The Wild Boy
ancestor earth Cherokee single tradition · 1
The Wild Boy is a spirit created out of the blood of slaughtered animals and treated as a member of the family of Kanáti and Selu. He is described as a boy who was integrated into the household and considered a kin spirit. The Wild Boy represents the connection between humans and the animal spirits that give life to the community.
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“a boy who had been created out of the blood of the slaughtered animals. The family treated this boy like one of their own, except they called him "The Wild Boy".”
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