a white wolf (Myth 93)

Role: helper · First appears: Myth 93 · The Unseen Helpers

Life events

Ganogwioeoñ discovered his unseen helpers were a white wolf and a black wolf.(Myth 93 · The Unseen Helpers)
- With: Ganogwioeoñ a black wolf (Myth 93)
- “In the morning when he woke up they were still there--two men as he thought--but after he had said the last words to them and started on, he turned again to look, and one was a white wolf and the other a black wolf.”

recipient: Ganogwioeoñ “That night again he heard the steps and voices, and one said, ‘My friend, very soon now you will reach home safely and find your friends all well. Now we will tell you why we have helped you. Whenever you went hunting you always gave the best part of the meat to us and kept only the smallest part for yourself. For that we are thankful and help you. In the morning you will see us and know who we are.’ In the morning when he woke up they were still there--two men as he thought--but after he had said the last words to them and started on, he turned again to look, and one was a white wolf and the other a black wolf.”

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