Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Hero name "Ikanam" | Chinook | A kind being who touched up the coyote's crude essays with a sharp stone, opening the eyes of men, and giving their hands and feet the powers of movement. He also acted as a "culture-hero," introducing the first arts. The Chinook, Oregon / Washington |
God name "Kumokums" | Modoc Indian / Oregon, USA | Creator god. He sat beside Tule lake, which was all that existed, and created the world by scooping out mud to form the earth. He added animals and plants, but finally became tired and went to sleep in a hole at the bottom of the lake, which he dug using a hill as a shovel.... |
God name "Kumokums Modoc" | Oregon | Creator god Oregon |
Deity name "Qawaneca" | Oregon | The deity who created the earth. The Athapascan, Oregon |