![]() ![]() All sorts of animals went to try to retrieve it and were killed by the goose. One day the evil and greedy Dagul'ku goose stole the plant and took it far away and guarded it. There was only one large tobacco plant in existence for everyone to use. The legend has it that in ancient times all of the animals and people could speak the same language. The condor took off and flew to the edge of the sky at which point the hummingbird emerged from the condor's feathers and flew beyond to the center of the upper world where he met Wiraqocha the metaphysical god of the Andes.Ī Cherokee legend tells of a hummingbird bringing tobacco back to the people after it was stolen by the evil Dagul'ku goose. When it came time for the contest, the hummingbird didn't show up. The condor said he could fly to the edge of the sky and the hummingbird said he could fly beyond the edge to the center of heaven. Incan legend tells that there was a contest between the condor and the hummingbird to see who would be king. The hummingbird is seen as the key to the next stage of development of human consciousness. The condor, which has the position of "king of the skies" conceded its status as the primary spiritual messenger of the "upper world" to the hummingbird. The Inca believed that the hummingbird was a messenger from heaven. They believed that if they died in battle they would be reincarnated as a hummingbird. The name of Hitzilopochti, the Aztec deity of the sun and war, actually means "hummingbird on the left." He wore a bracelet of hummingbird feathers on is left wrist. She was so surprised and humble that the great spirit sent word that she could wear her wedding gown for the rest of her life. ![]() When it came time for her wedding day, her friends which were other brightly colored birds donated some of their feathers of red, green, blue and gold to make her a wedding dress. ![]() There is a Mayan legend about Tzuunum, a little hummingbird who was created by the great spirit with great flying ability but she was plain. They believed that the bird was really the sun in disguise appearing as a hummingbird to court a beautiful woman, who is the moon. The ancient Central American civilization of the Mayans revered the hummingbird as a magic being. ![]()
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