# The Maiden of Mátsaki — Zuni Folktales character guide

> The Maiden of Mátsaki in Zuni Folktales by Frank Hamilton Cushing.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mátsaki

**First appearance:** 0011-the-maiden-of-the-yellow-rocks

## Who they are

A maiden from Mátsaki who features in a specific tale.

## In the story

### [The Trial of Lovers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-trial-of-lovers)

The beautiful maiden who tests her suitors with insects and later marries the young man.

### [Told the First Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/told-the-first-night)

Tests her suitor with insects, finally believes in his love, but is killed by him when her jealous sister impersonates her.

### [The Maiden of the Yellow Rocks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-maiden-of-the-yellow-rocks)

The beautiful, selfish daughter of the high priest who hoards game animals and sets impossible tasks for suitors.

### [How the Corn-Pests Were Ensnared](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-corn-pests-were-ensnared)

A rich and beautiful maiden who sets the condition for marriage: ridding her cornfields of pests.

### [Átahsaia, the Cannibal Demon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/tahsaia-the-cannibal-demon)

The elder sister who is deceived by Átahsaia's flattery.

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