the mother of the Voinovitchs

Also known as: their aged mother · Family: Serbians · Role: mother · First appears: Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 2

In Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 2, the aged mother tells Peter and Voukashin (son of Voin) that their brother Milosh Voinovitch, the shepherd in the mountains, is “the greatest hero of ye all,” and urges them to summon him. Her sons deceive Milosh into returning by claiming she is dying; when he reaches the castle, she follows them out to meet him.

Relationship record

Life events

• The aged mother reveals that Milosh-the-shepherd is her son and urges his brothers to summon him.(Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 2)
  • With: Milosh Voinovitch
  • “Ye have a brother in the mountains, Milosh-the-shepherd;”
• The brothers deceive Milosh-the-shepherd into coming by claiming his mother is dying.(Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 2)
  • With: Milosh Voinovitch
  • “They wrote a missive and dispatched it with haste to the mountain Shar where Milosh-the-shepherd tarried with his flocks.”
• Milosh-the-shepherd returns to the castle and discovers his mother is not dying.(Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 2 · 📍 Voutchitrn)
  • With: Milosh Voinovitch
  • “When Milosh came near to his white castle, his brothers saw him from a tower and sallied out to meet him; their aged mother also followed.”

Chapter VIII · The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty · Part 2

• child: Peter (Petrovitch identifies Peter as one of the two Voinovitch brothers later in the chapter.) “Thereupon their aged mother spoke thus: “O my children, ye two Voinovitchs! Ye have a brother in the mountains, Milosh-the-shepherd; though the youngest, he is the greatest hero of ye all and will find some way to uphold the honour of our name.”
• child: Voukashin (son of Voin) (Petrovitch identifies Vankashin as one of the two Voinovitch brothers later in the chapter.) “Thereupon their aged mother spoke thus: “O my children, ye two Voinovitchs! Ye have a brother in the mountains, Milosh-the-shepherd; though the youngest, he is the greatest hero of ye all and will find some way to uphold the honour of our name.”
• child: Milosh Voinovitch “Thereupon their aged mother spoke thus: “O my children, ye two Voinovitchs! Ye have a brother in the mountains, Milosh-the-shepherd; though the youngest, he is the greatest hero of ye all and will find some way to uphold the honour of our name.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians (Chapters IV–XIII). Made with Rho MD.