Djieien

In Seneca mythology, Djieien (jiʼä꞉yë꞉h IPA: [d͡ʒiʔæːjẽːh]) is a monstrous spider six feet tall. It could not be killed because it had hidden its heart underground. The great hero Othegwenhda (Hiawatha) discovered Dijien's heart and so killed it.

Djieien figures in the tale of Hagowanen and Ot'hegwenhda.

References

↑ Chafe, Wallace. "English-Seneca Dictionary" (PDF). p. 156. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
↑ Bane, Theresa (2016). Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-4766-2268-2. Retrieved Aug 18, 2018.
↑ Curtin, Jeremiah; Hewitt, J.N.B. (1918). "Seneca Fiction, Legengs, and Myths". Thirty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology: 376. Retrieved Aug 18, 2018.

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[English-Seneca_Dictionary-1] Chafe, Wallace. "English-Seneca Dictionary" (PDF). p. 156. Retrieved July 20, 2026.

[2] Bane, Theresa (2016). Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-4766-2268-2. Retrieved Aug 18, 2018.

[3] Curtin, Jeremiah; Hewitt, J.N.B. (1918). "Seneca Fiction, Legengs, and Myths". Thirty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology: 376. Retrieved Aug 18, 2018.