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THE TOP FIFTEEN DEITIES IN IROQUOIS MYTHOLOGY
Iroquois Confederacy The original five tribes of the Iroquois Confederation were the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga and Cayuga. They were later joined by the Tuscarora. As with Inuit mythology the...
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SIX MORE IROQUOIS DEITIES
The reaction to my latest look at a neglected pantheon of deities has been through the roof! I’ll soon be examining an epic myth from Iroquois mythology but in the meantime here’s a look at six more...
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IROQUOIS EPIC MYTH: HODADEION PART EIGHT
Iroquois Part 8: Niagara Falls Death Trap - As part 7 concluded Hodadeion, the Iroquois god of magic, was alarmed to find that the twin enchantresses who were in reality two giant white herons had...
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IROQUOIS DEITY: ONHDAGWIJA THE MOOSE GODDESS
ONHDAGWIJA – The moose goddess. Onhdagwija wandered the forests interacting with and looking after the animals she ruled over. The most prominent myth featuring her depicts her falling in love with an...
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AIRESKOI: THE IROQUOIS WAR GOD
Iroquois Confederation AIRESKOI – The Iroquois god of war, identified with the Aurora Borealis. While other Iroquois souls would go to the conventional afterlife warriors slain in battle got to reside...
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THE IROQUOIS GODDESS SHAGODIAQDANE
SHAGODIAQDANE – The Iroquois goddess of the summer. She was depicted as an old woman sitting cross-legged in the forest and she sang a song that only birds could hear and their own chirping and singing...
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THE TOP PANTHEONS COVERED HERE AT BALLADEER’S BLOG
Balladeer’s Blog’s examinations of pantheons of deities outside of the frequently-covered Greco-Roman, Egyptian and Norse have been very popular and well-received. To make sure all mythology buffs who...
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IROQUOIS DEITIES: SIX MORE
Here’s a look at six more deities of the various tribes in the Iroquois Confederation. 6. SHAGODIAQDANE – The Iroquois goddess of the summer. She was depicted as an old woman sitting cross-legged in...
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IROQUOIS EPIC MYTH PART NINE: BATTLE WITH A WHIRLWIND
FOR CHAPTER LINKS CLICK HERE HODADEION PART 9 – BATTLE WITH A WHIRLWIND – At what is now called Niagara Falls, the demigod Hodadeion stood facing an enormous Dagwanoenyent. Those beings were the...
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IROQUOIS EPIC MYTH PART TEN: THE CANNIBAL WIZARDS
FOR CHAPTER LINKS CLICK HERE HODADEION PART 10 – THE CANNIBAL WIZARDS – Now safely on the northern side of Niagara Falls following his battle with the whirlwind, the demigod Hodadeion continued walking...
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