12 Facts About Iroquois mythology

1.

Much of the mythology of the Iroquois has been preserved, including creation stories and some folktales.

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Iroquois mythology pass down their stories through oral tradition that have lasted since time immemorial.

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Iroquois mythology wrapped her in light and dropped her down through the hole.

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Iroquois mythology gave his mother's body to the earth, the Great Mother from whom all life came.

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Iroquois mythology healed disease, defeated demons, and gave many of the Iroquois magical and ceremonial rituals.

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Iroquois mythology is represented as a man dressed as a warrior, wearing on his head a magic feather that makes him invulnerable to the attacks of Hah-gweh-di-yu.

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7.

Iroquois mythology lured the serpent to a spot on Buffalo Creek where he struck it with a thunderbolt.

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Iroquois mythology's body floated downstream and stuck at the head of Niagara Falls, stretching nearly across the river and arching backward.

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Iroquois mythology's vowed that she would never again leave her fields, and now she guards them alone, without the presence of her sisters.

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10.

Iroquois mythology was captured by Dawn, a goddess who needed him as a watchman.

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Iroquois mythology's changed Gendenwitha into the Morning Star, so the hunter could watch her all night but never be with her.

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12.

Iroquois mythology was capable of taking on the form of a man and seducing young women.

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