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This is our collection of links to Pemon stories and legends that can be read online. We have indexed 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 Pemons, the traditional stories of other Venezuelan tribes like the Carib and Arawak Indians are very similar.
Wei:
The Sun, and father of the Pemon people.
Makunaima (also spelled Makunaimö):
Older son of Wei, a culture hero of the Pemon.
Chike (also spelled Chikö or Chika):
Younger son of Wei, a culture hero of the Pemon.
Kanaima (also spelled Canaima or Kanaime):
An evil spirit that possesses people and causes them to turn into deadly animals and/or go into a murderous rage. Assassins, or
people seeking revenge for a slain relative, sometimes invited the Canaima spirit into themselves by
taking certain drugs or conducting certain magic rituals.
The Legend of Makunaima:The Tree of Life:The Great Flood and Creation of Roraima:Canaima: Pemon Spirit of Death:Dark Shamans:
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