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According to Iroquois mythology, So-son-do-wah is a great hunter, known for stalking a supernatural elk. He is captured by Dawn, a goddess who needs him as a watchman. So-son-do-wah falls in love with the human woman Gendenwitha (transl. She Who Brings the Day, alternate spelling: Gendewitha). He tried to woo her with song.
She was ashamed because of Coniraya's low stature among the gods, and ran to the coast of Peru, where she changed herself and her son into rocks. Ch'aska/ Ch'aska Quyllur Goddess of dawn and twilight. Coniraya: Moon god. Fashioned his sperm into a fruit, which Cavillaca then ate, and gave birth to a child. Pachamama: Fertility Goddess. Wife of ...
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Cherokee mythology – A North American tribe that migrated from the great lakes area to the southeastern woodlands. Choctaw mythology – A North American tribe from the area of modern-day Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. Creek mythology – A North American tribe from the area of modern-day Georgia and Alabama.
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Atahensic, also known as Sky Woman, is an Iroquois sky goddess.Atahensic is associated with marriage, childbirth, and feminine affairs in general. [1]According to legend, at the time of creation, Atahensic lived in the Upper World, but when digging up a tree, it left a hole in the ground that led to a great sky, under which was water.
In Iroquois mythology, Hé-no descended to earth twice. [2] On the first occasion, Gunnodoyak, a young hero who was the servant of Hé-no and empowered with the spirit of thunder, was commanded to kill the Great Water Snake of the Great Lakes, enemy of mankind, but Gunnodoyak was swallowed by the serpent instead.
This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world.. List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere