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This is our index of Aymara folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have organized our Native American legends section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same legend are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. In particular, though these legends come from the Aymaras, the traditional stories of other Andean tribes like the Inca are very similar.
Ekeko
(also spelled Ekeko, Ekhekho, or other ways): This is the Aymara trickster hero
and god of fertility and luck. Even today, little statues of Ekako are kept as good luck charms by many Aymara people.
Trickster Animals: Many
Aymara folktales feature sly animal heroes playing tricks on each other or on their neighbors.
Like modern cartoon animals, the tricksters often die in Aymara stories and spontaneously come
back to life. Fox (Qamaqe) is the most common Aymara trickster animal, but Monkey and Mouse
sometimes also play trickster roles.
The Myths of Mexico and Peru:Fox and Monkey:Aymara Stories:Mountain of the Condor: Metaphor and Ritual in an Andean Ayllu:Diccionario de Mitologia Aymara:
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