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Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney

 

Cosmogonic Myths

How The World Was Made
The First Fire
Kana'tï And Selu: The Origin Of Game And Corn
Origin Of Disease And Medicine
The Daughter Of The Sun
How They Brought Back The Tobacco
The Journey To The Sunrise
The Moon And The Thunders
What The Stars Are Like
Origin Of The Pleiades And The Pine
The Milky Way
Origin Of Strawberries
The Great Yellow-jacket: Origin Of Fish And Frogs
The Deluge

 

 

Quadruped Myths

The Fourfooted Tribes
The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting
How The Rabbit Stole The Otter's Coat
Why The Possum's Tail Is Bare
How The Wildcat Caught The Gobbler
How The Terrapin Beat The Rabbit
The Rabbit And The Tar Wolf
The Rabbit And The Possum After A Wife
The Rabbit Dines The Bear
The Rabbit Escapes From The Wolves
Flint Visits The Rabbit
How The Deer Got His Horns
Why The Deer's Teeth Are Blunt
What Became Of The Rabbit
Why The Mink Smells
Why The Mole Lives Underground
The Terrapin's Escape From The Wolves
Origin Of The Groundhog Dance: The Groundhog's Head
The Migration Of The Animals
The Wolf's Revenge--the Wolf And The Dog

 

 

Bird Myths

The Bird Tribes
The Ball Game Of The Birds And Animals
How The Turkey Got His Beard
Why The Turkey Gobbles
How The Kingfisher Got His Bill
How The Partridge Got His Whistle
How The Redbird Got His Color
The Pheasant Beating Corn; Origin Of The Pheasant Dance
The Race Between The Crane And The Hummingbird
The Owl Gets Married
The Huhu Gets Married
Why The Buzzard's Head Is Bare
The Eagle's Revenge
The Hunter And The Buzzard

 

 

Snake, Fish, and Insect Myths

The Snake Tribe
The Uktena And The Ulûñsû'tï
Âgän-uni'tsï's Search For The Uktena
The Red Man And The Uktena
The Hunter And The Uksu'hï
The Ustû'tlï
The Uw`tsûñ'ta
The Snake Boy
The Snake Man
The Rattlesnake's Vengeance
The Smaller Reptiles--fishes And Insects
Why The Bullfrog's Head Is Striped
The Bullfrog Lover
The Katydid's Warning

 

 

Wonder Stories

Ûñtsaiyï', The Gambler
The Nest Of The Tlä'nuwä
The Hunter And The Tlä'nuwä
U`tlûñ'ta, The Spear-finger
Nûñ'yunu'wï, The Stone Man
The Hunter In The Däkwä'
Atagâ'hï, The Enchanted Lake
The Bride From The South
The Ice Man
The Hunter And Selu
The Underground Panthers
The Tsundige'wï
Origin Of The Bear: The Bear Songs
The Bear Man
The Great Leech Of Tlanusi'yï
The Nûñnë'hï And Other Spirit Folk
The Removed Townhouses
The Spirit Defenders Of Nïkwäsï'
Tsul'kälû, The Slant-eyed Giant
Käna'sta, The Lost Settlement
Tsuwe'nähï: A Legend Of Pilot Knob
The Man Who Married The Thunder's Sister
The Haunted Whirlpool
Yahula
The Water Cannibals

 

 

Historical Traditions

First Contact With Whites
The Iroquois Wars
Hiadeoni, The Seneca
The Two Mohawks
Escape Of The Seneca Boys
The Unseen Helpers
Hatcinoñdoñ's Escape From The Cherokee
Hemp-carrier
The Seneca Peacemakers
Origin Of The Yontoñwisas Dance
Ga?na?'s Adventures Among The Cherokee
The Shawano Wars
The Raid On Tïkwäli'tsï
The Last Shawano Invasion
The False Warriors Of Chilhowee
Cowee Town
The Eastern Tribes
The Southern And Western Tribes
The Giants From The West
The Lost Cherokee
The Massacre Of The Ani'-kuta'nï
The War Medicine
Incidents Of Personal Heroism
The Mounds And The Constant Fire: The Old Sacred Things

 

 

Miscellaneous Myths and Legends

The Ignorant Housekeeper
The Man In The Stump
Two Lazy Hunters
The Two Old Men
The Star Feathers
The Mother Bear's Song
Baby Song, To Please The Children
When Babies Are Born: The Wren And The Cricket
The Raven Mocker
Herbert's Spring
Local Legends Of North Carolina
Local Legends Of South Carolina
Local Legends Of Tennessee
Local Legends Of Georgia
Plant Lore

 






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