Dzunukwa
deity forest Kwakwakaʼwakw single tradition · 4
Dzunukwa is a giantess figure in Kwakwakaʼwakw mythology.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kewawkqu’, Quinametzin, Tsul 'Kalu, Wechuge, Zipacna, Andaokut, Kushtaka, gagit, pukubts, Gaoh
- parent of
- Tsilwalagame
- consort of
- Bakwas
- cognate of
- Malahas
- syncretized with
- Tsonoqua
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Dzunukwa - Kwakwakaʼwakw mythology”
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“There is a similar myth about a being known as Dzunukwa told in Kwakwaka'wakw mythology.”
#6941 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In some myths he is described as the consort of dzunukwa, and the father of her children.”
#8251 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001