# Sagalie Tyee — Legends of Vancouver character guide

> Sagalie Tyee in Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Sagalie Tyee, Tyee, O Sagalie Tyee

**First appearance:** 0004-the-two-sisters

## Snapshot

The Great Spirit whose face turns away from warring children, then returns through kindness, cathedral trees, and the survival of good.

## Who they are

In Squamish cosmology the Sagalie Tyee is the benevolent power who planned the ultimate triumph of good over evil, hiding a cursed stone where no foot follows and raising merciful men into the Cathedral Trees. The tension in the legends is whether His children will remember His preference for kindness over bravery or wealth. His presence gives the collection its theological spine, framing every tale as evidence of a moral order.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

Sagalie Tyee, a supernatural creator figure, is described to the narrator as a powerful and mysterious presence.

### [The Great Tyee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/characters/the_great_tyee)

_psychological_

Sagalie Tyee and The Great Tyee are both supernatural or legendary figures, with Sagalie Tyee often acting as a higher power.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

Sagalie Tyee, a supernatural creator figure, is described to the narrator as a powerful and mysterious presence.

## In the story

### [The Two Sisters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-two-sisters)

The divine figure who makes the two sisters immortal, setting them as the twin peaks to guard peace and brotherhood.

### [The Siwash Rock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-siwash-rock)

The deity whose four men enforce the law and reward the chief's purity.

### [The Deep Waters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-deep-waters)

Mentioned as the one who allowed Chief Capilano's visits; now the cup he used stands empty.

### [The Sea-Serpent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-sea-serpent)

The divine voice that curses Shak-shak and decrees that piercing the serpent's heart will end greed among the people.

### [The Lost Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-lost-island)

The Sagalie Tyee is invoked by the medicine-man in his prayer and is credited with granting the vision of the future.

### [Point Grey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/point-grey)

The Sagalie Tyee sends the Four Men to subdue the West Wind and later decrees the rock's power to serve fishermen.

### [The Grey Archway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-grey-archway)

Implored by Yaada to help judge between the two men through the stone-throwing contest.

### [Deadman’s Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/deadman-s-island)

Mentioned as the God of peace who turned His face away from the warring tribes.

### [The Lure in Stanley Park](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/legends_of_vancouver_se/chapters/the-lure-in-stanley-park)

The deity who transforms evil souls into stone and good souls into trees, weeping for afflicted humanity and commanding the Four Men.

## Links

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