Goddess Gyhldeptis

 



Gyhldeptis is a Native American forest deity.

The Tlingit and Haida peoples of northwest America venerate Gyhldeptis, or "Lady Hanging Hair." 

She is the spirit of the trees, generally portrayed by cedarwood branches, and is the defender of humans and gods.

When a whirlpool threatened her people, Gyhldeptis summoned all of the elements and combined them into a single force to function inside her.

The maelstrom was later turned into a river, which nourished both the land and humans.