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Wendigo
In Algonquin mythology, the Wendigo (or Windigo) is a malevolent supernatural
creature. It is usually described as a giant with a heart of ice; sometimes it
is thought to be entirely made of ice. It is noted for its fearsome cruelty
and diet of human flesh. Also, any human who partook of human flesh (as a
means of combating starvation) was believed to become such a creature himself.
He would forever be tortured by an unyielding hunger for more human flesh.
This myth was used as a deterent and cautionary tale among northern tribes
whose winters were long and bitter and whose hunting parties often were
trapped in storms with no recourse but to consume members of their own party.
Actual Wendigo murder trials took place in Canada around the beginning of the
20th century.
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