Djieien Explained

In Seneca mythology, Djieien is a monstrous spider six feet tall. It could not be killed because it had hidden its heart underground. The great hero Othegwenhda (Hiawatha) discovered Dijien's heart and so killed it.[1]

Djieien figures in the tale of Hagowanen and Ot'hegwenhda.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bane . Theresa . Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore . 2016 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-2268-2 . 103 . Aug 18, 2018.
  2. Curtin . Jeremiah . Hewitt . J.N.B. . Seneca Fiction, Legengs, and Myths . Thirty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology . 1918 . 376 . Aug 18, 2018.

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