Notes. The First Battle In The World : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], THE FIRST BATTLE IN THE WORLD AND THE MAKING OF THE YANAS THE beginning of this myth is somewhat similar to that of "Olelbis." A messenger is sent to invite the Master of Flint to come and show the Mapchemaina, or first people...
Wintu Myths. Kele And Sedit : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 243 KELE AND SEDIT PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. HINWU, big owl; KELE, mountain wolf; KLERU LLIMET, wild lily; PILI LLIMET, reed grass...
Notes. The Finding Of Fire : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 523 THE FINDING OF FIRE IN this, as in all Indian myths of the bringing of fire, it is procured by stealing. The pursuit in all cases is most strenuous. In one myth relays are posted along the road at short intervals these...
Yana Myths. Hitchinna : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 325 HITCHINNA PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. HITCHINNA, wildcat; HITCHN MARIMI, wildcat woman, his wife; HITCHINPA, young wildcat; METSI...
Wintu Myths. Olebis : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 3 CREATION MYTHS OF PRIMITIVE AMERICA OLELBIS PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the beast, bird, or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. Names on which accents are not placed are accented...
Notes. The Winning Of Halai Auna : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], THE WINNING OF HALAI AUNA THE Yanas were fond of astronomical myths, or myths of the upper world. The morning star and the moon appear in them frequently. The great sweat-house of the sun is the dome of heaven. The name...
Notes. The Wintus : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], THE WINTUS THE Wintus are a nation or stock of Indians who before the coming of white men owned and occupied all that part of California situated on the right bank of the Sacramento, from its source near the foot of Mount Shast...
Notes. Yana Places Mentioned In The Myths : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 531 YANA PLACES MENTIONED IN THE MYTHS Chupskoto Red rocks. Daha Great water, Sacramento River. Hakachmatu Blue and white flint place, Polecat Spring. Hakamatu Flint place, Buzzard's Roost. Hwitalmauna Whistling-place, Little...
Yana Myths. The Two Sisters, Haka Lasi : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 407 THE TWO SISTERS, HAKA LASI AND TSORE JOWA PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the Personage was changed subsequently. CHUHNA, spider; HAKA HASI, loon; HITCHINNA, wildcat; JAMUK...
Wintu Myths. Norwan : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 69 NORWAN This myth, which recalls the Helen of Troy tale, is extremely interesting both as regards personages and structure. At present I shall make but few remarks, and those relating only to personages. Hluyuk Tikimit...
Notes. Norwanchakus And Keriha : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], NORWANCHAKUS AND KERIHA THIS tale contains actions and a number of personages difficult to identify, because their names are merely epithets. Eltuluma means "he swims in," but who it is that swims in we know not. Keriha seems...
Notes. Sedit And The Two Brothers Hus : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], SEDIT AND THE TWO BROTHERS HUS Sedit was in favor of death for men, and gives his reasons. It cannot be said that he brought death into the world, but he stopped the work which would have kept it out. His discourse with the Hus...
Notes. Titindi Maupa And Paiowa The Youngest : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], TITINDI MAUPA AND PAIOWA THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF WAKARA Paiowa is the evening star. Wakara's most interesting daughters are always Halaia, or Halai Auna, and Paiowa. The first is the morning, the second the evening star...
Yana Myths. Sukonia's Wives And The Ichpul Sisters : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 353 SUKONIA'S WIVES AND THE ICHPUL SISTERS PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. CHIKPITPA, young weasel; JAHTANENO, a kind of shell creature;...
Yana Myths. Tirukala : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 339 TIRUKALA PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. CHCHEPA, spotted chicken-hawk; CHIKPINA, weasel; HAPAWILA, water snake; JEWINNA, chicken-hawk;...
Wintu Myths. Sedit And The Two Brothers Hus : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 163 SEDIT AND THE TWO BROTHERS HUS PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the beast, bird, or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. DOKOS, flint; HUS, turkey buzzard, KLAK, rattlesnake; SEDIT, coyote;...
Notes. Value Of Letters In The List Of Places : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 352 VALUE OF LETTERS IN THE LIST OF PLACES AND IN THE NAMES OF PERSONS THROUGHOUT THE VOLUME Along =a in hate I short = i in bit A short = o " not O long = o " note Ai = i " bite O short = o " not Au = ow " now U long = oo "...
Yana Myths. The Dream Of Juiwaiyu And His : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 425 THE DREAM OF JUIWAIYU AND HIS JOURNEY TO DAMHAUJA'S COUNTRY PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. DAMHAUJA, the moon just before renewal;...
