Yellow Corn Maiden

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    There are Seven Corn Maidens in Zuni mythology. The Yellow Corn maiden is the eldest and represents the direction of the north. The Corn Maidens created seed by rubbing the skin off their bodies, and later, after fleeing the attentions of aggressive male dancers, became the seven stars of the Big Dipper constellation. Corn is planted when these stars are visible.

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             American Folklore 100, no. 398 : 436-445.