Hi-nuⁿ

Also known as: the God of Cloud and Rain / the great deity Hi-nuⁿ · Family: Iroquois · Role: Thunder God · First appears: Gods And Other Supernatural Beings

Hi-nuⁿ, the God of Cloud and Rain, was credited with destroying giant monsters that poisoned the waters and infested the land. His brother was West Wind.

At the cave behind the rushing waters, Hi-nuⁿ rescued the Indian maiden from her canoe as it dashed toward the rocks. She stayed in his cave for many weeks, where he taught her about the causes of sickness among her people.

At the creek, Hi-nuⁿ watched the serpent approach and struck it with repeated thunderbolts until it was slain. In “An Incantation To Bring Rain,” he summoned rain clouds and guided the storm toward the dry earth.

Relationship record

Life events

• Hi-nuⁿ destroyed the giant monsters that poisoned the waters or infested the land.(Gods And Other Supernatural Beings)
  • “It is not difficult to follow the crude reasoning by which was ascribed to Hi-nuⁿ the goodness and glory of having destroyed the giant monsters which either poisoned the waters or infested the land.”
• Hi-nuⁿ rescued the maiden from her canoe as it dashed toward the rocks.(A Seneca Legend Of Hi-Nuⁿ And Niagara · 📍 a cave behind the rushing waters)
  • With: the Indian maiden (Chapter 003)
  • “He spread out his wings and flew to her rescue, and caught her just as her frail bark was dashing on the rocks below.”
• The maiden stayed with Hi-nuⁿ and learned why sickness afflicted her people.(A Seneca Legend Of Hi-Nuⁿ And Niagara · 📍 Hi-nuⁿ's cave)
  • With: the Indian maiden (Chapter 003)
  • “The grateful Indian girl lived for many weeks in Hi-nuⁿ's cave. He taught her many new things. She learned from him why her people died so often--why sickness was always busy among them.”
• Hi-nuⁿ killed the serpent with repeated thunderbolts.(A Seneca Legend Of Hi-Nuⁿ And Niagara · 📍 the creek)
  • With: the serpent (Chapter 003)
  • “Hi-nuⁿ was forced to launch another thunderbolt, and another and another, before, finally, the poisoner was slain.”
• Hi-nuⁿ summoned rain clouds and guided the storm toward the dry earth.(An Incantation To Bring Rain)
  • “When this was done, Hi-nuⁿ, pleased with the incense of the burning tobacco, called forth huge dark banks of rain clouds and took personal charge of the gathering storm to guide it to wet the dry and parched earth.”

Gods And Other Supernatural Beings

• siblings with West Wind “Brother of the great Hi-nuⁿ was the West Wind”

A Seneca Legend Of Hi-Nuⁿ And Niagara

• pupil: the Indian maiden (Chapter 003) “He taught her many new things. She learned from him why her people died so often--why sickness was always busy among them.”
• enemies with the serpent (Chapter 003) “Hi-nuⁿ watched him until he neared the creek, then he launched a thunderbolt at him.”

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Extracted from the original text of Myths of the Iroquois. Made with Rho MD.