Notes. The Yanas : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 517 THE YANAS As a preface to the few myths of the Yanas which have survived, I beg to offer the following words touching this ill-fated people: Previous to August, 1864, the Yanas numbered about three thousand, as I have been...
Yana Myths. Ilhataina : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 313 ILHATAINA PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. AHALAMILA, gray wolf; DEMAUNA, pine marten; GOWILA, lizard; ILHATAINA, lightning; JUL KURUL...
Notes. Kele And Sedit : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], KELE AND SEDIT Old Kele, the mountain wolf, is evidently one of the first people sent down from the sky by Olelbis; not in part, but in person. His sons and daughters were not his children, but his creation; he made them...
Yana Myths. The First Battle In The World : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 467 THE FIRST BATTLE IN THE WORLD AND THE MAKING OF THE YANA PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. AHALAMILA, gray wolf; BOHKUINA, silver-gray fox;...
Notes. Tirukala : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], TIRUKALA I HAVE referred to Tirukala in the Wintu myth "Hawt." The battle described in this myth and the child which rises from the spittle of Burnt Face and reaches maturity in one day, are very striking. Tirukala gives...
Notes. Norwan : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], NORWAN NEXT to "Olelbis" stands "Norwan," both for value and interest. This remarkable myth recalls forcibly the Helen of Troy tale, both in its general plan and in many particulars. The great war among the first people is caused...
Yana Myths. Titindi Maupa And Paiow : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 389 TITINDI MAUPA AND PAIOWA, THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF WAKARA PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. HEMAUNA MRIMI, ; HITCHINNA, wildcat; LAWALIL...
Notes. Kol Tibichi : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], KOL TIBICHI IN connection with this tale I add the following remarks about one of the two modes of making doctors, and about certain spirits. These remarks are given, as nearly as possible, in the form of the original Wintu...
Title Page : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], CREATION MYTHS OF PRIMITIVE AMERICA BY JEREMIAH CURTIN Boston: Little, Brown [1898] Scanned, Proofed And Formatted , November 2003 By John Bruno Hare. This Text Is In The Public Domain In The US Because It Was Published Pri...
Yana Myths. The Winning Of Halai Aun : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 281 THE WINNING OF HALAI AUNA AT THE HOUSE OF TUINA THIS myth and all that follow it belong to the Yanas, a nation of Indians described in the notes. The nine preceding myths are of the Wintus, neighbors of the Y...
Notes. The Making Of Doctors Among The Wintus : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 511 THE MAKING OF DOCTORS AMONG THE WINTUS THE chief assists always in this ceremony, because a doctor can be made only in a sweat-house. Two chiefs may consult together and agree with old doctors in this matter, or one chief...
Notes. The Flight Of Tsanunewa And Defeat Of Hehku : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], THE FLIGHT OF TSANUNEWA AND DEFEAT OF HEHKU It is not so easy to decide who Hehku is. Her most usual, if not her regular and normal, form is that of a horned serpent; but she changes herself into various forms. When angry...
Notes. Wintu Places Mentioned In The Myths : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 529 WINTU PLACES MENTIONED IN THE MYTHS Bohema Mm Great water, Sacramento River. Bohm Bli Great mountain, Bald Mountain. Bohm Puyuk Great peak, Mount Shasta. Bohm Thil Great Tehil. Blibok Puyuk Bulibok peak. Bli Puiwk...
Notes. The Two Sisters Haka Lasi And Tsore Jowa : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], THE TWO SISTERS HAKA LASI AND TSORE JOWA Love of this sort, of a sister for a brother, is found in European lore occasionally, and is, of course, a survival from a very remote past. In this myth it is the love of one of the first...
Notes. Haka Kaina : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], HAKA KAINA HERE we find another myth of a flint people. In the Hakas and Tennas we have a struggle between the lightning and the clouds. In Haka Kaina the myth represents the advance of spring to colder regions. The swan-maidens...
Notes. Tulchuherris : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], TULCHUHERRIS Tulchuherris resembles certain European tales more than any other in this collection. Apart from other merits, the value of such a tale in comparative mythology is evident. The old woman, Nomhawena, is an earthworm...
Yana Myths. The Hakas And The Tennas : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 297 THE HAKAS AND THE TENNAS PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. DAR JOW, eagle; HAKA, flint; HAKAYMCHIWI, the whole Haka people; ILHATA...
Notes. The Hakas And The Tennas : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 521 THE HAKAS AND THE TENNAS This myth describes a deadly feud between the people who were turned into flint, that is, fire, presumably lightning, and the grizzlies or cloud people. After I had prevailed on him to give me...
