Traditions of the Arikara · Character Constellations
Orrery character constellations — every star is a character (color = house, size = number of relations); lines are relationships (color = type). Every edge is traceable to a quoted passage from the original text, checked by a verification gate. 71 characters · 56 relationships. Click the map to arm zoom — scroll/pinch to dive in (more names appear as you zoom), drag to pan, double-click to reset. Drag the chapter slider to watch the network grow.
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slider ch range=1..109 step=1 default=109 label="Chapters revealed (Tale 1 · The Wolf and Lucky-Man Create Land → Tale 82 · The Tale of a Member of the Bear Society · Part 2)"
group Arikara color=#2dd4bf
group others color=#6b7280
rel parent color=#a78bfa
rel siblings color=#34d399
rel married color=#fb7185
rel friends color=#a3e635
rel elder-kin color=#c4b5fd
rel mentor color=#22d3ee
rel enemies color=#ef4444 dashed=true
rel employer color=#14b8a6
rel courtship color=#fbbf24 dashed=true
rel rivals color=#f59e0b dashed=true
rel other color=#6b7280
node spider_man x=956 y=660.5 label=Spider-Man w=2 ch=2
node spider_manswife x=956 y=689.0 label="Spider-Man's wife" w=1 ch=2
node wolf x=956 y=593.0 label=Wolf w=2 ch=2
node wolfsfriend x=956 y=716 label="Wolf's friend" w=1 ch=2
node nesaru x=710.6 y=716 label=Nesaru w=2 ch=3
node mother_corn x=760.0 y=716 label=Mother-Corn group=Arikara w=2 ch=3
node screech_owl x=44 y=44 label=Screech-Owl group=Arikara w=1 ch=14
node whirlwind x=98.5 y=44 label=Whirlwind group=Arikara w=1 ch=14
node no_tongue x=44 y=44 label=No-Tongue group=Arikara w=5 ch=28
node little_sun x=956 y=716 label=Little-Sun w=2 ch=28
node big_sun x=956 y=716 label=Big-Sun w=1 ch=29
node burnt_handstale17 x=359.3 y=716 label="Burnt-Hands (Tale 17)" group=Arikara w=8 ch=30
node burnt_handsgrandmother x=454.9 y=716 label="Burnt-Hands’ grandmother" group=Arikara w=2 ch=30
node white_beartale17bear x=236.4 y=716 label="White-Bear (Tale 17 bear)" group=Arikara w=3 ch=30
node white_bearscub x=98.4 y=716 label="White-Bear’s cub" group=Arikara w=1 ch=30
node red_bear x=659.4 y=716 label=Red-Bear w=1 ch=31
node last_child x=516.0 y=716 label=Last-Child w=1 ch=31
node red_bearsbrother x=807.5 y=716 label="Red-Bear’s brother" w=1 ch=31
node black_bear x=406.8 y=716 label=Black-Bear w=1 ch=31
node burnt_handstale18 x=897.5 y=44 label="Burnt-Hands (Tale 18)" group=Arikara w=2 ch=32
node burnt_handssgrandmothertale18 x=956 y=44 label="Burnt-Hands's grandmother (Tale 18)" group=Arikara w=1 ch=32
node burnt_handsswifetale18 x=858.4 y=44 label="Burnt-Hands's wife (Tale 18)" group=Arikara w=1 ch=32
node burnt_handstale19 x=880.5 y=716 label="Burnt-Hands (Tale 19)" group=Arikara w=2 ch=33
node antelope_carrier x=142.7 y=716 label=Antelope-Carrier group=Arikara w=2 ch=35
node malethunderbirdtale21 x=180.9 y=716 label="Male Thunderbird (Tale 21)" w=2 ch=35
node motherthunderbirdtale21 x=276.0 y=716 label="Mother Thunderbird (Tale 21)" w=2 ch=35
node pretty_voice x=522.2 y=44 label=Pretty-Voice group=Arikara w=6 ch=41
node pretty_voicesmothertale25 x=704.5 y=44 label="Pretty-Voice's mother (Tale 25)" group=Arikara w=1 ch=42
node elktale26 x=44 y=716 label="Elk (Tale 26)" w=1 ch=43
node coyotetale28 x=44 y=716 label="Coyote (Tale 28)" w=2 ch=45
node coyoteschildrentale28 x=44 y=716 label="Coyote's children (Tale 28)" w=1 ch=45
