“The Navajo Origin Legend” is typical of Native American myths in more ways than one. Characteristics of myths include; devices that aid in memorization, themes, common elements, and archetypes, just to name a few. This specific myth used repetition to aid in the memorization. The number “four” was repeated several times. This number alluded to the four seasons, four gods were mentioned, and lastly, there are four cardinal directions. The different cardinal directions were also mentioned when stating the specific directions that the wind blew as well. Corn was also very common throughout the text. Native Americans are typically associated with corn. The colors representing the corn were yellow, which was the women, and white, as men.
