Kanenhagenat
KANENHAGENAT Seneca White CORN, which was given to the Seneca by a beautiful woman. The woman stood on a cliff overlooking a village and sang…
Author: Lux Ferre
Hailway
HAILWAY Navajo (Dineh) A ceremonial curing complex, or group of ceremonies (called chants, sings, or ways) conducted to heal illness and restore harmony (hózhó) in…
Hadentheni and Hanigongendatha
HADENTHENI AND HANIGONGENDATHA Seneca WARRIOR TWINS and CULTURE HEROES who were shunned by their people because they did not know who their parents were. In…
Gambling God
GAMBLING GOD (Nááhwíilbiihí, Noqoilpi, The Great Gambler) Navajo (Dineh) A god who loved to gamble. When Gambling God came onto the Earth, he found that…
Flintway
FLINTWAY Navajo (Dineh) A ceremonial curing complex, or group of ceremonies (called chants, sings, or ways) conducted to heal illness and restore harmony (hózhó) in…
Yamabushi
Yamabushi : A holy person or hermit who dwells in the mountains and has special powers. In some Japanese legends they associate with tengu, spirits…
Yakushi
Yakushi (Yakushi-Nyorai) The Buddha of healing, or “master of remedies,” Yakushi brings cures for diseases to mankind. As a bosatsu or “future Buddha,” he dedicated…
Yofune-Nushi
Yofune-Nushi According to ancient Japanese myths, a large sea serpent that demanded a maiden to be sacrificed to it every year on June 13. YofuneNushi…
Yomi
Yomi (Yomi-no-Kuni, Yomi-Tsu-Kuni) The netherworld, or land of the dead, in Shinto myths. The word is translated in different ways in English: “night heart” or…
Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune (Yorimitsu, Yorisune, Ushiwaka) (1159–1189) Also known as Raiko in the legends that followed his death, Yorisune was a real member of the Minamoto clan…
