D,  Seneca

Deadoendjadases

Deadoendjadases is from Seneca myth. He was a cannibalistic monster that lived with his three witch sisters. They collected human flesh and pounded green corn for him to eat. Their longhouse was surrounded by a strawberry field and was guarded by Hadjoqda’s inflated skin. He was eventually killed by a boy from the Turkey clan. Then the boys clan along with the Quail and Partridge clans moved into the strawberry field.

Citations:

Sullivan, Irene F., and Gill, Sam D.. Dictionary of Native American Mythology. United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, 1994.

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