Seneca mythology

Seneca mythology

The Seneca tribe was one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy from the northeastern United 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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