Chepi is a ghost or fairy in the mythology of the Narragansett tribe of Native Americans from the Narragansett Bay region of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and eastern Massachusetts. Chepi is a spirit of the dead who shared knowledge with medicine people in dreams or visions. Chepi could be called upon by the "pawwaw" or medicine person, to destroy an enemy as an avenging entity.
References
- Donald Ricky (1 January 1998). Encyclopedia of New Jersey Indians: Encyclopedia of Native Peoples. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-403-09331-1.