Mishipeshu

Origin and tradition

Anishinaabe and other Great Lakes traditions describe Mishipeshu or the underwater panther as a powerful water being linked to storms, copper, and deep lakes.

Illustration in this atlas

A horned feline-serpent with scales, copper tail, and a body moving below cliff water like a storm shadow.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Underwater panther

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.