Hiawatha’s wife

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Hiawatha’s wife is Minnehaha, a Native American woman from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem "The Song of Hiawatha," known for her tragic love story with the hero.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American woman (fictional)
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Song of Hiawatha NERFINISHED
associatedWith Minnesota (through place names inspired by her)
waterfalls
basedOn Dakota (Sioux) cultural elements
countryOfAuthor United States NERFINISHED
createdBy Henry Wadsworth Longfellow NERFINISHED
cultureDepicted Dakota people (Sioux) NERFINISHED
describedAs Hiawatha’s wife
Laughing Water NERFINISHED
diesFrom famine
fictionalEthnicity Dakota (Sioux) NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Song of Hiawatha, 1855 NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1855
genreOfWorkAppearedIn epic poem
hasTheme intercultural relationships
romantic love
tragedy
influenced musical adaptations of The Song of Hiawatha
place names in the United States
visual art inspired by The Song of Hiawatha
languageOfName Dakota NERFINISHED
nameMeaning laughing water
narrativeFunction symbol of love and loss
partOf Hiawatha cycle within The Song of Hiawatha
portrayedAs beautiful
devoted wife of Hiawatha
gentle
roleInWork love interest of Hiawatha
tragic heroine
setIn pre-colonial North America
spouseOf Hiawatha NERFINISHED

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Minnehaha narrativeRole Hiawatha’s wife