Goddess: Aataentsic (North America / Iroquois) [pronounced EE-yah-tah-HEN-tsik] Aataentsic, a creation goddess, married a powerful sorcerer when she was a young maiden. As soon as her husband realised her magic was stronger than his own, he dared Aataentsic to dive through a hole in the sky to get rid of her. Seeing a beautiful world below, Aataentsic raised her arms above her head and dove gracefully through the whole, landing atop a great turtle, pushing soil next to its shell. A great island began to take shape, which the Iroquois call Turtle Island. Turtle Island is also called Earth. Sources: Mutén, B. Goddesses: A world of Myth and Magic, Barefoot Books, 2003.   Page last updated 2 Jan 2006 Website Design and Myths & Magic logo by Míchealín Ní Dhochartaigh Copyright © 2006 Ireland's OWN All Rights Reserved.