the younger brother of Panigwun

Role: younger son · First appears: Mishosha; or, the Magician of Lake Superior · Part 1

In Mishosha; or, the Magician of Lake Superior · Part 1, he is one of the two boys born to the father of Panigwun and the mother of Panigwun. Panigwun, his elder brother, is strongly attached to him and often carries him when he is tired. When Mishosha takes Panigwun away by canoe, the younger brother is left on shore; before daybreak, Panigwun returns with food and promises to come for him.

In Part 3, the elder daughter of Mishosha and the younger daughter of Mishosha take mortal shapes and agree to marry the two young men. The younger brother leaves the enchanted island with the younger daughter of Mishosha.

Relationship record

Life events

• Mishosha seized Panigwun and carried him away by canoe, leaving his younger brother on the shore.(Mishosha; or, the Magician of Lake Superior · Part 1 · 📍 the lake)
  • With: Panigwun
  • “An old man, sitting in the centre, seized the affrighted youth and placed him in the canoe.”
• Panigwun returned by canoe to his younger brother, brought him food, and promised to come for him.(Mishosha; or, the Magician of Lake Superior · Part 1 · 📍 the island)
  • With: Panigwun
  • “The canoe obeyed the charm, and carried him safely over, and after providing for the subsistence of his brother, he told him that in a short time he should come for him.”
• Mishosha's daughters took mortal shapes, agreed to marry the two young men, and left the enchanted island with them.(Mishosha; or, the Magician of Lake Superior · Part 3 · 📍 the main land)
  • With: the elder daughter of Mishosha Panigwun
  • “They applauded the deed, agreed to put on mortal shapes, become wives to the two young men, and forever quit the enchanted island.”

Mishosha; or, the Magician of Lake Superior · Part 1

• parent: the father of Panigwun (The younger brother is identified as one of the two boys.) “there lived an Indian, in a remote place, who had a wife and two children.”
• parent: the mother of Panigwun (The younger brother is identified as one of the two boys.) “relying on her maternal feelings to take care of the two children, who were boys”
• siblings with Panigwun “The eldest boy, who was of an intrepid temper, was strongly attached to his brother, frequently carrying him when he became weary, and gathering all the wild fruit he saw.”

Mishosha; or, the Magician of Lake Superior · Part 3

• siblings with Panigwun “I wish to visit my little brother, and to bring him home with me.”
• married with the younger daughter of Mishosha “become wives to the two young men”

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