YA-O-GAH

[Native American] In Iroquois mythology, the north wind, the Bear, unleashed at the door of Gaoh's cave. When Gaoh unfastens this leash, winter hurricanes sweep across the land, and the water freezes from Ya-o-gah's icy breath. The power of Bear is such that he, if bidden, could crush the world in his storms or destroy it with cold.