Megissogwon

Also known as: Manito of Wealth and Wampum / Pearl-Feather / the Manito of Wampum / the Pearl-Feather / the great Pearl-Feather / the mightiest of Magicians · Role: magician · First appears: IX · Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather · Part 1

In IX · Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather · Part 1, Megissogwon had slain Nokomis’s father “By his wicked wiles and cunning.” Hiawatha challenged him to come out of his lodge, and in Part 2 they fought all a summer’s day. Hiawatha killed Megissogwon with his arrows; “At the feet of Hiawatha / Lifeless lay the great Pearl-Feather, / Lay the mightiest of Magicians.”

Hiawatha took Megissogwon’s shirt of wampum as a trophy, then divided his wealth and the battle trophies equally among his people.

Relationship record

Life events

• Megissogwon slew Nokomis's father by wicked wiles and cunning.(IX · Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather · Part 1)
  • With: the father of Nokomis
  • “He it was who slew my father, By his wicked wiles and cunning, When he from the moon descended, When he came on earth to seek me.”
• Hiawatha challenged Megissogwon to come out of his lodge.(IX · Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather · Part 1)
  • With: Hiawatha
  • “Come forth from your lodge, Pearl-Feather! Hiawatha waits your coming!”
• Hiawatha and Megissogwon fought a great battle that lasted all a Summer’s day.(IX · Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather · Part 2)
  • With: Hiawatha
  • “Then began the greatest battle That the sun had ever looked on, That the war-birds ever witnessed. All a Summer’s day it lasted,”
• Hiawatha killed Megissogwon with his arrows.(IX · Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather · Part 2)
  • With: Hiawatha
  • “At the feet of Hiawatha Lifeless lay the great Pearl-Feather, Lay the mightiest of Magicians.”
• Hiawatha took Megissogwon’s shirt of wampum as a trophy.(IX · Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather · Part 2)
  • With: Hiawatha
  • “Then he stripped the shirt of wampum From the back of Megissogwon, As a trophy of the battle, As a signal of his conquest.”
• Hiawatha divided Megissogwon’s wealth and battle trophies equally among his people.(IX · Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather · Part 2)
  • With: Hiawatha
  • “But the wealth of Megissogwon, All the trophies of the battle, He divided with his people, Shared it equally among them.”

IX · Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather · Part 1

• enemies with the father of Nokomis “He it was who slew my father, By his wicked wiles and cunning, When he from the moon descended, When he came on earth to seek me.”

IX · Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather · Part 2

• enemies with the father of Nokomis “I will slay you as you stand there, As of old I slew her father!”
• enemies with Hiawatha “But the third and latest arrow Swiftest flew, and wounded sorest, And the mighty Megissogwon Saw the fiery eyes of Pauguk, Saw the eyes of Death glare at him, Heard his voice call in the darkness; At the feet of Hiawatha Lifeless lay the great Pearl-Feather, Lay the mightiest of Magicians.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Song of Hiawatha. Made with Rho MD.