Glooscap

British  

/ ˈɡluːskæp /

noun

1. (among the Micmac and other Native North American peoples) a traditional trickster hero

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Etymology

Origin of Glooscap

of Algonquian origin

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Glooscap

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 Jesse Walter Fewkes

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 Jesse Walter Fewkes

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 Jesse Walter Fewkes

"Perhaps you thought that I couldn't, but this is a Canadian poet, and later you must read more of the myths grouped around Glooscap."

From Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls by Helen Leah Reed

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