Mateguas
nature_spirit Abenaki single tradition · 1
Mateguas, meaning "Rabbit", is a figure in Abenaki mythology. From the dead, he taught his living brother Gluskab the rites and ceremonies of vision quests and purification ceremonies to comfort his grieving brother. This became the core of the Midewiwin rituals that Gluskab then passed on to the humans.
When
Relationships
- sibling of
- Gluskab
- teacher of
- Gluskab
- co occurs with
- Jiibayaabooz, Wiininwaa, E-bangishimog, Majiikiwis
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wikipedia (1)
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“Among the Abenakis, Mateguas from the dead taught his living brother Gluskab the rites and ceremonies of vision quests and purification ceremonies to comfort his grieving brother.”
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