the second of the nine brothers (Chapter 008)

Role: second of the nine brothers · First appears: Great Head

In Chapter 008, the second of the nine brothers was one of ten boys born to a man and his wife in a distant wilderness, alongside the youngest brother (Chapter 008). One day, he disappeared after the eldest of the nine brothers (Chapter 008); the brothers who remained at home went searching in turn, until the youngest was left with their aged uncle.

Relationship record

Life events

• The elder and second brothers disappeared first. The oldest of those remaining at home went to look for them and also disappeared; the other older brothers followed in turn until the youngest remained with his uncle.(Great Head)
  • With: the eldest of the nine brothers (Chapter 008) the youngest brother (Chapter 008)
  • “One day they looked for the return of their elder brother in vain; they also looked in vain for the second brother's return. Then the oldest of those at home said, ‘I will go to look them up’; and he went off, but did not return that night. The next brother then went to hunt for his lost brothers. He also did not return, and thus it was with all until the youngest brother was left alone with his aged uncle.”

Great Head

• siblings with the youngest brother (Chapter 008) (They are among the ten sons.) “In a distant wilderness there lived a man and his wife with ten children, all boys.”
• parent: the father of the ten brothers (Chapter 008) (The second brother is one of the ten sons.) “In a distant wilderness there lived a man and his wife with ten children, all boys.”
• parent: the mother of the ten brothers (Chapter 008) (The second brother is one of the ten sons.) “In a distant wilderness there lived a man and his wife with ten children, all boys.”

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