Gaasyendietha, also known as the meteor dragon, according to Senecamythology, is a giant serpent that dwells in the deep areas of rivers and lakes of Canada, especially Lake Ontario. This serpent could fly on a trail of fire, and it could also spew fire, which has led to it being viewed as analogous to European dragons.[1][2][3]
It is also known as the 'meteor dragon', in reference to its supposed origin from a meteoroid that had impacted the Earth. It is also capable of crossing the heavens on a trail of fire.[4]
In the tale "Ganyadjigowa", the hero Ganyadjigowa (The Mudhen) was killed by Gaasyendietha, in the form of an old man.[5]
^Curtin, Jeremiah; Hewitt, J.N.B. (1918). Annual Report, Volume 32. Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. pp. 236~251. Retrieved Dec 21, 2019.
External links
Hewitt, J.B.N. (1918). "Seneca Fiction, Legends, and Myths". Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 32: 37. Retrieved Aug 17, 2018.