Cuhtahlatah

Also known as: Gatûñ'lati / Wild-hemp · Family: the Cherokee · Role: wife of the chief · First appears: Myth 110 · Incidents of Personal Heroism

Life events

Cuhtahlatah's husband, the chief, was killed during an attack on a Cherokee town.(Myth 110 · Incidents of Personal Heroism)
- With: the chief (Myth 110)
- “The Wahnenauhi manuscript has a tradition of an attack upon a Cherokee town and the killing of the chief by a hostile war party.”
Cuhtahlatah took her husband's tomahawk and charged the enemy, rallying the retreating Cherokee to victory.(Myth 110 · Incidents of Personal Heroism)
- “His wife, whose name was Cuhtahlatah (Gatûñ'lati, ‘Wild-hemp’?), on seeing her husband fall, snatched up his tomahawk, shouting, ‘Kill! Kill!’ and rushed upon the enemy with such fury that the retreating Cherokee rallied and renewed the battle with so great courage as to gain a complete victory.”

married with the chief (Myth 110) “His wife, whose name was Cuhtahlatah (Gatûñ'lati, ‘Wild-hemp’?), on seeing her husband fall, snatched up his tomahawk, shouting, ‘Kill! Kill!’ and rushed upon the enemy with such fury that the retreating Cherokee rallied and renewed the battle with so great courage as to gain a complete victory.”

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