Editing Cougar (section)

===In mythology===
The grace and power of the cougar have been widely admired in the cultures of the [[indigenous peoples of the Americas]]. The [[Inca Empire|Inca]] city of [[Cusco]] is reported to have been designed in the shape of a cougar, and the animal also gave its name to both Inca regions and people. The [[Moche (culture)|Moche]] people often represented the cougar in their ceramics.<ref>Berrin, Katherine & Larco Museum. ''The Spirit of Ancient Peru: Treasures from the [[Larco Museum|Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera]]''. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1997.</ref> The sky and thunder god of the Inca, [[Viracocha]], has been associated with the animal.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kulmar |last=Tarmo |url=http://folklore.ee/folklore/vol12/inca.htm |others=Kait Realo (translator) |title=On the role of Creation and Origin Myths in the Development of Inca State and Religion |access-date=May 22, 2007 |work=Electronic Journal of Folklore |publisher=Estonian Folklore Institute |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630045739/http://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol12/inca.htm |archive-date=June 30, 2007}}</ref>

In North America, mythological descriptions of the cougar have appeared in the stories of the [[Hocąk language]] ("Ho-Chunk" or "Winnebago") of [[Wisconsin]] and [[Illinois]]<ref>[http://hotcakencyclopedia.com/ho.Cougars.html "Cougars"]; {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421212756/http://hotcakencyclopedia.com/ho.Cougars.html |date=April 21, 2010 }}. ''The Encyclopedia of Hočąk (Winnebago) Mythology''. Retrieved: 2009/12/08.</ref> and the [[Cheyenne]], among others. To the [[Apache]] and [[Walapai]] of the Southwestern United States, the wail of the cougar was a harbinger of death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc/publications/living/cougar.pdf |title=Living with Wildlife: Cougars |access-date=April 11, 2009 |publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] [[Wildlife Services]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420203146/http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc/publications/living/cougar.pdf |archive-date=April 20, 2009}}</ref> The [[Algonquin people|Algonquins]] and [[Ojibwe]] believe that the cougar lived in the underworld and was wicked, whereas it was a sacred animal among the [[Cherokee]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures |author1=Matthews, John |author2=Matthews, Caitlín |year=2005 |publisher=HarperElement |isbn=978-1-4351-1086-1 |page=364}}</ref>