Native American Mythology

The Gods and Spirits of North America...

WENDIGO

Algonquin fabulous creature

Also known as Wendego, Wetiko, Windago, Windego, Windikouk

Utterly terrifying Cannibal Monster

You could die of fright just seeing a Wendigo. That would be the easy way out, for this is a giant starving beast with a never-ending hunger for flesh. Victims are rendered apart and all the parts devoured down to the last tiny bone and droplet of blood.

It carries a feeling of winter famine about it — snow clouds form, trees crack and icy blizzards rise around it.

This gaunt scrawny creature is a warning that there should be a balance between starvation and gluttony. It has come as a lesson to us all.

Heed the warning. Avoid the lesson.

Wendigo Facts and Figures

Name: Wendigo
Pronunciation: Coming soon
Alternative names: Wendego, Wetiko, Windago, Windego, Windikouk

Gender: Male
Type: fabulous creature
Area or people: Algonquin people of the Anishinaabe group
Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present

Role: Unknown at present

Good/Evil Rating: Unknown at present
Popularity index: 4956

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Article last revised on November 03, 2018 by Rowan Allen.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders

References: Coming soon.

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