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Sint Holo is a mystical, invisible, horned serpent which appeared to males who were extremely wise in the mythologies of many Native Americans. Sequoyah, the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet, was said to have seen Sint Holo. He brought rain and made a noise similar to (but not the same as) thunder.

He may have origins in Maya mythology or Aztec mythology. Sint Holo was venerated, in various forms, by the Cherokee, Chippewa, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Catawba.

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Sint Holo (220 words)
	Sint Holo is an invisible, great horned serpent, having spiritual and cultural significance among the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and adjacent tribes.
	According to certain but vague accounts, Sequoya, regarded as the primary inventor and developer of the Cherokee written language, "must have seen Sint Holo, the horned reptile" in order to create the alphabet for the Cherokee.
	Article "Sint Holo" created on 06 May 1997; last modified on 27 December 1998 (Revision 2).

Chippewa mythology (187 words)
	The Chippewa venerated Sint Holo, a mystical, invisible, horned serpent which appeared to males who were extremely wise.
	Sequoya[?], the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet[?], was said to have seen Sint Holo.
	Sint Holo was venerated, in various forms, by the Cherokee, Chippewa, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Catawba[?].

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