Motif
Acquisition of medicine power from serpent jewel
acquisition_of_medicine_power_from_serpent_jewel
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee V--THE MYTHS / WAHNENAUHI VERSION / SECOND VERSION / SECOND VERSION; lines 14352-14452 confidence: high
The Cherokee capture the Shawano medicine-man Âgan-uni'tsi, who offers to find the Ulûñsû'ti; the Ulûñsû'ti is a blazing-star-like object in the Uktena's forehead, powerful for a medicine-man but deadly to seek.
After recovering and taking the diamond from the Uktena's head, Âgan-uni'tsi becomes the greatest medicine-man in the tribe.
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