His Majesty! by danob
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Description
Urubutsin (Amazon/Brazil): Legends and Myths
Iae represents the Moon god for the Mamaiurans, an Amazon Indian tribe living along the banks of the Xingu river in Brazil. According to a Mamaiuran legend, at the beginning of time it was always night and the Indian tribes were forced to live in perpetual fear of attack from wild animals. The light could not reach the Mamaiurans because the wings of the birds blocked the sky.
Iae and his brother, Kuat, decided to steal some light from the vulture god Urubutsin, king of the birds. The two brothers hid themselves in a corpse, and waited until the birds approached. As soon as Urubutsin landed on the corpse to eat the maggots that it was supposed to contain, Kuat grasped the Urubutsin's leg. Unable to get away and deserted by his followers, Urubutsin was forced to compromise with the two brothers.
He agreed that he would share daylight with the Mamaiurans. To make the light last for long time, it was established that day should alternate with night. As a result, Kuat became associated with the Sun and Iae with the Moon.
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Comments (63)
Meowgli
fascinating patterns on his feathers, and a well caught moment - very regal! good job =)
flora-crassella
fantastisch - wie alle! Ich bin begeistert!!!!
Hendesse
Stunning shot, looks absolutely impressive. A very beautiful bird.
kenwas
Thanks so much for the reference material to go with this superb shot. What a creature!
timtripp
well shot
Meisiekind
Lovely shot of this incredible bird! Great narration to go with it. xx
gunsan
Your stories are always so interresting, and the title well found for this majestic creature ( well I don't find him very beautiful, but imposing)
busi2ness
A well composed and cropped image Danny. The back lighting does make huge difference on the display.
jeroni
excellent capture and fantastic details my friend
thevolunteer
I love the Mythology story. Fantastic shot too. Well done. Aloha
RodolfoCiminelli
A fantastic photo my friend.....!!! Very imposing bird.....!!!!
aquablue
Very nice Danny !!! He's posing especially for you..........
zoren
AWESOME......!
carlx
Fantastic pose, portrait and title!!!
magnus073
Brilliant image my friend and I simply love your words of the legend.
lil_t
WOW... fantastic story and capture! Thanks! :)
BorisB
What an amazing shot, gorgeous, wonderful light and really an impressive "little fellow"!!
G_Mansco
Interresting words my friend and a so splendid capture ;O)
rockstrider
Fantastic capture Danny and excellent narative mate!
virginiese
Wonderful capture and great legend ! Thanks for sharing !
dhanco
Amazing shot and wonderful story. Beautifully done!
artaddict2
A remarkable shot! Superb framing and great piece of information. reminds me of a conductor leading an Orchestra lol.
OldHippieKeyboard
Amazing spread-wing shot, Danny. And thanks for the fascinating mythology. Bravo!
uk601
outstanding foto. really fantastic ! i like it very much
fredster66
I'll tell you... this is amazing.
SapUS59
fantastic capture !!
gs1953
Eccellente! Bravo!
Hedepo
This is a real fantastic capture of this beautiful bird!! Thanks for the story, which is very interesting!! Excellent work Have a very nice evening Henk
durleybeachbum
Marvellous!!!!
sintoock
Excellent, comme toujours.