While reading the myths and legends of the Native American Indians in Erdoes and Ortiz’s collection, many of us began asking the question of the truthfulness of translation. Many of the stories that are recorded in this book are eerily similar to many European Biblical stories of Christianity, despite the fact that these two religions […]
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“Blood Clot” and “Stone Boy”: Very Similar Tales
In Erdoes and Ortiz’s American Indian Myths and Legends, many of the tales seem to revolve around a few central themes. Each tale tells a story of its own, but two stories, “Blood Clot” and “Stone Boy,” oddly recount similar tales. In both “Blood Clot” and “Stone Boy,” two boys are born/created from a natural […]
