Abstract
Three sets of geoglyphs present in the Paracas and Nasca desert areas are associated with the Andean myth of the Fox in the Sky. A discoursive parallelism has been identified between the geoglyphs and the myth, establishing the geoglyphs as graphycally rendering scenes of the myth in two cases. In the third case, the characters are present but dispersed. The myth narrates the trip of the two main characters, the Fox and the Condor to the skies. They are later joined by the Parrot. The result of the mythical actions is the apparition of vegetable species on Earth, especially the oca. These edibles are also delineated on the Nasca Plains. These geoglyphic sets have been produced, in different styles in the places mentioned, in succesive periods. The myth, found from the Peruvian Central Andes to the Northern areas of Argentina and Chile, is still narrated today.
Highlights
Nasca desert areas are associated with the Andean myth of the Fox
A discoursive parallelism has been identified between the geoglyphs
The myth narrates the trip of the two main characters
Summary
Resumen Tres conjuntos de geoglifos de las zonas desérticas de Paracas y Nasca se asocian al mito andino del Zorro en el cielo, estableciéndose un paralelismo discursivo entre geoglifos y mito. Dos de los geoglifos constituyen escenas que ilustran gráficamente el mito, mientras que el tercero presenta personajes dispersos, y no una escena. El mito relata el viaje al cielo de los personajes principales, el Zorro y el Cóndor, a los que se les une el Loro. El resultado de las acciones míticas es la aparición de las especies vegetales sobre la tierra, especialmente la oca, también dibujada en Nasca. Que se ha identificado desde la sierra central peruana hasta el norte de Argentina y Chile, también perdura hasta hoy. Palabras claves: geoglifos, mito del Zorro en el cielo, cóndor, paralelismo discursivo
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