Other Figures — Minor Figures
79 figures from Myths of the Iroquois who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
the hunter (Chapter 042)
hunter · first appears The Man And His Step-Son
- The Man And His Step-Son · foster-child: the boy (Chapter 042) “The hunter caught him, and was so astonished at his appearance that, instead of killing him, he took him to his wigwam, tamed him, and taught him to speak and to grow up like a man.”
- The Man And His Step-Son · child: the hunter's daughter (Chapter 042) “He married a daughter of the hunter,”
the hunter's daughter (Chapter 042)
hunter's daughter · first appears The Man And His Step-Son
- The Man And His Step-Son · married with the boy (Chapter 042) “He married a daughter of the hunter,”
- The Man And His Step-Son · parent: the hunter (Chapter 042) “He married a daughter of the hunter,”
the mother-in-law (Chapter 042)
mother-in-law · first appears The Man And His Step-Son
- The Man And His Step-Son · with the boy (Chapter 042) “but his mother-in-law was always angry because he never brought home tender bear-meat.”
- The Man And His Step-Son · with the boy (Chapter 042) “He married a daughter of the hunter, but his mother-in-law was always angry because he never brought home tender bear-meat.”
the old bear (Chapter 042)
bear · first appears The Man And His Step-Son
- The Man And His Step-Son · foster-child: the boy (Chapter 042) “So this was agreed to. All the animals promised to assist in getting the nuts, and the boy was given over to the keeping of the bear. He kept him for several years.”
the step-father
step-father · first appears The Man And His Step-Son
- The Man And His Step-Son · enemies with the boy (Chapter 042) “A certain man had a step-son whom he hated.”
- The Man And His Step-Son · with the boy (Chapter 042) “A certain man had a step-son whom he hated.”
the aged uncle (Chapter 008)
uncle of the ten brothers · first appears Great Head
- Great Head · with the youngest brother (Chapter 008) “They were greatly afflicted by the loss of both parents but after a while resumed their hunting for support.”
- Great Head · younger kin: the youngest brother (Chapter 008) “The youngest brother was forbidden to go away from home lest he too should be lost.”
woman by the lake (Chapter 047)
woman who lived by the lake · first appears The Hunter And His Faithless Wife
- The Hunter And His Faithless Wife · married with Hemlock Bows “His father got well, and they all went to live with the woman and her daughter. The old man married the woman, and the boy the daughter, and so they were happy at last.”