Adekagagwaa is a

Haudenosaunee The Iroquois ( ), also known as the Five Nations, and later as the Six Nations from 1722 onwards; alternatively referred to by the Endonym and exonym, endonym Haudenosaunee ( ; ) are an Iroquoian languages, Iroquoian-speaking Confederation#Ind ...

sun deity. He is also associated with

summer Summer or summertime is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, daylight hours are the longest and darkness hours are the shortest, with day ...

. Adekagagwaa was said to have control over several weather gods, including

Gǎ-oh Gaoh, Ga-oh or Gǎ-oh is a wind spirit and giant of the Iroquois, Huron and Seneca people. Gaoh was described as a cannibal and a giant who could uproot trees. He takes the form of a solitary old man. Gaoh is subservient to the Great Spirit, and ...

, the wind god, Hé-no, the god of thunder and storm, and Gohone, the god of winter. 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. On his return, Gohone would depart the land.

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{{Deity-stub Iroquois mythology Gods of the indigenous peoples of North America Solar gods Sky and weather gods