Gaasyendietha
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Gaasyendietha, according to Seneca
mythology
, is a dragon
that dwells in the deep areas of rivers and lakes of Canada, especially Lake Ontario
. This dragon could fly on a trail of fire, and it could also spew fire.
It is also known as the 'meteor dragon', in reference to its supposed origin from a meteorite
that had impacted the Earth.
Seneca nation
The Seneca are a group of indigenous people native to North America. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League in New York before the American Revolution. While exact population figures are unknown, approximately 15,000 to 25,000 Seneca live in...
mythology
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
, is a dragon
Dragon
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
that dwells in the deep areas of rivers and lakes of Canada, especially Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
. This dragon could fly on a trail of fire, and it could also spew fire.
It is also known as the 'meteor dragon', in reference to its supposed origin from a meteorite
Meteorite
A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface. Meteorites can be big or small. Most meteorites derive from small astronomical objects called meteoroids, but they are also sometimes produced by impacts of asteroids...
that had impacted the Earth.