Flood Myth of the Pima (southwest Arizona)

A great green wall of water roared down the valley and destroyed everything in it. Szeukha, Earth maker's son, rescued a few people from the great eagle, who had kidnapped them earlier and kept them in his nest. [Erdoes & Ortiz]

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References: Erdoes, Richard and Alfonso Ortiz. American Indian Myths and Legends, Pantheon Books, New York. 1984.