the owner of the lodge (Nati'nesthani legend)

Role: chief · First appears: Nati'nesthani · Part 14

In Nati’nesthani · Part 14, the owner of the lodge heard Nati'nesthani recount his adventures with Píniltani, after warning him that Deer Raiser’s house was dangerous. Nati’nesthani said he had killed Píniltani with smoke four times and brought him back to life each time. The owner gave him two kinds of medicine to counter Píniltani’s poison, and his wife, the wife of the owner of the lodge, invited Nati’nesthani into their home.

Relationship record

Life events

• Nati'nesthani told the owner of the lodge about his adventures with Píniltani.(Nati'nesthani · Part 14)
  • With: Nati'nesthani
  • “The Navaho remained silent. He knew all the ways of the Deer Raiser, but he pretended not to know. Then the host went on: ‘The house of Deer Raiser is a place of danger. You will surely be killed if you stay there. I am sorry you are in such bad company, for you seem to be a good man.’ ‘You speak of Deer Raiser as a great man; but he cannot be so great as you think he is. Four times have I killed him with smoke, and four times have I brought him to life again,’ said the Navaho, and then he related all his adventures since he had been with Píniltani.”
• The owner of the lodge gave Nati'nesthani medicine to counter Deer Raiser's poison.(Nati'nesthani · Part 14)
  • With: Nati'nesthani
  • “‘I have some medicine to give you. It is an antidote for Deer Raiser's poison.’ He gave his visitor two kinds of medicine; one was an object the size of the last two joints of the little finger, made of the gall of birds of prey,--all birds that catch with their claws; the other was a small quantity (as much as one might grasp with the tips of all the fingers of one hand) of a substance composed of material vomited by each of the five animals that were the totems of this people.”
• Nati'nesthani told the owner of the lodge he had killed Deer Raiser four times and revived him four times.(Nati'nesthani · Part 14)
  • With: Nati'nesthani
  • “‘You speak of Deer Raiser as a great man; but he cannot be so great as you think he is. Four times have I killed him with smoke, and four times have I brought him to life again,’ said the Navaho”

Nati'nesthani · Part 14

• married with the wife of the owner of the lodge (Nati'nesthani legend) “A woman of bright complexion, fairer than the Navahoes usually are, the wife of the owner of the lodge, came out and invited him to enter.”
• recipient: Nati'nesthani “He gave his visitor two kinds of medicine; one was an object the size of the last two joints of the little finger, made of the gall of birds of prey,--all birds that catch with their claws; the other was a small quantity (as much as one might grasp with the tips of all the fingers of one hand) of a substance composed of material vomited by each of the five animals that were the totems of this people.”

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Extracted from the original text of Navaho Legends. Made with Rho MD.