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Dancing, method of, 49 c, 321 –322n21

Dancing ground, 62

Dark great-house, 303 –304n21

Darkness

creation of, 50 –51

god of, 259

Dating techniques, 9

Dawn, creation of, 47 –48

Dead, dreams of, 244 c

Death

origin of, 92 , 263 , 323 n9, 325 n1

return to earth after, 92 c

as suggested by Black Beetle, 60 –61

Deaver, William, 318 n3

Deer

creation of, 48

hunting of, 157 –158

Densmore, Ruth, 153

DeSautel, M., 12

Desert People, 229 , 309 –310n2. See also Papago territorial group; Pima-Papago

"Destruction through Sex," 69 –74

Devil, 183 c

Dice sticks, 154 , 158 c

Dirty action, perceived by Allison, 118 c

Disobedience, as original sin, 179 –200, 316 –317n3

Divining quartz crystal, 97

Doctor's Square Stone, 97

Doctor's Stone of Light, 97

Doctrine and Covenants , 21

Dog, speaking in flood, 73 , 303 n8

Dog-Pumpkin Baby, 102 , 106

Dolores, Juan, 45 , 58 , 204 , 304 n1

Down-feather Running, 206

Dreams

animal visitations during, 251 c

myth revelations in, 292 n5

Dream signs, 81 –82. See also Bad dreams

Dream travel, 292 n5

"Drinker, The" (Governor of Uturituc), 39 –43

Drink-it-all-up, 135 , 138 , 139 , 298 –299n6. See also Siuuhu

"Drunkard's songs," 128 –129

Drunkenness, 123 –124, 129 n, 182

Dryness. See Wetness and dryness as mythological themes

Duajida songs, 316 n20

Ducks, creation of, 79

Dust devils, 132 c

Dying god motif, 16 –17


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