the Seneca — Minor Figures
6 figures from Myths of the Cherokee who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
the baby boy (Myth 97)
son of the older sister · first appears Myth 97 · Origin of the Yontoñwisas Dance
- Myth 97 · Origin of the Yontoñwisas Dance · parent: the older sister (Myth 97) “Two Seneca women who were sisters, with the baby boy of the older one, were in a sugar grove near their home when a war party of Cherokee came upon them and carried them off.”
their mother (Myth 92)
mother · first appears Myth 92 · Escape of the Seneca Boys
- Myth 92 · Escape of the Seneca Boys · child: the older brother (Myth 92) “Then the mother recognized her two sons”
- Myth 92 · Escape of the Seneca Boys · child: the younger brother (Myth 92) “Then the mother recognized her two sons”
the man under the brushwood (Myth 98)
man concealed under the deer · first appears Myth 98 · Ga'na's Adventures Among the Cherokee · Part 1
- Myth 98 · Ga'na's Adventures Among the Cherokee · Part 1 · enemies with Shada'ge'a “As soon as he was eating the man put his hand up cautiously and caught hold of the bird's tail and held on to it.”
Hatcinoñdoñ
great warrior · first appears Myth 94 · Hatcinoñdoñ's Escape from the Cherokee
- Myth 94 · Hatcinoñdoñ's Escape from the Cherokee · benefactor: Haweñni'o “He rose and brought half a cake of bread, half of a wild apple, and half a pigeon.”
- Myth 94 · Hatcinoñdoñ's Escape from the Cherokee · benefactor: the old woman (Myth 94) “I sent the rain storm, and now you must go down to the creek and follow the current.”
the Seneca runner (Myth 98)
runner · first appears Myth 98 · Ga'na's Adventures Among the Cherokee · Part 2
- Myth 98 · Ga'na's Adventures Among the Cherokee · Part 2 · rivals with the other (Myth 98) “When they got to the middle the Seneca runner said to the other, ‘Do your best now, for I am going to do mine,’ and as he said it he pulled out and left the other far behind and won the race.”
Ga'na'
war chief · first appears Myth 98 · Ga'na's Adventures Among the Cherokee · Part 1
- Myth 98 · Ga'na's Adventures Among the Cherokee · Part 1 · child: the young man (Myth 98) “The young man was really his son”
- Myth 98 · Ga'na's Adventures Among the Cherokee · Part 1 · married with the woman (Myth 98) “he recognized the woman as his wife”
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Extracted from the original text of Myths of the Cherokee. Made with Rho MD.