Achiyalatopa
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Achiyalatopa is a giant monster in Zuni mythology
. The monster has celestial
powers, and possesses feathers made of flint
knives, which it throws at objects.
Zuni mythology
Zuni mythology is the oral history, cosmology, and religion of the Zuni people. The Zuni are a Pueblo people located in New Mexico. Their religion is integrated into their daily lives and respects ancestors, nature, and animals. Due to a history of religious persecution by non-native peoples, they...
. The monster has celestial
Celestial
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powers, and possesses feathers made of flint
Flint
Flint is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as a variety of chert. It occurs chiefly as nodules and masses in sedimentary rocks, such as chalks and limestones. Inside the nodule, flint is usually dark grey, black, green, white, or brown in colour, and...
knives, which it throws at objects.