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Goddess name "Aataentsic" | Iroquois | Goddess Iroquois |
Spirit name "Adekagagwaa" | Iroquois | spirit of summer who rests during the Winter in the south. He governs all the weather spirits, and each of the spirits of the seasons. Iroquois |
Goddess name "Atahensic" | Iroquois | Goddess of the sky who fell to the earth at the beginning of creation. The earth was created from her corpse after she died giving birth to the twins Hahgwehdiyu and Hahgwehdaetgah. Iroquois |
Goddess name "Attabeira Atahensic" | Iroquois | The sky goddess who fell to earth |
"Bean Woman" | Iroquoi | Sister of corn Woman and Squash Woman, she gave the Patroness and the bean vine to humanity. Iroquoi |
Spirit name "Breath-of-the-Wind" | Iroquoi | A spirit of the air and child of Ataensic. Iroquoi |
"Ga Oh" | Iroquois | Master of the winds whose house is guarded by a bear. Iroquois |
Goddess name "Gendenwitha" | Iroquois | Goddess of the dawn and the morning star Iroquois |
Goddess name "Genetaska" | Iroquois | Goddess of justice, fairness and of peace. Tradition and Unity are important to her. Iroquois |
Spirit name "Gunnodoyak" | A youthful heroic deity who was once mortal | Iroquois (North American Indian). He was empowered by the spirit of thunder, Hino, to conquer the Great water Snake, enemy of humankind. The serpent devoured Gunnodoyak but was then slain by Hino, who cut open the snake, recovered the body of Gunnodoyak and returned him to his rightful place in heaven.... |
Spirit name "Ha Wen Neyu" | Iroquois | The great spirit of the Iroquois. |
"Hahgwehdaetgan" | Iroquois | the evil twin brother of Hahgwehdiyu. Iroquois |
God name "Hahgwehdiyu" | Iroquois | The creator god; he planted a single maize plant in his mother's body. This single plant grew and was a gift to mankind. Iroquois |
Spirit name "Hawenniyu" | Iroquois | Great spirit who gives the gifts of the earth. From a buckskin pouch he takes the sacred Indian tobacco and sprinkling it on the fire for incense makes certain motions of his hands toward the sky. Sometimes he will fan the fire with a turkey wing fan. Iroquois |
Spirit name "Heno" | Iroquois | God of the sky and the spirit of thunder. Iroquois |
Spirit name "Heno/ Hinu/ Hino" | Iroquois | The sky god & the spirit of thunder |
God name "Hino" | Iroquois | God of the sky Iroquois |
"Ioskeha" | Iroquois | Creator of the first man and woman Iroquois |
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