Only in the Western Hemisphere do hummingbirds exist.
Mayan Legend has it the hummingbird is actually the sun in disguise trying to court a beautiful woman who is the moon. Mojave Legend tells of a primordial time when people lived in an underground world (similar to Plato's Analogy of the Cave). They sent a hummingbird up to look for light. Following a twisted path, the hummingbird found an upper world of light and introduced the people to a whole new world.
Navajo Legend: A hummingbird was sent up to see what lay above the blue sky. It turns out to be absolutely nothing.
Cherokee Legend: A medicine man turned himself into a hummingbird to retrieve lost plants of medicinal value.
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