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Godasiyo

Godasiyo

Iroquois mythology · North America Godasiyo is a woman associated in some recorded Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee, traditions with the beginnings or separation of communities. She is usually described as a leader rather than as a universally recognized goddes…
Gunnodoyak

Gunnodoyak

Iroquois mythology · North America Gunnodoyak is a name recorded in connection with Iroquois mythology, but it is not among the best-known figures in the Haudenosaunee religious or oral traditions. Because surviving references are limited and spellings ca…
Hahgwehdaetgah

Hahgwehdaetgah

Iroquois mythology · North America Hahgwehdaetgah is a name associated with Iroquois mythology, though the figure is not as widely documented in published English-language summaries as major Haudenosaunee beings such as Sky Woman, the Good Minded spirit, …
Hahgwehdiyu

Hahgwehdiyu

Iroquois mythology · North America Hahgwehdiyu is a figure from Haudenosaunee tradition, especially associated with the Iroquois-speaking peoples of what is now northeastern North America. He is commonly described as the Sky Woman’s grandson or as the ben…
Hinu

Hinu

Iroquois mythology · North America Hinu is a figure associated with Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee, mythology, but the surviving record is limited and the identity of the name is not always clear across sources. In some cases, names recorded in early ethnogra…
Onatah

Onatah

Iroquois mythology · North America Onatah is a figure associated with Iroquois mythology, especially in modern retellings of Indigenous North American traditions. She is often described as a corn spirit, corn goddess, or personification of the corn harves…
Sosondowah

Sosondowah

Iroquois mythology · North America Sosondowah is a figure from Iroquois mythology, especially associated with Haudenosaunee oral tradition as recorded by later collectors and interpreters. He is usually presented as a hunter, a sky-related being, or a pow…