# Myths of the Cherokee

By James Mooney

- About 320,480 words

## Chapters

0. [Preface](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/0.md)
1. [I—INTRODUCTION](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/1.md)
2. [The traditionary period](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/2.md)
3. [The period of Spanish exploration—1540–?](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/3.md)
4. [The Colonial and Revolutionary period—1654–1784](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/4.md)
5. [From the first treaty to the Removal—1785–1838](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/5.md)
6. [The Removal—1838–1839](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/6.md)
7. [The Arkansas band—1817–1838](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/7.md)
8. [The Texas band—1817–1900](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/8.md)
9. [The Cherokee Nation of the West—1840–1900](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/9.md)
10. [The East Cherokee—1838–1900](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/10.md)
11. [Notes to the historical sketch](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/11.md)
12. [Stories and story-tellers](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/12.md)
13. [How the world was made](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/13.md)
14. [The first fire](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/14.md)
15. [Kana′tĭ and Selu: Origin of corn and game](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/15.md)
16. [Origin of disease and medicine](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/16.md)
17. [The Daughter of the Sun: Origin of death](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/17.md)
18. [How they brought back the Tobacco](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/18.md)
19. [The journey to the sunrise](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/19.md)
20. [The Moon and the Thunders](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/20.md)
21. [What the Stars are like](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/21.md)
22. [Origin of the Pleiades and the Pine](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/22.md)
23. [The milky way](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/23.md)
24. [Origin of strawberries](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/24.md)
25. [The Great Yellow-jacket: Origin of fish and frogs](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/25.md)
26. [The Deluge](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/26.md)
27. [The four-footed tribes](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/27.md)
28. [The Rabbit goes duck hunting](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/28.md)
29. [How the Rabbit stole the Otter’s coat](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/29.md)
30. [Why the Possum’s tail is bare](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/30.md)
31. [How the Wildcat caught the turkeys](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/31.md)
32. [How the Terrapin beat the Rabbit](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/32.md)
33. [The Rabbit and the tar wolf](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/33.md)
34. [The Rabbit and the Possum after a wife](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/34.md)
35. [The Rabbit dines the Bear](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/35.md)
36. [The Rabbit escapes from the wolves](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/36.md)
37. [Flint visits the Rabbit](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/37.md)
38. [How the Deer got his horns](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/38.md)
39. [Why the Deer’s teeth are blunt](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/39.md)
40. [What became of the Rabbit](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/40.md)
41. [Why the Mink smells](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/41.md)
42. [Why the Mole lives under ground](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/42.md)
43. [The Terrapin’s escape from the wolves](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/43.md)
44. [Origin of the Groundhog dance: The Groundhog’s head](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/44.md)
45. [The migration of the animals](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/45.md)
46. [The Wolf’s revenge: The Wolf and the Dog](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/46.md)
47. [The bird tribes](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/47.md)
48. [The ball game of the birds and animals](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/48.md)
49. [How the Turkey got his beard](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/49.md)
50. [Why the Turkey gobbles](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/50.md)
51. [How the Kingfisher got his bill](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/51.md)
52. [How the Partridge got his whistle](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/52.md)
53. [How the Redbird got his color](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/53.md)
54. [The Pheasant beating corn: The Pheasant dance](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/54.md)
55. [The race between the Crane and the Humming-bird](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/55.md)
56. [The Owl gets married](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/56.md)
57. [The Huhu gets married](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/57.md)
58. [Why the Buzzard’s head is bare](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/58.md)
59. [The Eagle’s revenge](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/59.md)
60. [The Hunter and the Buzzard](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/60.md)
61. [The snake tribe](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/61.md)
62. [The Uktena and the Ulûñsû′tĭ](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/62.md)
63. [Âgan-Uni′tsi’s search for the Uktena](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/63.md)
64. [The Red Man and the Uktena](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/64.md)
65. [The Hunter and the Uksu′hĭ](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/65.md)
66. [The Ustû′tlĭ](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/66.md)
67. [The Uwʻtsûñ′ta](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/67.md)
68. [The Snake Boy](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/68.md)
69. [The Snake Man](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/69.md)
70. [The Rattlesnake’s vengeance](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/70.md)
71. [The smaller reptiles, fishes, and insects](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/71.md)
72. [Why the Bullfrog’s head is striped](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/72.md)
73. [The Bullfrog lover](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/73.md)
74. [The Katydid’s warning](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/74.md)
75. [Ûñtsaiyĭ′, the Gambler](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/75.md)
76. [The nest of the Tlă′nuwa](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/76.md)
77. [The Hunter and the Tlă′nuwa](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/77.md)
78. [Uʻtlûñ′ta, the Spear-finger](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/78.md)
79. [Nûñ′yunu′wĭ, the stone man](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/79.md)
80. [The Hunter in the Dăkwă′](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/80.md)
81. [Atagâ′hĭ, the enchanted lake](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/81.md)
