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Much of the
mythology of the Iroquois, a
confederation of variously five or six
tribes of
Native Americans, has been lost. Some of the religious stories have been preserved, including creation stories and some folktales.
Hahgwehdiyu is the creator god; he planted a single
maize plant in his mother's (
Atahensic) body. This single plant grew and was a gift to mankind. Atahensic (also known as
Ataensic) was a sky goddess who fell Earth during the creation. She died in childbirth and was a goddess of pregnancy, fertility and feminine skills.
Hahgwehdiyu has an evil twin brother named
Hahgwehdaetgan.
Gaol is the wind god.
Gohone is the personification of the winter.
Adekagagwaa is the personification of the summer.
Onatha is a fertility god and patron of farmers, particularly farmers of wheat.
Yosheka is another creator god. A giant named
Tarhuhyiawahku held the sky up.
The
Oki is the personification of the life-force of the Iroquois, as well as the name of the life force itself. It is comparable to
Wakanda (
Lakota) and the
Manitou (
Algonquian).
The
Jogah are nature spirits, similar to both
nymphs and
fairies.
Ha Wen Neyu is the "Great Spirit".
The first people were created by
Iosheka, a beneficient god who heals disease, defeated demons and gave many of the Iroquois magical and ceremonial rituals, as well as
tobacco, a central part of the Iroquois religion. He is also venerated in
Huron mythology.
The north wind is personified by a
bear spirit named
Ya-o-gah, who lived in a cave and was controlled by
Gah-oh. Ya-o-gah could destroy the world with his fiercely cold breath, but is kept in check by Gah-oh.
Sosondowah was a great hunter (known for stalking a supernatural
elk) who was captured by Dawn, a goddess who needed him as a watchman. He fell in love with
Gendenwitha ("she who brings the day"; alt:
Gendewitha), a human woman. He tried to woo her with a song. In spring, he sang as a
bluebird, in summer as a
blackbird and in autumn as a
hawk, who then tried to take Gendenwitha with him to the sky. Dawn tied him to her doorpost. She then changed Gendenwitha into the Morning Star, so he could watch her all night but never be with her.
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