the beautiful woman (Chapter 029)

Family: unknown · Role: mother of the twin boys · First appears: Origin Of The Human Race

In Origin Of The Human Race, the beautiful woman fell from the sky and was gently placed on a giant tortoise, which grew into a large island. After a time, she gave birth to twin boys: the spirit of good, who made good things grow, and the spirit of evil, who created weeds and vermin.

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Life events

• The beautiful woman fell from the sky.(Origin Of The Human Race)
  • “a beautiful woman was seen by them falling from the sky.”
• A giant tortoise carried the woman and grew into a large island.(Origin Of The Human Race)
  • With: a giant tortoise (Chapter 029)
  • “There she was gently placed, while he, constantly increasing in size, soon became a large island.”
• The woman gave birth to twin boys, the spirits of good and evil.(Origin Of The Human Race)
  • With: the spirit of good (Chapter 029) the spirit of evil (Chapter 029)
  • “Twin boys were after a time brought forth by the woman--one the spirit of good, who made all good things, and caused the maize, fruit, and tobacco to grow; the other the spirit of evil, who created the weeds and all vermin.”

Origin Of The Human Race

• child: the spirit of good (Chapter 029) “Twin boys were after a time brought forth by the woman--one the spirit of good, who made all good things, and caused the maize, fruit, and tobacco to grow; the other the spirit of evil, who created the weeds and all vermin.”
• child: the spirit of evil (Chapter 029) “Twin boys were after a time brought forth by the woman--one the spirit of good, who made all good things, and caused the maize, fruit, and tobacco to grow; the other the spirit of evil, who created the weeds and all vermin.”

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