# Tenas Tyee — Legends of Vancouver character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Tenas Tyee

**First appearance:** 0005-the-siwash-rock

## Who they are

A lesser chief or spirit, often contrasted with the Great Tyee in stories.

## In the story

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

The handsome young chief who swims for clean fatherhood and is turned into Siwash Rock.

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

The heroic boy who volunteers to kill the sea-serpent, using cleanliness and generosity as his weapons, and succeeds after four years of swimming.

## Links

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