Editing Abenaki mythology (section)

==Three Ages==
Since the creation, it is believed by the Abenaki that the world has gone through three separate ages, defined by humanity and its relationship with the other animals. First, there is the Ancient Age, where humans and animals are viewed as equal, followed by the Golden Age, where humans begin to separate themselves from being like the other animals. Finally, there is the Present Age, which is marked by the current status of humans being completely separate from the rest of the animals.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

===Beings of the Ancient Age===
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*[[Atosis]] - a [[medeoulin]] who is a [[list of reptilian humanoids|reptilian humanoid]], forces people to find a stick so that he can cook them with it, was blinded by [[Moosbas]]
*[[Azeban]] - "[[Raccoon]]", a raccoon or [[wolverine]] [[trickster]] spirit
*[[Kee-wakw]] - a gigantic, forest-dwelling [[Human cannibalism|cannibal]]
*[[Kisosen]] - "Sun-Bringer", the [[solar deity]], an [[eagle]] whose wings opened to create the day, and closed to cause the nighttime
*[[Kita-skog]] "Big Snake" or ''Pita-skog'' "Grand Snake" - a [[Horned Serpent]] who fights the Pa-don-gi-ak
*[[Kchi-awasos]] - "Big Bear", the bowl stars of the [[Big Dipper]] are the Great Bear, who is chased every night by three [[hunter]]s; he is killed every fall and his blood drips to earth turning the leaves brown while the [[constellation]] turns upside down; it is righted, and he is reborn, every spring
*[[Jiibayaabooz|Mateguas]] (also ''Mat-gwas'') - a [[rabbit]] spirit, first (one of magic) the rabbit, the first ''medeoulin'', legendary founder of the ''[[Midewiwin]]''.
*Metee-kolen-ol - a race of evil wizards with hearts of [[ice]]
*Nanom-keea-po-da - subterranean spirit who causes [[earthquake]]s
*[[Niben]] - "Summer", a woman whose stunning beauty forces Pe-ben to retreat to the north; she represents [[summer]]
*[[Pamola]] - a bird and night spirit who takes [[prisoner]]s to [[Alomkik]], near [[Mt. Katahdin]] and causes cold [[weather]]
*[[Psônen]] "Snow-Bringer" - an eagle-spirit that makes [[snow]] by opening his [[wing]]s
*[[Padôgi]]yik "Thunders" - seven white-skinned, golden-haired [[brother]]s, half-human and half-[[bird]], former inhabitants of [[Lake Champlain]], war-like, [[thunder]] and [[lightning]] spirits.
*[[Pebon]] "Winter" - a powerful sorcerer who puts his [[audience]] to sleep when he tells stories, spirit of winter
*[[Siguan]] "Spring" - a young male who loved the season of summer, and brought her to the north every spring
*[[Tabaldak]] "Owner" - the [[androgynous]] creator of existence
*Wa-won-dee-a-megw<!--(''Wiwilomeq'' in Maliseet)--> "Snail" - a [[snail]] spirit that can live in [[tree]]s, on land or in the water, as well as change size and appearance to look like a huge [[snake]], [[alligator]] or scaly man; has horns which can be ground into a magical powder
*Wad-zoo-sen - the eagle that flaps his wings to create [[wind]]. Gluskab tries to stop his wind in order to hunt by tying his wings and moving him, but realizes that without the wind, the earth and water will suffer and releases him enough to allow some wind.
*Wassan-mon-ganeehla-ak - a race of people who play games with a ball of light, causing the [[Aurora Borealis]]

