moon (Tale 73)

Role: the moon · First appears: Tale 73

Life events

• Sun and moon fought, and sun threw sand on moon, creating its dark places.(Tale 73)
  • With: sun (Tale 73)
  • “Once then sun and moon fought. The sun said, ‘You are moon, not so good; if I give you no light, you are no good.’ The moon answered, ‘You are sun and very hot. I am moon and am better. The women like me very much, and when I shine they go out doors to spin.’ Then the sun was very angry and took some sand and threw it on the moon, and that is why there are dark places on the moon now.”

Tale 73

• enemies with sun (Tale 73) “Once then sun and moon fought.”

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Tinguian. Made with Rho MD.