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

Example Sentences

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

"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 Reed, Helen Leah

The part of the above account, of the return of Glooscap and the destruction of the world, they say is true.

From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Fewkes, Jesse Walter

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

In another story the father of Glooscap is mentioned as a being who lives under a great fall of water down in the earth.

From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Fewkes, Jesse Walter