82. [The Bride from the south](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/82.md)
83. [The Ice Man](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/83.md)
84. [The Hunter and Selu](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/84.md)
85. [The underground panthers](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/85.md)
86. [The Tsundige′wĭ](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/86.md)
87. [Origin of the Bear: The Bear songs](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/87.md)
88. [The Bear Man](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/88.md)
89. [The Great Leech of Tlanusi′yĭ](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/89.md)
90. [The Nûñnĕ′hĭ and other spirit folk](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/90.md)
91. [The removed townhouses](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/91.md)
92. [The spirit defenders of Nĭkwăsĭ′](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/92.md)
93. [Tsulʻkălû′ the slant-eyed giant](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/93.md)
94. [Kana′sta, the lost settlement](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/94.md)
95. [Tsuwe′năhĭ, a legend of Pilot knob](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/95.md)
96. [The man who married the Thunder’s sister](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/96.md)
97. [The haunted whirlpool](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/97.md)
98. [Yahula](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/98.md)
99. [The water cannibals](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/99.md)
100. [First contact with whites](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/100.md)
101. [The Iroquois war](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/101.md)
102. [Hiadeoni, the Seneca](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/102.md)
103. [The two Mohawks](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/103.md)
104. [Escape of the Seneca boys](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/104.md)
105. [The unseen helpers](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/105.md)
106. [Hatciñondoñ’s escape from the Cherokee](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/106.md)
107. [Hemp-carrier](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/107.md)
108. [The Seneca peacemakers](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/108.md)
109. [Origin of the Yontoñwisas dance](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/109.md)
110. [Gaʼna’s adventures among the Cherokee.](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/110.md)
111. [The Shawano wars](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/111.md)
112. [The raid on Tĭkwali′tsĭ](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/112.md)
113. [The last Shawano invasion](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/113.md)
114. [The false warriors of Chilhowee](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/114.md)
115. [Cowee town](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/115.md)
116. [The eastern tribes](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/116.md)
117. [The southern and western tribes](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/117.md)
118. [The giants from the west](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/118.md)
119. [The lost Cherokee](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/119.md)
120. [The massacre of the Ani′-Kuta′nĭ](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/120.md)
121. [The war medicine](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/121.md)
122. [Incidents of personal heroism](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/122.md)
123. [The mounds and the constant fire: The old sacred things](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/123.md)
124. [The ignorant housekeeper](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/124.md)
125. [The man in the stump](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/125.md)
126. [Two lazy hunters](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/126.md)
127. [The two old men](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/127.md)
128. [The star feathers](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/128.md)
129. [The Mother Bear’s song](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/129.md)
130. [Baby song, to please the children.](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/130.md)
131. [When babies are born: The Wren and the Cricket](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/131.md)
132. [The Raven Mocker](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/132.md)
133. [Herbert’s spring](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/133.md)
134. [Local legends of North Carolina.](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/134.md)
135. [Local legends of South Carolina](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/135.md)
136. [Local legends of Tennessee](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/136.md)
137. [Local legends of Georgia](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/137.md)
138. [Plant lore](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/138.md)
139. [Notes and parallels](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/139.md)
140. [Glossary](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/140.md)
141. [Contents](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/141.md)
142. [A](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/142.md)
143. [B](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/143.md)
144. [C](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/144.md)
145. [D](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/145.md)
146. [E](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/146.md)
147. [F](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/147.md)
148. [G](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/148.md)
149. [H](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/149.md)
150. [I](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/150.md)
151. [J](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/151.md)
152. [K](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/152.md)
153. [L](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/153.md)
154. [M](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/154.md)
155. [N](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/155.md)
156. [O](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/156.md)
157. [P](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/157.md)
158. [Q](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/158.md)
159. [R](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/159.md)
160. [S](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/160.md)
161. [T](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/161.md)
162. [U](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/162.md)
163. [V](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/163.md)
164. [W](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/164.md)
165. [X](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/165.md)
166. [Y](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/166.md)
167. [Z](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/167.md)
168. [Availability](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/168.md)
169. [Revision History](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/169.md)
170. [External References](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/170.md)
171. [Corrections](https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee/c/171.md)

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*Myths of the Cherokee* by James Mooney. Public domain.
Source: https://yarrow.to/novel/myths-of-the-cherokee