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In Seneca mythology, Djieien (jiʼä꞉yë꞉h)^[1] is a monstrous spider six feet tall. It could not be killed because it had hidden its heart underground. The great hero Othegwenhda (Hiawatha) discovered Dijien's heart and so killed it.^[2]

Djieien figures in the tale of Hagowanen and Ot'hegwenhda.^[3]

References

↑ Chafe, Wallace. "English-Seneca Dictionary" (PDF). p. 156. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
↑ Bane, Theresa (2016). Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-4766-2268-2. Retrieved Aug 18, 2018.
↑ Curtin, Jeremiah; Hewitt, J.N.B. (1918). "Seneca Fiction, Legengs, and Myths". Thirty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology: 376. Retrieved Aug 18, 2018.

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[English-Seneca_Dictionary-1] Chafe, Wallace. "English-Seneca Dictionary" (PDF). p. 156. Retrieved July 20, 2026.

[2] Bane, Theresa (2016). Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-4766-2268-2. Retrieved Aug 18, 2018.

[3] Curtin, Jeremiah; Hewitt, J.N.B. (1918). "Seneca Fiction, Legengs, and Myths". Thirty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology: 376. Retrieved Aug 18, 2018.

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