Wisaka

Wisaka
   In the Sac and Fox Indian Creation Legend he was the ancestor of the tribe. He incurred the displeasure of two powerful Manitous who tried to burn the land and then to drown it with a deluge. He sought refuge in a high tree on a mountain top, and when the waters were on the point of covering it he was rescued by a canoe.

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  • Sac and Fox Indian Creation Legend —    The myth of this North American Indian tribe tells how two powerful Manitous felt themselves to have been insulted by the tribal ancestor Wisaka. They attacked him by raging and roaring over the earth, then one of them set the world on fire… …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

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