the man buried in the earth (Chapter 008)

Role: supernatural man · First appears: Great Head

Life events

The youngest brother and his uncle found the buried man alive and restored his consciousness.(Great Head)
- With: the youngest brother (Chapter 008) the aged uncle (Chapter 008)
- “The groan being repeated, they concluded to dig into the earth, where they discovered a man covered with mould, and taking him and setting him up they saw some signs of life and were convinced that he was alive.”
The man told them the nine brothers had mysteriously disappeared.(Great Head)
- With: the youngest brother (Chapter 008) the aged uncle (Chapter 008)
- “The strange man then told them that he did not know how long he had been there, that all he knew was that the last time he went out was to hunt. They persuaded him to stay with them, whereupon he related the story of the nine brothers who had so mysteriously disappeared.”

siblings with Great Head (The buried man identifies Great Head as his brother.) “I know what it is--it is my brother, the Great Head, who is howling through this hurricane.”

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