Then did a silver beast descend from the cloud in the likeness of a great bird, and spat bolts of lightning from its wings into the water.
The elder recounts an ancient story involving two figures: "The Great Bird" and "The Feathered Serpent." These figures played central roles in the religious and cultural development of ancient human civilizations, particularly in the Four Corners region (modern-day Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico).