Myths of the Cherokee

the woman (Myth 30)

First appears: Myth 30 · Why the Mole Lives Underground

In Myth 30, the man tried to win the woman’s favor, but she had disliked him. That night, the Mole burrowed to her as she slept, took out her heart and gave it to the man; afterward, she went to him and told him she loved him and wanted to be his wife. They married, though the magicians who knew them were surprised.

Relationship record

Life events

  • The Mole took out the woman’s heart and gave it to the man.(Myth 30 · Why the Mole Lives Underground)
    • With: The Mole the man (Myth 30)
    • “So that night the Mole burrowed his way underground to where the girl was in bed asleep and took out her heart. He came back by the same way and gave the heart to the man, who could not see it even when it was put into his hand.”
  • The woman went to the man, told him she loved him, and wanted to be his wife.(Myth 30 · Why the Mole Lives Underground)
    • With: the man (Myth 30)
    • “at last the feeling grew so strong that she was compelled to go herself to the man and tell him she loved him and wanted to be his wife.”
  • The woman and the man were married.(Myth 30 · Why the Mole Lives Underground)

Myth 30 · Why the Mole Lives Underground

  • admirer: the man (Myth 30) “He tried every way to win her favor, but to no purpose, until at last he grew discouraged and made himself sick thinking over it.”
  • married with the man (Myth 30) “She wondered and could not understand it, because she had always disliked him before, but at last the feeling grew so strong that she was compelled to go herself to the man and tell him she loved him and wanted to be his wife. And so they were married, but all the magicians who had known them both were surprised and wondered how it had come about.”
  • enemies with The Mole “So that night the Mole burrowed his way underground to where the girl was in bed asleep and took out her heart.”

⭐ Constellation map → · 📖 Read the original → · 🗂 Character index → · 🕰 Chronicle → · 📍 Places →

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

Explore the whole book in Rho MD — free.

Get Rho MD — free
Open in Rho MD →