Moshup (figure in Wampanoag legend)

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Moshup is a powerful giant and culture hero in Wampanoag legend, associated with shaping the landscape of Martha’s Vineyard and the surrounding region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf culture hero
giant
mythological figure
appearsIn Algonquian coastal legends
Wampanoag oral tradition
associatedWith Aquinnah
Atlantic Ocean
Elizabeth Islands
Gay Head cliffs
linked to: Aquinnah Cliffs

Martha’s Vineyard
linked to: Martha's Vineyard

Nantucket
Vineyard Sound
Wampanoag people
clay cliffs
stones
tobacco
whales
category Native American legendary figure
culture Algonquian peoples
Wampanoag
linked to: Wampanoag people
family Squant
functionInMyth explains origin of local landforms
explains relationship between Wampanoag and the sea
gender male
hasAbility control over sea creatures
landscape creation
superhuman strength
knownFor coloring the cliffs with pipe ashes or blood of whales
creating islands by dropping earth or stones
killing whales for food
leaving giant footprints in the landscape
smoking a giant pipe
teaching people how to live from the sea
throwing rocks at whales
mythology Wampanoag mythology
narrativeType etiological myth
otherName Maushop
Maushope
linked to: Maushop
region Cape Cod and Islands
southern New England coast
residence Aquinnah cliffs
linked to: Aquinnah Cliffs

Martha’s Vineyard region
linked to: Martha's Vineyard
role culture hero
landscape shaper
shaped Gay Head cliffs
linked to: Aquinnah Cliffs

coastline of Martha’s Vineyard
nearby islands and shoals
spouse Squant
veneratedBy Wampanoag communities
linked to: Wampanoag people

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Moshup Beach namedAfter Moshup (figure in Wampanoag legend)
Cliffs of Aquinnah associatedWith Moshup (Wampanoag legend)
subject linked to: cliffs of Aquinnah
linked to: Moshup (figure in Wampanoag legend)