===Beings of the Golden Age===
*[[Odziozo|Oodzee-hozo]] (''Odzihózo'') also known as Gluskab/Gluskabe (Gloos Ka Be)<ref>Afable, Patricia O. and Madison S. Beekes (1996). "Place Names" in ''Handbook of North American Indians'', vol. 17 (Ives Goddard, ed.). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, p. 193</ref> - ("the man who created himself") a man who lived before the invention of [[leg]]s. He dragged his body around, creating [[mountain]]s, [[valley]]s and [[river]]s (in this early form, he is referred to as [[Bemee-geedzin-pobi-zeed]]), as well as [[Lake Champlain]], which is [[holy]] to the Abenaki. Odzihozo turned himself into a rock in the lake ([[Rock Dunder]], roughly {{convert|1.4|mi|km}} west of [[Burlington, Vermont]]), which he is said to inhabit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-10 |title=A Small Rock In Lake Champlain Has Deep Roots In Abenaki Mythology |url=https://www.vermontpublic.org/vpr-news/2014-12-10/a-small-rock-in-lake-champlain-has-deep-roots-in-abenaki-mythology |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Vermont Public |language=en}}</ref>
*Tool-ba (Tôlba) - foolish [[turtle]] spirit, uncle of Gluskab
*[[Pla-ween-noo]] - turtle spirit, mother of Gluskab, patron spirit of the [[Sokwakis]]
*'''Agaskw''' (also Nokemis) - ("woodchuck", also known as '''''Nokemis''''', "my grandmother") is a very wise [[woodchuck]]-spirit of the [[Abenaki people|Abenaki]]. She is the [[grandmother]] of [[Gluskab]].
*Moos-bas - [[mink]] spirit, adopted son on Gluskab, powerful fletcher, sometimes fulfills wishes
*Mool-sem - one of Gluskab's [[dog]]s, the white one, could shrink or enlarge himself
*M-da-weelh-ak - a [[loon]] spirit in the form of a dog, Gluskab's messenger, one of his dogs, the black one, could shrink or enlarge himself
*A-senee-ki-wakw - a race of stone giants, the first people Gluskab created but then destroyed because they crushed other animals and injured the [[earth]] with their great size

=== Beings of the Present Age ===
*Alom-bag-winno-sis or '''Alom-begwi-no-sis''' - a mischievous, dwarfish race of men upsets [[canoe]]s, that can increase or decrease body size at will; they also own a pot which can transform a few kernels of [[maize]] into a huge quantity; seeing one supposedly foretells a [[death]] by [[drowning]]
*[[Ask-wee-da-eed]] - a fire-elemental, identified as a [[will o' the wisp]], that brings bad luck and death, also connected with [[comet]]s and [[meteor]]s
*[[Atsolowas]] - a [[trickster]]. 
*Awa-hon-do z - [[insect]] spirits that bite humans
*[[Awes-kon-wa]] - a small, flying sprite, associated with the [[Mohawk nation|Mohawk]] tribe
*Batsolowanagwes - a benign trickster
*[[Bedig-wajo]] (western Abenaki) or [[Ktaden]] (eastern Abenaki) - a [[culture hero]]
*[[Chibaiskweda]] - [[marsh gas]], supposedly caused by the [[ghost]] of an improperly buried [[corpse]]
*Do-gakw-ho-wad - small men who prop the jaws of animals open with sticks in order to avoid being eaten
*Dzee-dzee-bon-da - a [[monster]], so ugly that even he is terrified of his own appearance
*Ko-gok - another monster
*Lo-lol - a frightening monster
*M-ska-gwe-demoos - a [[swamp]]-dwelling woman, dressed in [[moss]] with moss for [[hair]]; she cries alone in the [[forest]] and is potentially dangerous
*Maski-mon-gwe-zo-os - a [[toad]] creature, seduces men and children and kills them, appears either as a [[partridge]] or a woman dressed in moss, with a belt made of [[Eastern arborvitae|arborvitae]] [[Bark (botany)|bark]]
*Meek-moos-ak - a pair of short [[twin]]s who seduce women, who are then cursed to never desire [[marriage]], kills [[hunter]]s during the [[winter]], possibly a personification of the [[Mi'kmaq people|Mi'kmaq]] tribe
*N-dam-keno-wet - a half-fish, half-human creature with a small face and long hair, [[Sexual assault|molest]]s bathing women
*P-skig-demo-os - a female creature, slays men and children
*Pak-zin-skwa - an ugly, old woman
*Pim-skwa-wagen-owad - small, aquatic, pinching creatures
*[[Pukwudgie|Pok-wejee-men]] - small creatures, created from the [[Bark (botany)|bark]] of the [[ash tree]]
*Tsa-tsamolee-as - the noisy, [[clown]]ish fool
*Tsi-noo - a person whose [[heart]] is made of [[ice]] and has no [[soul]]; he eats the souls of others for sustenance and strength. See also the [[Chenoo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chenoo, the Ice Giant (Chenu, Jinu, Chinu) |url=http://www.native-languages.org/chenoo.htm |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=www.native-languages.org}}</ref>
*Wana-games-ak - river-dwelling creatures with faces so narrow, they are essentially [[two-dimensional]], friendly creatures that warned the Abenaki of coming attacks