node man_who_kills_game_easily x=956 y=476.1 label=Man-Who-Kills-Game-Easily group=Arikara w=4 ch=46
node lightning x=956 y=44 label=Lightning group=Arikara w=1 ch=46
node yellow_calftale29calf x=44 y=673.5 label="Yellow-Calf (Tale 29 calf)" w=1 ch=48
node stawi x=44 y=627.8 label=Stawi w=1 ch=51
node village_boy x=44 y=400.4 label=Village-Boy w=8 ch=52
node village_boysfathertale32 x=44 y=558.0 label="Village-Boy's father (Tale 32)" w=1 ch=52
node village_boyssistertale32cataloga x=44 y=510.6 label="Village-Boy's sister (Tale 32, catalog A)" w=1 ch=52
node village_boyssistertale32catalogb x=44 y=359.6 label="Village-Boy's sister (Tale 32, catalog B)" w=1 ch=52
node village_boyssistertale32catalogc x=44 y=218.4 label="Village-Boy's sister (Tale 32, catalog C)" w=1 ch=52
node village_boyssistertale32catalogd x=44 y=461.7 label="Village-Boy's sister (Tale 32, catalog D)" w=1 ch=52
node village_boysfriendtale32 x=44 y=267.2 label="Village-Boy's friend (Tale 32)" w=1 ch=52
node village_boyswifetale32 x=44 y=313.5 label="Village-Boy's wife (Tale 32)" w=1 ch=52
node rabbit_boy x=127.2 y=44 label=Rabbit-Boy group=Arikara w=5 ch=53
node rabbit_boysfather x=44 y=44 label="Rabbit-Boy's father" group=Arikara w=2 ch=53
node rabbit_boysmother x=44 y=44 label="Rabbit-Boy's mother" group=Arikara w=2 ch=53
node rabbit_boyssisters x=168.4 y=44 label="Rabbit-Boy's sisters" group=Arikara w=1 ch=53
node yellow_calftale47girl x=593.5 y=44 label="Yellow-Calf (Tale 47 girl)" group=Arikara w=10 ch=68
node yellow_calfsyoungestbrothertale47 x=556.2 y=44 label="Yellow-Calf's youngest brother (Tale 47)" group=Arikara w=3 ch=68
node young_eagle x=628.7 y=44 label=Young-Eagle group=Arikara w=12 ch=68
node black_sun x=786.2 y=44 label=Black-Sun group=Arikara w=2 ch=68
node yellow_calfsmothertale47 x=671.0 y=44 label="Yellow-Calf's mother (Tale 47)" group=Arikara w=1 ch=68
node young_eaglesmothertale47 x=568.9 y=193.0 label="Young-Eagle’s mother (Tale 47)" group=Arikara w=1 ch=69
node young_eaglesfirstsistertale47 x=686.1 y=137.3 label="Young-Eagle’s first sister (Tale 47)" group=Arikara w=2 ch=69
node young_eaglessecondsistertale47 x=745.4 y=44 label="Young-Eagle’s second sister (Tale 47)" group=Arikara w=2 ch=69
node young_eaglesthirdsistertale47 x=480.3 y=44 label="Young-Eagle’s third sister (Tale 47)" group=Arikara w=2 ch=69
node young_eaglesfourthsistertale47 x=440.9 y=44 label="Young-Eagle’s fourth sister (Tale 47)" group=Arikara w=2 ch=69
node coyotetale52 x=956 y=44 label="Coyote (Tale 52)" w=1 ch=74
node bear x=956 y=44 label=Bear w=1 ch=74
node buffalotale53 x=956 y=44 label="Buffalo (Tale 53)" w=1 ch=75
node coyotetale53 x=956 y=44 label="Coyote (Tale 53)" w=1 ch=75
node coyotetale57 x=956 y=207.1 label="Coyote (Tale 57)" w=1 ch=79
node stone x=956 y=273.1 label=Stone w=1 ch=79
node bull_bats x=956 y=414.8 label=Bull-Bats w=1 ch=82
node scalped_mantale61 x=956 y=347.8 label="Scalped-Man (Tale 61)" w=3 ch=84
node two_wolves x=956 y=538.8 label=Two-Wolves group=Arikara w=2 ch=93
node two_wolvessservant x=956 y=625.3 label="Two-Wolves's servant" w=1 ch=93
node rolling_log x=74.3 y=44 label=Rolling-Log group=Arikara w=1 ch=105
node white_beartale81son x=262.4 y=44 label="White-Bear (Tale 81 son)" group=Arikara w=6 ch=107
node white_bearsfathertale81 x=220.5 y=44 label="White-Bear’s father (Tale 81)" group=Arikara w=4 ch=107
node white_bearsmothertale81 x=312.7 y=44 label="White-Bear’s mother (Tale 81)" group=Arikara w=2 ch=107
