Seneca mythology
- Seneca mythology
The
Seneca tribe was one of theFive Nations of theIroquois Confederacy from the northeasternUnited States . Some important figures in Seneca Mythology were:*Eagentci, whose name translates as "ancient-bodied one" is the Earth-mother, or First Mother.
*Dijien was a man-sized spider who survived most attacks because its heart was buried underground.
*Othegwenhda stabbed the heart under the Earth with a tree limb.
*Dagwanoenyent is a vicious northern witch who is depicted as a whirlwind. Her child's father killed her.
*Hagondes is a cannibalistic
trickster and clown spirit.*Kaakwha (also Kanawha) is the solar deity and god of light and truth, subordinate to Hawenniyo, a fertility god.
*The Dahdahwat are animals who appear in dreams and visions.
*Gagqa is the crow spirit.
*Awaeh Tegendji is an old woman who lives with her three beautiful daughters.
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