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=== Inca === Similarly to the Mayans, the [[Inca Empire|Incans]] believed that lunar eclipses occurred when a jaguar ate the Moon, which is why a blood moon looks red. The Incans also believed that once the jaguar finished eating the Moon, it could come down and devour all the animals on Earth, so they would take spears and shout at the Moon to keep it away.<ref name="National Geographic">{{Cite web |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140413-total-lunar-eclipse-myths-space-culture-science/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417133236/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140413-total-lunar-eclipse-myths-space-culture-science |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2014 |title=Lunar Eclipse Myths From Around the World |last=Lee |first=Jane |date=14 April 2014 |website=National Geographic |access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref>
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