amazon river dolphins, known by the natives as the boto, encantados or toninas, are very prevalent in the mythology of the native south americans. they are often characterized in mythology with superior musical ability, seductiveness and love of sex that often results in illegitimate children, and attraction to parties. despite the fact that the encante are said to come from a utopia full of wealth and without pain or death, the encantados crave the pleasures and hardships of human societies.