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Granny Squannit
Granny Squannit (or Squant) is a mythological figure from Wampanoag The Wampanoag , also rendered Wôpanâak, are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands based in southeastern Massachusetts and historically parts of eastern Rhode Island,Salwen, "Indians of Southern New England and Long Island," p. 17 ... folklore. She is the wife of the giant Maushop and can be either a small woodland or sea creature. Mythology According to legend, Granny Squannit is one of the Makiawisug, and healers would often look to her for help or guidance. She is a powerful sorcerer and arguments with her husband are said to cause storms. References Deities of the indigenous peoples of North America {{NorthAm-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wampanoag
The Wampanoag , also rendered Wôpanâak, are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands based in southeastern Massachusetts and historically parts of eastern Rhode Island,Salwen, "Indians of Southern New England and Long Island," p. 171. Their territory included the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Today there are two federally recognized Wampanoag tribes: * Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe * Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). The Wampanoag language was a dialect of Masschusett, a Southern New England Algonquian language. At the time of their first contact with the English in the 17th century, they were a large confederation of at least 24 recorded tribes. Their population numbered in the thousands; 3,000 Wampanoag lived on Martha's Vineyard alone. From 1615 to 1619, the Wampanoag suffered an epidemic, long suspected to be smallpox. Modern research, however, has suggested that it may have been leptospirosis, a bacterial infection that can develop into Weil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maushop
Maushop (sometimes Moshup) is a mythical hero and giant from Wampanoag folklore. He is said to have several companions, including a giant frog and his wife Granny Squannit. Mythology Maushop served as an explanation for geographical locations. According to legend, he came from Cape Cod (Specifically Aquinnah) and lived there from before the Wampanoag. Maushop was so large that his diet consisted mainly of whales. To catch them, he threw boulders into the water to make stepping stones. During a celebration, he emptied his pipe ashes into the ocean, and they became Nantucket Nantucket () is an island about south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachuse .... At one point, a crab bites his toe causing him to stomp around, leaving large footprints in the ground. Moshup's Rock is named after this story, before Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
