The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends · Character Index

274 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

• Manabozho — 74 relationships · messenger of the Great Spirit
• Odjibwa — 31 relationships · youngest brother
• Mudjekewis — 25 relationships · the West Wind; father of the winds and of Manabozho
• Paup-Puk-Keewiss — 20 relationships · trickster who changes his shape
• Mishemokwa — 13 relationships · bear
• Panigwun — 13 relationships · elder son
• the grandmother of Manabozho — 13 relationships · grandmother of Manabozho
• Iëna — 12 relationships · wanderer and hunter
• Ojeeg — 12 relationships · hunter
• the eldest brother (Red Swan legend) — 12 relationships · eldest brother
• Maujeekewis — 11 relationships · second eldest brother
• White Feather — 9 relationships · grandson raised by an old man in the forest
• the Great Spirit — 9 relationships · spirit
• the youngest brother (Mishemokwa legend) — 9 relationships · youngest of ten brothers
• Iëna's wife — 8 relationships · bear in disguise who helps Iëna
• Kabibonokka — 8 relationships · the North Wind; brother of Manabozho
• Onwe Bahmondoong — 8 relationships · boy
• the Red Swan — 8 relationships · daughter of a magician; wife of Odjibwa
• the son of Odshedoph Waucheentongah — 8 relationships · son
• Iamoqua — 7 relationships · sister
• Mishosha — 7 relationships · magician
• Osseo — 7 relationships · husband
• the father of Odjibwa — 7 relationships · father of the three brothers
• Anish-in-á-ba — 6 relationships · the being the inhabitants have heard of

By house

Unaffiliated (108)

