Excerpt from Huron and Wyandot Mythology: With an Appendix Containing Earlier Published Records The nature of the material itself seems to call for the fol lowing Classification, which has been adhered to in the present memoir: (i) myths or traditional narratives, in the truth of which the Hurons and Wyandots used to believe; (ii) tales, acknowledged by them to be mere fiction; and (iii) traditions or narratives bearing on the history of the tribe. In the mythology proper are included: (a) traditional accounts and description of the origin of the world, the cosmo gonic deities, and beings; (b) etiological myths on a number of natural phenomena 2 and (c) various social events of the past.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Huron and Wyandot Mythology: With an Appendix Containing Earlier Published Records Other etiological myths; The big turtle myth; The contest of the big turtle, land animals, and fowls; The little grey woodpecker and the Indian maid; The twins and the cave people; The skunks' league against smallpox; Sociological myths, or myths of origin of power and Social Standing; Origin of the phratries; The origin of the Snake clan; The Snake clan's myth of origin; The Snake clan; The Snake clan's myth; The Lion fraternity's myth of origin; The white otter and the Ustura feast; The eagle and the hunter; The hunter and the eagle; The snake and the hunter's stepson; The wolf and the young man; The lion and the hunter; The lion and the boy; The maple and the woman; The hunter and the dwarf woman; The beaver giving "powers"; How a poor man became a medicine-man; The bear and the hunter's stepson; The bear and the stepson; The mother-bear and the stepson; The bear and the hunter's son; The ill-treated husband; The seven brothers transformed into oxen; Charms derived from monsters; The ground-squirrel and the lion monsters; The ground-squirrel and the flying lion; The monster lizard and the hunter; The boy and his pet snake About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work offers a comprehensive history of the myths and legends of the Huron and Wyandot people, both native tribes of the Toronto region. The work offers a history of how their respective myths came into being, as well as offering a thorough storytelling of their creation, cosmological and sociological myths, like The Big Turtle Myth, The Lion and the Boy and dozens of others.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.