His Majesty! by danob
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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)
babuci
Fantastic
rocserum
the big foto is stunning!! RS
ascript
Superb! ;)
jocko500
love the pattern on this bird. cool shot
MrsLubner
Stunning! Absolutely amazing. I am speechless. Wow!
bpclarke
Great capture. Love the ruff around his neck too. Bunny
Charberry
Ah, the only thing I could think of when seeing this image was "The Dark Crystal." ;o) Excellent capture.
MedTran39
Awesome capture of this truly beautiful bird! Also enjoyed the story!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent photography and capture, well done...
Romia
Nice story and photograph! Well done!
sharky_
Wow! A Salute to this one. Excellent shot. Aloha
LudyMelltSekher
Stupendous photography, very good light and excellence!!! a million stars** Luminos blesing Ludy
Digitaleagle
Awesome shot the highlights from the back lighting are excellent, great pose!!!
xxancroft
Looks like a hungry mother too!!
kgb224
Excellent capture Daniel _/.
Anjour
Stunning shot fascinating story and capture...:o)
42n8
Excellent, great title lol very apt
tallpindo
At the gathering of eagles in the aerie the vultures will be seen as premature.
vlaaitje
wonderful pose and powerful bird
novelist
This is fantastic. I love the myth that goes with it, and the vulture is majestic as you say.
romanceworks
Wow - fantastic shot and love the story, too. CC
junge1
Wonderful picture of this majestic bird and very informative narrative!
auntietk
Impressive!
Richardphotos
outstanding myth and what a regal bird and capture
erlandpil
Is a great picture again erland
Realm_Of_Illusion
Stunning!
KarmaSong
Impressive bird, wonderfully captured as always by your great eye! I also enjoyed reading your narrative. Brilliant!
kilsbyr
very dominant image
kimariehere
HOW fantastic with open wing span showing it all off so proudly !!!! another amazing capture Danny!!!!!
Longrider
I like the stories that goes along with your creations...once again a great capture. as usual nicely composed,and presented with great dof.