Megissogwon

Also known as: Manito of Wealth / the Pearl, or sea shell Feather · Role: prince · First appears: Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 1

In Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 2, Manabozho’s grandmother tells him that Megissogwon, who lived on the opposite side of the great lake, killed his grandfather, who had come to earth in search of her. “Some time after this,” Manabozho prepares for war against Pearl Feather, the Manito who had killed his grandfather. In Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 4, Manabozho kills the Shining Manito with his third arrow and takes his scalp as a trophy.

Relationship record

Life events

• Manabozho’s grandmother says Megissogwon killed his grandfather.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 2 · 📍 the opposite side of the great lake)
  • With: the grandmother of Manabozho the grandfather of Manabozho
  • “She told him that his grandfather, who had come to the earth in search of her, had been killed by Megissogwon, who lived on the opposite side of the great lake.”
• Manabozho begins preparing for a war excursion against Pearl Feather, who had killed his grandfather.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3)
  • With: Manabozho
  • “Some time after this, he commenced making preparations for a war excursion against the Pearl Feather, the Manito who lived on the opposite side of the great lake, who had killed his grandfather.”
• Manabozho killed the Shining Manito with his third arrow and took his scalp.(Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 4)
  • With: Manabozho
  • “In so doing, however, he exposed his head, and gave his adversary a chance to fire his third arrow, which penetrated deep, and brought him a lifeless corpse to the ground. Manabozho uttered his saw-saw-quan, and taking his scalp as a trophy”

Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 1

• enemies with Manabozho “yet, in his fight with the great wampum prince, he is counselled by a woodpecker to know where the vulnerable point of his antagonist lies.”

Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 2

• enemies with the grandfather of Manabozho “She told him that his grandfather, who had come to the earth in search of her, had been killed by Megissogwon, who lived on the opposite side of the great lake.”

Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 3

• enemies with Manabozho (Manabozho prepares for war against Pearl Feather, who killed his grandfather.) “Some time after this, he commenced making preparations for a war excursion against the Pearl Feather, the Manito who lived on the opposite side of the great lake, who had killed his grandfather.”
• enemies with the grandfather of Manabozho “Some time after this, he commenced making preparations for a war excursion against the Pearl Feather, the Manito who lived on the opposite side of the great lake, who had killed his grandfather.”

Hiawatha; or, Manabozho · Part 4

• enemies with Manabozho “The combat continued all day.”

Pauguk, and the Mythological Interpretation of Hiawatha

• enemies with Manabozho (Schoolcraft's remarks tell of their combat.) “overcome, in combat, the mysterious power held by the Pearl, or sea shell Feather”

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Extracted from the original text of The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends. Made with Rho MD.