Wakandagi
Omaha · numen · Omaha traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Wakandagi is a water-monster of Omaha belief, a horned, serpent- or panther-like being dwelling in rivers and deep pools. Dorsey's study of Siouan cults associates it with the powers beneath the earth and water, perilous to those who transgress against them; its name shares the root of wakonda, marking it as an uncanny power rather than an ordinary animal. In the wider Dhegiha avenger cycles such water-beings are the adversaries whom mourning culture-heroes destroy.
Domains
- water
- underworld
Powers
- dwells in and commands deep waters
Epithets
- Wakaⁿ'dagi — the mysterious water-monsterDorsey, 'A Study of Siouan Cults,' BAE 11th Annual Report (1894), p. 386. (primary)
Sources
- Wakandagi is a horned water-monster of Omaha belief associated with the powers beneath the earth and water, its name built on the root of wakonda.: Dorsey, 'A Study of Siouan Cults,' BAE 11th Annual Report (1894), pp. 386-390. (primary)