Achiyalatopa

{{Short description|Brird demon in Zuni mythology}}

Achiyalatopa is a figure in Zuni mythology. Achiyalatopa has celestial powers, and possesses wings and a tail made of flint knives, which it throws at objects. It is said to have taught the art of sword swallowing to two chief officers from the Hle'wekwe Fraternity.{{Cite book |last=Clément |first=Daniel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eP1fDwAAQBAJ |title=The Bungling Host: The Nature of Indigenous Oral Literature |date=2018-08-01 |publisher=U of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-1-4962-0668-8 |pages=215–217 |language=en}}