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Legendary creatures associated with the Iroquis. Pages in category "Iroquois legendary creatures" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The Iroquois name De-oh-há-ko means Our Life or Our Supporters. Often called the Three Sisters, the De-oh-há-ko are the spirits of the corn, beans, and squash. In one variant of the myth of Ata-en-sic, the Three Sisters grew from her daughter Tekawerahkwa's dead body.
According to both Iroquois and Wyandot, Flying Heads are described as being ravenous spirits that are cursed with an insatiable hunger.They are generally described as resembling a human head with long dark hair, "terrible eyes", and a large mouth filled with razor sharp fangs.
The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying versions of what a Chimera ...
Iroquois legendary creatures (13 P) Pages in category "Iroquois mythology" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The curupira is a male supernatural being which guards the forest in Tupi mythology. Granny Squannit - a Little People chieftainess of Wampanoag lore who is consulted as a patron saint, of sorts. Jogah are small spirit-folk from Iroquois mythology. Memegwaans- formless little people of the Anishinaabeg who take the forms of other children.
Ojibwe myths also bring up a creature known as the Memegwaans, or Memegwaanswag (Plural), which seems to be different from the more common Little People variation of Memegwesi. According to Basil H. Johnston , a Memegwaans is a little person without definitive form which is terrified of adult humans.
Washoe legendary creatures (2 P) Pages in category "Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.