Motif
abduction or taking of a supernatural child brings danger to the town
abduction_or_taking_of_a_supernatural_child_brings_danger_to_the_town
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 15583-15677 confidence: medium
The tale is titled “The Lǃênaxx̣īdaq.” A man at Auk goes out on the lake for firewood, sees a long-haired floating woman with little ones, and takes one child home.
The man takes a child associated with the Lǃênaxx̣īdaq home, and that night the child harms the town by taking eyes.
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