Motif
abandonment, exile, and search for houses
abandonment_exile_and_search_for_houses
A motif of the The Hero's Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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maya
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The Maya Chronicles SYNOPSIS OF MAYA CHRONOLOGY. / I. THE SERIES OF THE KATUNS. / TEXT. / TRANSLATION.; lines 2413-2530 confidence: high
Itza holy men rule at Chichen Itza for 120 years, then abandon it and move to Chanputun, where they have houses.
Chichen Itza and Chanputun are abandoned, and those of Itza are described as sorrowfully under trees while seeking their houses again.
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