• Mudjekewis — 25 relationships · the West Wind; father of the winds and of Manabozho
• Mishemokwa — 13 relationships · bear
• Panigwun — 13 relationships · elder son
• the grandmother of Manabozho — 13 relationships · grandmother of Manabozho
• Iëna — 12 relationships · wanderer and hunter
• Ojeeg — 12 relationships · hunter
• the eldest brother (Red Swan legend) — 12 relationships · eldest brother
• Maujeekewis — 11 relationships · second eldest brother
• White Feather — 9 relationships · grandson raised by an old man in the forest
• the Great Spirit — 9 relationships · spirit
• the youngest brother (Mishemokwa legend) — 9 relationships · youngest of ten brothers
• Iëna's wife — 8 relationships · bear in disguise who helps Iëna
• Kabibonokka — 8 relationships · the North Wind; brother of Manabozho
• Onwe Bahmondoong — 8 relationships · boy
• the Red Swan — 8 relationships · daughter of a magician; wife of Odjibwa
• the son of Odshedoph Waucheentongah — 8 relationships · son
• Iamoqua — 7 relationships · sister
• Mishosha — 7 relationships · magician
• Osseo — 7 relationships · husband
• the father of Odjibwa — 7 relationships · father of the three brothers
• Anish-in-á-ba — 6 relationships · the being the inhabitants have heard of
• Megissogwon — 6 relationships · prince
• Mudjikewis, brother of Azhabee — 6 relationships · son
• Oweenee — 6 relationships · wife
• the Moose — 6 relationships · Meeta
• the eldest sister (White Feather legend) — 6 relationships · daughter of a chief
• the large redheaded Woodpecker — 6 relationships · magician
• the magician (Red Swan legend) — 6 relationships · father of the Red Swan
• the younger sister (White Feather legend) — 6 relationships · daughter of a chief
• Azhabee — 5 relationships · daughter
• Bosh-kwa-dosh — 5 relationships · tiny little animal
• Iosco — 5 relationships · boy about ten years of age
• Kwasind — 5 relationships · strong man
• Negahnahbee — 5 relationships · daughter
• the chief (White Feather legend) — 5 relationships · chief
• the chief of the first town (Red Swan legend) — 5 relationships · chief
• the daughter of the chief of the first town (Red Swan legend) — 5 relationships · daughter
• the little orphan boy (Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun legend) — 5 relationships · orphan
• the mother of Panigwun — 5 relationships · mother
• the sixth giant (White Feather legend) — 5 relationships · giant
• the son (Mukakee Mindemoea legend) — 5 relationships · son
• the sun (Iosco legend) — 5 relationships · the Moon's brother
• the two young men (Iosco legend) — 5 relationships · adventurers
• the younger brother of Panigwun — 5 relationships · younger son
• Aggodagauda — 4 relationships · hunter and fisher
• Bokwewa — 4 relationships · magician
• Bokwewa's brother — 4 relationships · hunter
• Iamo — 4 relationships · magician
• Meeji-geeg-wona — 4 relationships · eldest young falcon
• Pah-hah-undootah — 4 relationships · sorcerer
• Peepi-geewi-zains — 4 relationships · youngest young falcon
• Shawondasee — 4 relationships · older brother
• Sheem — 4 relationships · youngest child
• Wa-Dais-Ais-Imid — 4 relationships · little wild man of the mountains
• the Otter — 4 relationships · companion
• the arrow-maker’s daughter (Manabozho legend) — 4 relationships · Manabozho’s wife
• the beaveress, Iëna's first wife — 4 relationships · Iëna’s wife and mother of his children
• the buffalo king (Aggodagauda and his Daughter legend) — 4 relationships · chief or king
• the daughter of Wawanosh — 4 relationships · daughter of Wawanosh
• the daughter-in-law (Wa-wa-be-zo-win legend) — 4 relationships · mother
• the elder brother of Sheem — 4 relationships · son
• the elder daughter of Mishosha — 4 relationships · Mishosha's daughter
• the elder son (Addik Kum Maig legend) — 4 relationships · son
• the eldest (Mishemokwa legend) — 4 relationships · brother
• the famous hunter (Addik Kum Maig legend) — 4 relationships · father
• the father of Panigwun — 4 relationships · father
• the grandfather of Manabozho — 4 relationships · grandfather
• the grandfather of White Feather — 4 relationships · grandfather
• the handsome wife (Addik Kum Maig legend) — 4 relationships · wife
• the hunter's wife (Jeebi legend) — 4 relationships · wife
• the mother of Odjibwa — 4 relationships · mother of the three brothers
• the old man (Mishemokwa legend) — 4 relationships · Manito
• the sister of Sheem — 4 relationships · eldest child
• the son of Ojeeg — 4 relationships · son
• the two strange females (Jeebi legend) — 4 relationships · ghosts
• the young woman (Mukakee Mindemoea legend) — 4 relationships · mother
• the younger son (Addik Kum Maig legend) — 4 relationships · son
• Iagoo — 3 relationships · Indian story-teller
• Mukakee Mindemoea — 3 relationships · witch
• Odshedoph Waucheentongah — 3 relationships · father
• Osseo's son — 3 relationships · son of Osseo and Oweenee
• Wabun — 3 relationships · older brother
• Waupee — 3 relationships · hunter
• Waupee's son — 3 relationships · son
• the Prince of Serpents — 3 relationships · prince
• the boy (Sun-Catcher legend) — 3 relationships · boy
• the brother of the female guide (Onaiazo legend) — 3 relationships · her brother
• the daughter of Aggodagauda — 3 relationships · Aggodagauda's only child
• the daughter of Monedo Kway — 3 relationships · daughter
• the father of Osseo — 3 relationships · speaker; Osseo's father
• the father of Sheem — 3 relationships · father
• the father of the Red Head — 3 relationships · father
• the father of the young women (Enchanted Moccasins legend) — 3 relationships · father
• the first old man (Red Swan legend) — 3 relationships · magician
• the girl (Sun-Catcher legend) — 3 relationships · girl
• the hunter (Jeebi legend) — 3 relationships · hunter
• the king of the fishes (Manabozho legend) — 3 relationships · king of the fishes
• the moon (Iosco legend) — 3 relationships · the Sun's sister
• the mother of Manabozho — 3 relationships · daughter
• the mother of Sheem — 3 relationships · mother
• the mother of the Red Head — 3 relationships · mother
• the mother of the young women (Enchanted Moccasins legend) — 3 relationships · mother
• the old Manito (Mishemokwa legend) — 3 relationships · old man
• the second old man (Red Swan legend) — 3 relationships · old man who received Odjibwa kindly
• the sister of Onwe Bahmondoong — 3 relationships · sister
• the uncle (Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun legend) — 3 relationships · uncle
• the wife of Odshedoph Waucheentongah — 3 relationships · wife and mother
• the younger daughter of Mishosha — 3 relationships · Mishosha's daughter

Algonquins (3)

• Manabozho — 74 relationships · messenger of the Great Spirit
• Paup-Puk-Keewiss — 20 relationships · trickster who changes his shape
• Chebizbos — 3 relationships · hunter

Odjibwas (3)

• Odjibwa — 31 relationships · youngest brother
• O-na-wut-a-qut-o — 5 relationships · only son
• the handsome young man (White Stone Canoe legend) — 4 relationships · young man

The Star Family (1)

• Waupee's wife — 5 relationships · daughter of one the stars

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

• Other Figures — Minor Figures (152)
• Odjibwas — Minor Figures (4)
• Iroquois — Minor Figures (3)

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