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Iroquois mythology tells of Hé-no, the spirit of thunder who brings rain to nourish the crops. The Iroquois address Hé-no as Tisote ( transl. Grandfather ). He appears as a warrior, wearing on his head a magic feather that makes him invulnerable to the attacks of Hah-gweh-di-yu.
God of the sun and of good weather; Marohu's twin brother. Márohu: God of the moon and of rain, rainstorms, and floods; Boinayel's twin brother. Maketaori Guayaba: The god of Coaybay or Coabey, the land of the dead. Opiyel Guabiron: A dog-shaped god that watched over the dead; often associated with the Greek Cerberus. Tongva: Chinigchinix
Hé-no as drawn by Jesse Cornplanter, a Seneca artist, 1908. Hé-no is a thunder spirit of the Iroquois and Seneca people. He is also known as Heno, Hino, Hinu or Hinun. [1]Hé-no lives in the cloud of the far west, [2] and has rainbow as his wife, and is accompanied by the eagles Keneu and Oshadagea. [1]
The following list of art deities is arranged by continent with names of mythological figures and deities associated with the arts. Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses.
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Hahgwehdiyu (also called Ha-Wen-Neyu, Rawenniyo, Hawenniyo or Sapling) [1] is the Iroquois god of goodness and light, as well as a creator god. He and his twin brother Hahgwehdaetgah, the god of evil, were children of Atahensic the Sky Woman (or Tekawerahkwa the Earth Woman in some versions), whom Hahgwehdaetgah killed in childbirth.
Gaoh, Ga-oh or Gǎ-oh is a wind spirit and giant of the Iroquois, Huron and Seneca people. Gaoh was described as a cannibal and a giant who could uproot trees. [1] He takes the form of a solitary old man. [2] Gaoh is subservient to the Great Spirit, [2] and in Iroquois mythology he is subservient to Adekagagwaa. [1]
Native American Mythology. Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-12279-3. Bastian, Dawn Elaine; Judy K. Mitchell (2004). Handbook of Native American Mythology. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-533-9. Erdoes, Richard and Ortiz, Alfonso: American Indian Myths and Legends (New York: Pantheon Books, 1984) Ferguson, Diana (2001). Native American myths ...