Yamana
Lexuwakipa, ibis, felt offended by
the people, so she let it snow so much that ice came to cover
the entire earth. When it melted, it rapidly flooded all the earth
except five mountain tops, on which a few people escaped. Signs
of the floodwaters still show up on those mountains. In another
version, the moon-woman Hanuxa caused the flood because she was
full of hatred against the people, especially the men, who had
taken over the women's secret kina ceremony and made it their
own. A few people survived on five mountain tops.
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