Myths of the Cherokee · Character Index

233 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

• the Rabbit — 21 relationships · the boldest leader among the animals, a trickster
• Selu — 11 relationships · Corn; wife of Kana'ti
• Kana'ti — 8 relationships · the Lucky Hunter; husband of Selu
• the Wild Boy — 8 relationships · I'nage-utasûñ'hi, He-who-grew-up-wild; the boy who sprang from the blood of the game
• the little boy (Myth 3) — 8 relationships · the son of Kana'ti and Selu
• the Sun — 7 relationships · the Sun, a woman
• the boy (Myth 63) — 6 relationships · Thunder's son
• the Bear — 5 relationships · captain
• the Terrapin — 5 relationships · ballplayer
• the girl (Myth 81) — 5 relationships · daughter
• the older brother (Myth 81) — 5 relationships · older brother
• the older sister (Myth 97) — 5 relationships · older sister
• Ûñtsaiyi' — 5 relationships · Brass, the great gambler
• Bullfrog — 4 relationships
• Ganogwioeoñ — 4 relationships · war chief
• Thunder — 4 relationships · great doctor
• Yahula — 4 relationships · stock trader
• the Deer — 4 relationships · deer
• the Possum — 4 relationships · animal
• the Turkey — 4 relationships · animal
• the girl (Myth 44) — 4 relationships · daughter
• the hunter (Myth 52) — 4 relationships · hunter
• the old man (Myth 92) — 4 relationships · adoptive father
• the older brother (Myth 92) — 4 relationships · older brother

By house

Unaffiliated (33)

• the Rabbit — 21 relationships · the boldest leader among the animals, a trickster
• Selu — 11 relationships · Corn; wife of Kana'ti
• Kana'ti — 8 relationships · the Lucky Hunter; husband of Selu
• the Wild Boy — 8 relationships · I'nage-utasûñ'hi, He-who-grew-up-wild; the boy who sprang from the blood of the game
• the little boy (Myth 3) — 8 relationships · the son of Kana'ti and Selu
• the Sun — 7 relationships · the Sun, a woman
• the boy (Myth 63) — 6 relationships · Thunder's son
• the girl (Myth 81) — 5 relationships · daughter
• the older brother (Myth 81) — 5 relationships · older brother
• Ûñtsaiyi' — 5 relationships · Brass, the great gambler
• Bullfrog — 4 relationships
• Thunder — 4 relationships · great doctor
• the Possum — 4 relationships · animal
• the Turkey — 4 relationships · animal
• the girl (Myth 44) — 4 relationships · daughter
• the hunter (Myth 52) — 4 relationships · hunter
• his brother (Myth 34) — 3 relationships · wolf sent east
• his wife (Myth 58) — 3 relationships · wife
• the Hummingbird — 3 relationships · animal
• the Moon — 3 relationships · moon
• the Wolf — 3 relationships · wolf
• the brother (Myth 84) — 3 relationships · brother of the two sisters
• the daughter of the South — 3 relationships · daughter of the South
• the daughter of the Sun — 3 relationships · daughter of the Sun
• the girl (Myth 45) — 3 relationships · daughter
• the girl (Myth 61) — 3 relationships · woman
• the hunter (Myth 76) — 3 relationships · hunter
• the man (Myth 30) — 3 relationships
• the mother (Myth 81) — 3 relationships · mother
• the suitor (Myth 44) — 3 relationships · husband
• the wolf (Myth 34) — 3 relationships · wolf sent north
• the woman (Myth 30) — 3 relationships
• the younger woman (Myth 84) — 3 relationships · the woman he was about to marry

the Seneca (7)

• the older sister (Myth 97) — 5 relationships · older sister
• Ganogwioeoñ — 4 relationships · war chief
• the older brother (Myth 92) — 4 relationships · older brother
• the younger brother (Myth 92) — 4 relationships · younger brother
• the younger sister (Myth 97) — 4 relationships · younger sister
• their uncle (Myth 97) — 4 relationships · uncle
• Hiadeoni — 3 relationships · warrior

the four-footed animals (ballplay) (3)

• the Bear — 5 relationships · captain
• the Terrapin — 5 relationships · ballplayer
• the Deer — 4 relationships · deer

the Cherokee (2)

• Yahula — 4 relationships · stock trader
• the old man (Myth 92) — 4 relationships · adoptive father

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

• Other Figures — Minor Figures (144)
• the Cherokee — Minor Figures (32)
• the Seneca — Minor Figures (6)
• the Shawano — Minor Figures (3)
• the Ani'-Tsâ'gûhi — Minor Figures (3)

Extracted from the original text of Myths of the Cherokee. Made with Rho MD.