Unsolved:Djieien

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Short description: Mythological spider

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]

References

  1. ↑ Bane, Theresa (2016). Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-4766-2268-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=7PYWDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA103. Retrieved Aug 18, 2018. 
  2. ↑ Curtin, Jeremiah; Hewitt, J.N.B. (1918). "Seneca Fiction, Legengs, and Myths". Thirty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology: 376. https://books.google.com/books?id=_vQNAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved Aug 18, 2018. 

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