Yana Myths. The Flight Of Tsanunewa And Defe : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 445 THE FLIGHT OF TSANUNEWA AND DEFEAT OF HEHKU PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. AHALAMILA, gray wolf; BOHKUINA, silver-gray fox; CHICHI, fish...
Notes. Hitchinna : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], HITCHINNA AMONG the Iroquois the cyclone was represented as a great head, the name of which in Seneca is Dagwa Noenyent. This head would pass through a forest and tear up the greatest trees by the roots. p. 522 The method used by...
Introduction : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. ix p. x p. xi INTRODUCTION THE creation myths of America form a complete system; they give a detailed and circumstantial account of the origin of this world and of all things and creatures contained in it. In the course...
Notes. Sukonia's Wives And The Ichpul Sisters : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], SUKONIA'S WIVES AND THE ICHPUL SISTERS IT is noteworthy that in Indian myths whenever two sisters are sent somewhere, as in the present case, and warned by father or mother against some deceiver who is likely to meet them...
Wintu Myths. Hawt : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 177 HAWT PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the beast, bird, or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. CHIRCHIHAS, mountain squirrel (red); HANDOKMIT, striped snake; HAU, red fox; HAWT, eel; HUS...
Notes. Juiwaiyu : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], JUIWAIYU This myth has many and very valuable elements,--the importance of dreams, the stopping or slackening the course of the sun, the music of Juiwaiyu as he moves, the choice of the right road, the storm of vermin, Jupk...
Notes. Songs Of Spirits : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], The following four spirit songs are from my Wintu collection. Two I give in the original, with literal translation; the other two, in translation only. The lightning song, by referring to the connection between lightning...
Wintu Myths. Olelbis And Mem Loimis : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 51 OLELBIS AND MEM LOIMIS One character in this myth is of great importance in actual Indian belief, the Hlahi or doctor, the sorcerer. The position and power of the Hlahi are explained at length in the notes to this volume...
Notes. Olelbis : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 492 OLELBIS THIS myth contains a complete statement concerning the beginnings of Wintu belief. Olelbis occupies the first place in the estimation of Wintus. To understand the Wintu mind, it is indispensable to begin with...
Notes. Ilhataina : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], ILHATAINA In this myth lightning is "dug up," as in the preceding one. Electricity is one of the earth's children. The putting on of Gowila's skin by Ilhataina is one of the curious acts frequent in Indian mythology. In the Aztec...
Yana Myths. The Finding Of Fire : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 365 THE FINDING OF FIRE PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. AHALAMILA, gray wolf; AU MUJAUPA, master of fire; CHIL DAIAUNA, big hail; CHIL WAREKO...
Notes. Notes : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 486 THE following notes are put in as condensed a form as possible. They are confined to explanations of the actors or characters in the myths, and to information concerning the meaning of names of persons and places...
Notes. Mem Loimis : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 494 MEM LOIMIS This beautiful myth, in which wind and water are the moving characters, needs little if any explanation, save in one point, that relating to the Hlahi, commonly called doctor by white men. The word Shaman used...
Wintu Myths. Tulchuherris : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 121 TULCHUHERRIS PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently. HAWT, lamprey eel; KLITEK, a white feather in the tail of KOMOS KULIT, the black vulture;...
Wintu Myths. Norwanchakus And Keriha : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 211 NORWANCHAKUS AND KERIHA PERSONAGES After each name is given that of the creature or thing unto which the personage was changed subsequently. ELTULUMA, ; HUBIT, wasp; Kriha, ; KUNTIHL, a small bird unknown; LASASWA, large...
Notes. Hawt : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 508 HAWT This myth of Hawt is very curious and subtle; it is one of the best told tales that I have found anywhere. There is a largeness about it, and, at the same time, a perfectly firm grasp on the part of Waida Dikit...
Wintu Myths. Kol Tibichi : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 267 KOL TIBICHI. Kol Tibichi was born at Norpat Kodiheril on Wini Mem, just before daylight. When a small boy, he used to go out by himself. If he went to play with other boys sometimes, he would not stay with them. He went...
Yana Myths. Haka Kaina : * "Creation Myths of Primitive America", by Jeremiah Curtin, [1898], p. 373 HAKA KAINA PERSONAGES After their transformation the personages in "HAKA KAINA" were mainly birds. I have not been able to identify the majority of them, and would refer to the notes to this myth. HWIPAJUSI, the father...
