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===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
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