Comments on: Mount Timpanogos http://thestepfordchild.com/2010/01/11/mount-timpanogos/ 68% robot - the rest is pure emotion Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:46:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: leslijoe http://thestepfordchild.com/2010/01/11/mount-timpanogos/comment-page-1/#comment-529 leslijoe Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:02:42 +0000 http://thestepfordchild.com/?p=1205#comment-529 That is a new one to me. I didn't include this in my post, but I also heard that the "heart" stalactite in the cave is the two hearts of the Indian maiden and her love. I love all the folklore! That is a new one to me. I didn’t include this in my post, but I also heard that the “heart” stalactite in the cave is the two hearts of the Indian maiden and her love. I love all the folklore!

]]> By: Holly http://thestepfordchild.com/2010/01/11/mount-timpanogos/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Holly Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:10:27 +0000 http://thestepfordchild.com/?p=1205#comment-528 Long one here. Ready? Last year I hiked up to the cave with my 5th graders and asked the guide to retell me the legend. As you said, I'm sure there are many versions, but here is basically what she shared with me. There was a BYU professor who told his class of a legend that had never been heard before by the white man. This is a true statement because the professor himself wrote the story. It tells of a tribe that was suffering from a drought. To try and appease the gods of the mountain, they were to offer a sacrifice of their Indian princess. This woman was sent up to the mountain. Just before she was to throw herself off a cliff, a man (from another tribe) saw her and was amazed by her beauty. Realizing that she was about to kill herself, he called out to her to stop. She believed him to be a god. They lived together on the mountain. At one point they were attacked by a wild animal (bear?) and when she saw that he bled, she knew he couldn't be a god. She then chose to complete her mission and obligation to her gods by leaping to her death. They say that the "heart" stalactite in the cave is her bleeding heart. Interesting the legends and myths that we want so badly to be true. I'm excited about your new goals and plenty of posts to read coming soon! Long one here. Ready?
Last year I hiked up to the cave with my 5th graders and asked the guide to retell me the legend. As you said, I’m sure there are many versions, but here is basically what she shared with me.

There was a BYU professor who told his class of a legend that had never been heard before by the white man. This is a true statement because the professor himself wrote the story. It tells of a tribe that was suffering from a drought. To try and appease the gods of the mountain, they were to offer a sacrifice of their Indian princess. This woman was sent up to the mountain. Just before she was to throw herself off a cliff, a man (from another tribe) saw her and was amazed by her beauty. Realizing that she was about to kill herself, he called out to her to stop. She believed him to be a god. They lived together on the mountain. At one point they were attacked by a wild animal (bear?) and when she saw that he bled, she knew he couldn’t be a god. She then chose to complete her mission and obligation to her gods by leaping to her death. They say that the “heart” stalactite in the cave is her bleeding heart.

Interesting the legends and myths that we want so badly to be true.

I’m excited about your new goals and plenty of posts to read coming soon!

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