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Native American Legends: Wahredwa
Name: Wahredwa
Tribal affiliation: Ioway,
Otoe
Alternate spellings: Wahredua, Waredwa, Warédwa, Wahre'dua, Wahrédwa, Wahrédua
Pronunciation: wah-red-wah
Type: Hero twins
Related figures in other tribes: Long-Teeth (Arikara),
Spring-Boy (Crow),
Thrown-Away (Arapaho)
Wahredwa is one of a pair of mythological twins known as the Twin Holy Boys. Wahredwa grew up in the wilderness, while his
brother, Dore, was raised by their human father.
Wahredwa Stories
Dore and Wahredua:
Iowa legends about the Twin Holy Brothers.
Dore and Wahredua:
Another story about the twin monster-slayers, narrated by two Otoe storytellers.
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