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.