Mythology Glossary Definition (English)
Totem Defined
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"A living thing (or its image) that is venerated by a people as the representative of a protective deity. In tribal cultures, the totem was often regarded as the emblem of a clan and as such the focus of ancestor worship. Native American myths such as those featuring Raven and Eagle provide symbolic validation of the kinship system through the acts of totemic animals who were instrumental in the foundation of the clan. (Contrast with "anthropomorphic gods.") See "animism.""
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