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
The new one which I have treats of his efforts to escape Glooscap.
From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Fewkes, Jesse Walter
In another he can give to any one coming to him medicine to grant him whatever he wishes, and in still another Glooscap is now sharpening his arrows way off in some distant place.
From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Fewkes, Jesse Walter
As to that," said the serious Mr. Knight, "the Indians in Nova Scotia are much better off than in the days of Glooscap.
From Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls by Reed, Helen Leah
But Glooscap, the deity of the Micmacs," responded Mrs. Redmond,—"you remember that after the white men came to Minas, displeased with their teachings, he fled away, and has never been seen since.
From Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls by Reed, Helen Leah
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