Hahgwehdaetgah

deity underworld Iroquois single tradition · 2

Hahgwehdaetgah, meaning Flint, is the evil twin son of Atahensic who killed his mother by bursting out of her side during birth rather than being born normally. After Hahgwehdiyu created the sky and Sun, Hahgwehdaetgah created darkness to drive down the sun. He is characterized as the evil twin in opposition to his brother Hahgwehdiyu.

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sibling of
Hahgwehdiyu, Do-yo-da-no
enemy of
Hahgwehdiyu

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“Hahgwehdaetgah (transl. Flint). Hahgwehdiyu was born normally; Hahgwehdaetgah, the evil twin, killed Atahensic by bursting out of her side during birth.”

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“The good twin, Hahgwehdiyu or Teharonhiakwako (transl. Sapling), was born normally; the evil twin, Hahgwehdaetgah or Sawiskera (transl. Flint), forced his way out from under his mother's arm, killing her during childbirth. Hahgwehdaetgah, however, set the great darkness in the west to drive down the sun.”

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