Iroquois mythology

19th-century ship decoration of an Iroquois warrior sitting on a turtle, referencing the Great Turtle that carries the Earth in Iroquois mythology. Made in the sculpture workshop of the naval arsenal in Brest, France.

Mythology of the Haudenosaunee includes the creation stories and folktales of the Native Americans who formed the confederacy of the Five Nations Iroquois, later the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. Historically, these stories were recorded in wampum and recited, only being written down later. In the written versions, the spellings of names differ due to transliteration and spelling variations in European languages that were not yet standardized. Variants of the stories exist, reflecting different localities and times.


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