Adekagagwaa

Adekagagwaa is an Iroquois sun deity. He is also associated with summer.

Adekagagwaa was said to have control over several weather gods, including Gǎ-oh, the wind god, Hé-no, the god of thunder and storm, and Gohone, the god of winter.[1] Every winter, Adekagagwaa would leave for the southern skies, leaving his "sleep spirit" to keep watch. As he left, he would promise his return, when once again he would reign over the weather gods.[2] On his return, Gohone would depart the land.[3]

References

Charles Russell Coulter; Patricia Turner (4 July 2013). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3.
Hartley Burr Alexander (7 March 2012). Native American Mythology. Courier Corporation. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-0-486-12279-3.
Mike Dixon-Kennedy (1998). Native American Myth & Legend: An A-Z of People and Places. Brockhampton Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-86019-839-7.

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[CoulterTurner2013-1] Charles Russell Coulter; Patricia Turner (4 July 2013). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3.

[Alexander2012-2] Hartley Burr Alexander (7 March 2012). Native American Mythology. Courier Corporation. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-0-486-12279-3.

[Dixon-Kennedy1998-3] Mike Dixon-Kennedy (1998). Native American Myth & Legend: An A-Z of People and Places. Brockhampton Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-86019-839-7.