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Coyote () is an irresponsible and trouble-making character and he is one of the most important and revered characters in Navajo mythology.〔Zolbrod, P.G. (1984) ''Diné bahane': The Navajo creation story. University of New Mexico Press.'': USA. ISBN 978-0-8263-1043-9〕 Even though Tó Neinilii is the Navajo god of rain, Coyote also has powers over rain.〔 Coyote's ceremonial name is which means "first scolder".〔 In Navajo tradition, Coyote appears in creation myths, teaching stories, and healing ceremonial. ==Mythology== Coyote is a key figure in Navajo mythology, and of all the figures in Navajo mythology, Coyote (Maii') is the most contradictory. He is a shadowy figure that can be funny or fearsome. Coyote is greedy, vain, foolish, cunning and also occasionally displays a degree of power. "In common with Tricksters generally, he serves to test the bounds of possibilities and order."〔(Cooper, Guy H., "Coyote in Navajo Religion and Cosmology", ''The Canadian Journal of Native Studies'' VII, 2 (1987):181-193 )〕 Coyote looks like a coyote in animal form and he looks like a man with a mustache in human form.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coyote (Navajo mythology)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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