Waupee's son

Role: son · First appears: The Star Family; or, the Celestial Sisters

In The Star Family; or, the Celestial Sisters, Waupee and Waupee's wife had a son, described as “a beautiful boy.” While Waupee was away, his wife returned to the stars with him. Her father, the boy’s grandfather, later sent them down to ask Waupee to join them.

Waupee reunited with his wife and son at the enchanted spot, and the three eventually went up to the starry plains with gifts from earth. There, they each became white hawks and descended together.

Relationship record

Life events

• Waupee and his wife had a son.(The Star Family; or, the Celestial Sisters)
  • With: Waupee Waupee's wife
  • “Winter and summer passed rapidly away, and their happiness was increased by the addition of a beautiful boy to their lodge.”
• Waupee's wife returned to the stars with their son while Waupee was away.(The Star Family; or, the Celestial Sisters)
  • With: Waupee Waupee's wife
  • “As soon as they got into the car, she commenced her song and the basket rose.”
• Waupee's son was sent down with his mother by her father, the boy's grandfather, to ask Waupee to come up and live with them.(The Star Family; or, the Celestial Sisters)
  • With: the father of Waupee's wife Waupee's wife
  • “His grandfather said to his daughter one day, “Go, my child, and take your son down to his father, and ask him to come up and live with us.”
• Waupee reunited with his wife and son when they descended to the enchanted spot.(The Star Family; or, the Celestial Sisters)
  • With: Waupee Waupee's wife
  • “Waupee, who was ever near the enchanted spot, heard her voice as she came down the sky. His heart beat with impatience as he saw her form and that of his son, and they were soon clasped in his arms.”
• Waupee, his wife, and son went up to the starry plains with gifts from the earth.(The Star Family; or, the Celestial Sisters)
  • With: Waupee Waupee's wife
  • “He only preserved a tail, foot, or wing of each, to identify the species; and, when all was ready, they went to the circle and were carried up.”
• Waupee, his wife, and son became white hawks and descended to earth.(The Star Family; or, the Celestial Sisters)
  • With: Waupee Waupee's wife the Star Chief
  • “Waupee chose a white hawk's feather. His wife and son followed his example, when each one became a white hawk. Pleased with his transformation, and new vitality, the chief spread out gracefully his white wings, and followed by his wife and son, descended to the earth, where the species are still to be found.”

The Star Family; or, the Celestial Sisters

• parent: Waupee “Winter and summer passed rapidly away, and their happiness was increased by the addition of a beautiful boy to their lodge.”
• parent: Waupee's wife “Winter and summer passed rapidly away, and their happiness was increased by the addition of a beautiful boy to their lodge.”
• elder kin: the father of Waupee's wife “His grandfather said to his daughter one day”

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