Red Horn, a magical culture hero remembered by the Ho Chunk people, appears in ancient Mississippian art — scholars have correlated his story with Mississippian iconography, including figurines and symbols connected to the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex. An arrow symbol paired with deer lungs in the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex likely refers to the young Red Horn being struck with deer lungs and transforming into an arrow. His twin sons, born from different mothers, avenged their father by raining arrows on a village of giants and resurrected him after he was killed! 🏹
Red Horn saga depicted in Mississippian art and Cro-Magnon Rock Shelter paintings
FranceTheory
Key facts
- Red Horn is a culture hero with magical powers remembered primarily by the Ho Chunk and their neighbors
- Red Horn's story is correlated with ancient Mississippian art, including a ceramic figurine showing him rolling a chunky disc
- Cro-Magnon Rock Shelter in Wisconsin contains a cave painting depicting Red Horn, the turtle, the Thunderbird, and the Giants, closely matching the Ho Chunk oral tradition
- An arrow symbol paired with deer lungs in the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex likely refers to the young Red Horn being struck with deer lungs and transforming into an arrow
- Red Horn's twin sons, born from different mothers, avenged their father by raining arrows on a village of giants and resurrected him
Site mentioned
Sources
Ho-Chunkmpm.edu
Other figures assisted Earthmaker and could take human and animal form to assist humans: Trickster, Hare, the Twins of Flesh and Spirit, Red Horn, and Turtle.
Ho-Chunk Nation Culture and Historywaunakee.gov
Red Bird was a leader of the Ho-Chunk Nation in the Winnebago War against the United States. The Ho-Chunk Nation is composed of 12 clans or family groups,
A Continental Myth Cont.eveningstarproject.org
... Ho-Chunk hero Red Horn, the same markings found on Camaxtli and Mixcoatl. Kanati, Red Horn, Camaxtli, and Mixcoatl are all associated with the bow and arrow ...
He-Who-Wears-Human-Heads-As-Earrings: Mississippian ...academia.edu
Siouan-speaking As-Earrings, a central protagonist in the Red Hŏcąk (Winnebago) in Nebraska. He rescue humans from marauding, giant cannibals. y kill them and ...
Ho-Chunk Mythologyopenmindproject.com
Red Horn edit A the Wąge-rucge or "Man-Eaters", who have been killing human beings whom Red Horn has pledged to help. Red Horn eventually took a red haired ...
Keep exploring
Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.
3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search
AI-generated text · images from the original sources · always verify with the sources.