Myths that explain how a human good or a human condition began: the theft of fire by Prometheus and the First Fire of other peoples, the Chameleon's Message that brought death and the gift of ceremony by the White Buffalo Calf Woman. A myth belongs here when its cited article describes the origin of fire, death or a sacred gift. It excludes journeys and wild hunts. Examples in the atlas include Prometheus and the Theft of Fire.
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White Buffalo Calf Woman (Wikipedia)
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Oral traditions relate that she brought the "Seven Sacred Rites" to the Lakota people.
Prometheus (Wikipedia)
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He defied the Olympian gods by stealing fire from them and giving it to humanity.
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