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A fictionalized version of the myth appeared in a Marvel Comics Presents story arc starring Wolverine. [5]She appears in a story told in the 2003 film Dreamkeeper, in which Eagle Boy is the one who slays her with weapons given to him by an old woman.
Unktehi - A race of spirits that resemble giant ruminants with long tails. Male unktehis live within water, while female unktehis live on land. They are often regarded as being dangerous or malevolent, as they contaminate water sources and cause floods. However, they can teach in the proper method of ceremonial body painting.
The ram-horned serpent was a cult image found in north-west Europe before and during the Roman period. It appears three times on the Gundestrup cauldron, and in Romano-Celtic Gaul was closely associated with the horned or antlered god Cernunnos, in whose company it is regularly depicted.
Iya or Ibom - Second son of Inyan and an Unktehi. Lord of the Malevolent Gods. Stupid. Iktomi - First-born son of Inyan and Wakinyan. A fallen god, doomed to wander the earth as a spirit. The clever trickster. Unk - Goddess of passion. Maka's sister. Banished to the underwater world. Gnaski - A demon called the crazy buffalo. Daughter of Unk.
One story from Lakota mythology is about the adventures of Ikto'mi (viewed as a hybrid of spider and man), the trickster spider god. He is very cunning, and is known for making predictions. Born full grown and had the body like a spider. In stories that involve Iktomi, he is usually the one that prevails since he is said to be wise and cunning.
The Dakota consider it holy because they believe it is the home of the underwater serpent Unktehi. [3] The Dakota name is reflected in the name of the Spirit Lake Tribe and the nearby town of Minnewaukan. [6] European-American settlers misconstrued this name to mean "Bad Spirit Lake", or "Devils Lake". [6]
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Iktomi depicted sitting by the fire. In Lakota mythology, Iktómi is a spider-trickster spirit, and a culture hero for the Lakota people.Alternate names for Iktómi include Ikto, Ictinike, Inktomi, Unktome, and Unktomi.