802 SENECA FICTION, LEGENDS, AND MYTHS 



186. The nuiiibcr 16 is unusual in stiirlt's (pf tliis cliiu-iictcr. II wus iirolpMbly 

 a vague estimate of the size of the earth's surface — 16 days in mu- direction 

 from the spealver, rouglily a half month. 



187. I)e<ly(is(lenlion for (Icdi/irxtriY'o" was a plMcc name, \viii<-ii sijinifled "At 

 the place of the fallen roclv." 



1.S8. Tlie I'artridge people ai'e here reiiresented as weak in sorcery. 



189. Deienensowaueus for UicnC^^so'wdn&'s signifies "Her slioulders (are) 

 large or broad." 



190. Deanohdjes for Ucano"djcs is the descrijitive n;niie of tlic w.ilius: tlie 

 term .signities "His two teeth (are) long." 



191. Geia is the generic name for a walrus. 



192. T!ie time of one year here apparently refers to the period of hilicrna- 

 tion — the ab.seuce from liis ordinary home. 



1!)3. Nitgendasiidieh.-i for \itiii'i'i(hj''.'«i(lir''ii signities "At tlie narrow opening 

 or clearing." 



194. Tlie numeral " ItV here and iu tlie fourth line above aiipears to be 

 .simply a round number indicative of a long time. 



195. Osigweon for O'si'ywcon is the name of the rattlesnalce. and signifies 

 " Wliat lias a (?) spear affixed to it." 



196. The smoke from the pipe would have magically overpowered Doonongaes, 

 and so it must not arise without protest. 



197. Hinon for Hi"no"\ one of the oldest names among Iroquoian peoples for 

 the Thunder Man-Being, was the uncompromising enemy of all serpents, and 

 was at the s.ime time the especial guardian of mankind. 



lOS. Gendagweu(t) for (IC-rida'fiifrii is a place name, signifying "At the broad 

 or flat clearing or field." The final f-sound of the original is elided in modem 

 Seneca prouunciijtion. 



199. The meaning here is not clear, but It would seem to refer to tlie fact 

 that a cyclone in a forest embraces in its sweep all manner of birds. 



200. Gaiios for yO'no's is the name of a species of frog. 



• 201. This is a reference to a native notion that the earth was a tlat surface 

 not more than 16 days' journe.v from the center to the edge. 



202. This number "10" is probably only a round figure denoting a long time 

 and a difficult .lourne.v. Compart Note 194. 



203. This number is probably a reflex of the last number mentioned. Six- 

 teen days were consumed in the outward journey. The use of definite num- 

 bers for these journeys is perhaps an attempt to make unliistorical dates seem 

 probable. 



204. (iai.sonhe for Oai's<)""he' is the daddy-long-legs (harvest-man, carter, and 

 grand-daddy-long-legs are other names for this insect). 



2().">. Oliohwa ohnoh for O'o'u'd' (>"non' mean " Owl its arrow." 



206. Odji'eq'da' is the name of the crab and signifies "It (is) the claw." 



207. S'hodieonskon for s'lKj(U'o"sko"' is the name of a mythic character 

 whose chief activities were to play pranks on all per.sons. In some tales he is 

 represented as a brother to Death. See note 1.55. 



208. Odauhdjali for Otluu^'dja.' is the name of a small wliite root. 



209. Deielinies for D(ii''iii(s is ;i projier name signifying " Iler-two-claws- 

 (or hands) (are) long." 



210. This was because her magic power or orenda was overcome by tliat of 

 Doonongaes. 



211. Dagwennigonhge for Dainn'"''ii\iiit"''iii' is the name of a lizard .about 

 IS inches long; the name signifies "What deceives us," literally, "What gives 

 us two minds." 