edge spider_man spider_manswife rel=married ch=2
edge wolf wolfsfriend rel=friends ch=2
edge wolf spider_man rel=mentor ch=2
edge nesaru mother_corn rel=other ch=3
edge nesaru mother_corn rel=mentor ch=9
edge screech_owl whirlwind rel=enemies ch=14
edge burnt_handsgrandmother burnt_handstale17 rel=elder-kin ch=30
edge white_beartale17bear burnt_handstale17 rel=parent ch=30
edge white_beartale17bear white_bearscub rel=parent ch=30
edge burnt_handsgrandmother burnt_handstale17 rel=elder-kin ch=31
edge white_beartale17bear burnt_handstale17 rel=parent ch=31
edge burnt_handstale17 last_child rel=married ch=31
edge red_bear red_bearsbrother rel=siblings ch=31
edge burnt_handstale17 black_bear rel=employer ch=31
edge burnt_handssgrandmothertale18 burnt_handstale18 rel=elder-kin ch=32
edge burnt_handstale18 burnt_handsswifetale18 rel=married ch=32
edge antelope_carrier motherthunderbirdtale21 rel=friends ch=35
edge antelope_carrier malethunderbirdtale21 rel=friends ch=35
edge pretty_voicesmothertale25 pretty_voice rel=parent ch=42
edge coyotetale28 coyoteschildrentale28 rel=parent ch=45
edge village_boysfathertale32 village_boy rel=parent ch=52
edge village_boy village_boyssistertale32cataloga rel=siblings ch=52
edge village_boy village_boyssistertale32catalogb rel=siblings ch=52
edge village_boy village_boyssistertale32catalogc rel=siblings ch=52
edge village_boy village_boyssistertale32catalogd rel=siblings ch=52
edge village_boy village_boysfriendtale32 rel=friends ch=52
edge village_boy village_boyswifetale32 rel=married ch=52
edge rabbit_boysfather rabbit_boy rel=parent ch=53
edge rabbit_boysmother rabbit_boy rel=parent ch=53
edge rabbit_boysfather rabbit_boysmother rel=married ch=53
edge rabbit_boy rabbit_boyssisters rel=siblings ch=53
edge black_sun young_eagle rel=parent ch=68
edge yellow_calftale47girl yellow_calfsyoungestbrothertale47 rel=siblings ch=68
edge yellow_calfsmothertale47 yellow_calftale47girl rel=parent ch=68
edge yellow_calftale47girl young_eagle rel=courtship ch=68
edge yellow_calfsyoungestbrothertale47 young_eagle rel=other ch=68
edge yellow_calftale47girl young_eagle rel=married ch=69
edge yellow_calfsyoungestbrothertale47 young_eagle rel=other ch=69
edge black_sun young_eagle rel=parent ch=69
edge young_eaglesmothertale47 young_eagle rel=parent ch=69
edge young_eagle young_eaglesfirstsistertale47 rel=siblings ch=69
edge young_eagle young_eaglessecondsistertale47 rel=siblings ch=69
edge young_eagle young_eaglesthirdsistertale47 rel=siblings ch=69
edge young_eagle young_eaglesfourthsistertale47 rel=siblings ch=69
edge yellow_calftale47girl young_eaglesfirstsistertale47 rel=other ch=69
edge yellow_calftale47girl young_eaglessecondsistertale47 rel=other ch=69
edge yellow_calftale47girl young_eaglesthirdsistertale47 rel=other ch=69
edge yellow_calftale47girl young_eaglesfourthsistertale47 rel=other ch=69
edge bear coyotetale52 rel=enemies ch=74
edge coyotetale57 stone rel=rivals ch=79
edge two_wolves two_wolvessservant rel=employer ch=93
edge white_bearsfathertale81 white_beartale81son rel=parent ch=107
edge white_bearsmothertale81 white_beartale81son rel=parent ch=107
edge white_bearsfathertale81 white_bearsmothertale81 rel=married ch=107
edge white_bearsfathertale81 white_beartale81son rel=parent ch=108
edge white_bearsfathertale81 white_beartale81son rel=parent ch=109
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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Arikara. Made with Rho MD.