you can see some traces of ancient civilization.”
”All right.” Mrs. Larry smiled and continued to tell the myths and legends of the itsa people. ”In addition to Cheva and ischeva, the other five children of unab are named Sanchi, mantistone, Tosho, chayak and ulakan.
Sanchi stands for the tree of life, which is the driving force of life growth and the spiritual source of all things. He lives where Cheva and ischeva rise. Cheva likes to compete with him, while ischeva likes to snuggle up among the branches of Sanchi to spy on people's actions at night. It is said that Sanchi grew too high and blocked Cheva's brilliance. Cheva went to report to unab, who died He sent a big bird to fly to the highest place in the sky with Cheva on his back every day. After completing the task, he stopped on top of sangqi and waited for the next day. ”
At this point, everyone turned to see Aoki and the crow on his head. Although only one outline could be seen in the thick fog, it added to their mystery.
Lying in the arms of Cymbidium, she gave a deep meow.
The crow felt strange and felt a little uncomfortable. He shouted, ”Oh, why do I feel a little hot on my back! Quack... Do you see a... Sun on my back?!”
People laughed, ”Oh, yes, you have a sun on your back, and your hair is roasted black like that!”
Mrs. Larry smiled and said: ”In fact, there are similar stories in human myths and legends. For example, Fusang wood and golden black bird in Oriental mythology are very close to this; in the legend of the Nigerian people in Oceania, crows bring fire, and there is light in the world; in the legend of the Haida people in the Pacific, ravens are thieves stealing sunlight; in Russia, the criyak people believe that the volcanic movement is made by crows Yes. These are all related to the sun or fire. The most interesting thing is that in Greek mythology, Apollo, the sun god, raised a white Raven. There is a saying that Apollo never drove a golden carriage, but rode around the world on a white crow. ”
”Can a white one be called a crow?”
”Maybe it used to be called white crow! In myth, Apollo's Raven had snow-white feathers. At that time, Apollo was falling in love with mortal Princess colonis, but the princess had an affair with mortals during pregnancy, which happened to be seen by the Raven.
Apollo, who learned the news, went to take revenge with his sister Artemis, the goddess of hunting. Artemis shot everyone with a bow and arrow, including the princess colonis. Apollo took the unborn child out of the princess's belly and gave it to the half man and half horse Kerong to raise and teach, that is, Asclepius, the God of medicine.
Later, Apollo regretted and felt that he should not be so impulsive, so he was angry with the messenger Raven. His anger burned the Raven's feathers, and the Raven became black from then on. ”
”Oh, what a sad story!” cried the crow. ”Well... Needless to say, there are so many gods. It's impossible to raise crows...”
Mrs. Larry said: ”because I am familiar with the tribe here, I know more about sangqi, who represents the God guarding the tribe. For others, I only know that mantistone represents mountains and power. He lives where Cheva and ischeva fall.
Whenever the great unab rises to the sky and looks at the world with his thousands of eyes, the naughty Cheva will hide behind his brother mentistone to avoid his father's punishment, while ischeva will indulge in his father's arms. Sometimes unab loves his daughter and deliberately hides his light, making ischeva the brightest color in the night sky. ”