the first man (Myth 12)

Role: first man · First appears: Myth 12 · Origin of Strawberries

Life events

The woman left her husband and started toward Nûñdâgûñ'yi.(Myth 12 · Origin of Strawberries)
- With: the woman (Myth 12)
- “until at last the woman left her husband and started off toward Nûñdâgûñ'yi, the Sun land, in the east.”
Une'`lanûñ'hi asked the first man if he wanted his wife back, and he eagerly agreed.(Myth 12 · Origin of Strawberries)
- With: the Sun
- “Une'`lanûñ'hi then asked him if he would like to have her back again, to which he eagerly answered yes.”
The woman returned to the first man, and they went home together.(Myth 12 · Origin of Strawberries)
- With: the woman (Myth 12)
- “at last she gathered a bunch of the finest berries and started back along the path to give them to him. He met her kindly and they went home together.”

married with the woman (Myth 12) “until at last the woman left her husband”
benefactor: the Sun “The man followed alone and grieving, but the woman kept on steadily ahead and never looked behind, until Une'`lanûñ'hi, the great Apportioner (the Sun), took pity on him and asked him if he was still angry with his wife.”

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