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Iroquois myths tell of the dzögä́:ö’ or the Little People. The dzögä́:ö’ are invisible nature spirits, similar to the fairies of European myth. They protect and guide the natural world and protect people from unseen hidden enemies. There are three tribes of dzögä́:ö’.
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.
Pages in category "Iroquois mythology" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Iroquois legendary creatures" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Ojibwe version of the myth states that the thunderbirds were created by Nanabozho to fight the underwater spirits. Thunderbirds also punished humans who broke moral rules. The thunderbirds lived in the four directions and arrived with the other birds in the springtime. In the fall, they migrated south after the end of the underwater spirits ...
The god of thunder and lightning who is also responsible for rallying the other storm gods. Coatrisquie: The torrential downpour Goddess, the terrible Taíno storm servant of Guabancex and side-kick of thunder God Guatauva. Bayamanaco: Old man fire; the Taíno spirit of Cohoba and guardian of the secrets of sweet potato bread. Boinayel
Adekagagwaa is a Haudenosaunee sun deity.He is also associated with summer.. Adekagagwaa was said to have control over several weather gods, including Gǎ-oh, the wind god, Hé-no, the god of thunder and storm, and Gohone, the god of winter. [1]
Seneca mythology refers to the mythology of the Onödowáʼga: (Seneca people), one of the six nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) from the northeastern United States and Canada. Most Seneca stories were transmitted orally, and began to be written down in the nineteenth century.