The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends

Iëna

Also known as: Ogidahkumigo · Role: wanderer and hunter · First appears: Iëna, the Wanderer; or, Magic Bundle · Part 1

In Iëna, the Wanderer; or, Magic Bundle · Part 1, when spring opened, Iëna and the beaveress, Iëna's first wife had two children, one resembling each parent. A young woman offered him raspberries and invited him to follow her; despite her sisters’ attempts to divert him, he sat beside her. Her parents welcomed him as their son-in-law, saying, “Oh, make room for our son-in-law.”

In Iëna, the Wanderer; or, Magic Bundle · Part 2, Iëna drove an arrow into a stone, and the large white bear (Iëna legend), the yellow bear (Iëna legend) and the black bear (Iëna legend) left the lodge. While skinning an enchanted bear, he cut her; she resumed her natural form and ran home injured. By this time, Iëna and Iëna's wife had two children, one resembling each parent. Soon afterward, a hunter discovered his wife’s retreat and killed her as she gave herself up. As they went, Iëna instructed the hunter what to do when he killed bears.

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