Glooscap
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Glooscap
of Algonquian origin
Example Sentences
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Wabanaki origin stories tell of the mythic hero Glooscap shooting an arrow into a brown ash tree, and the Wabanaki people pouring out into the world from the hole in the trunk.
From The Verge • Nov. 25, 2019
Once on a time Glooscap was cooking something in his wigwam, and the Snake wished to see what it was.
From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Fewkes, Jesse Walter
There were very many of these mythological personages," she says, "who were able to do things as wonderful as Glooscap, but they were not of his nature.
From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Fewkes, Jesse Walter
The story of how Glooscap reduced the size of the animals.
From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Fewkes, Jesse Walter
This hatred probably arose, says Leland, from the time when Quahbeetsis, the son of the Beaver, inspired Malsumsis to kill Glooscap.
From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Fewkes, Jesse Walter
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