Motif
Aetiological naming after divine battle
aetiological_naming_after_divine_battle
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
egyptian
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Legends of the Gods: The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations THE LEGEND OF THE DESTRUCTION OF MANKIND / CHAPTER V. / THE LEGEND OF RA AND ISIS. / THE LEGEND OF HORUS OF BEHUTET AND THE WINGED DISK.; lines 2897-2983 confidence: high
Heru-Behutet, armed for war, journeys in the Boat of Ra with the great god and followers, pursues the enemies on the Lake of the North for one day and night, reaches Per-Rehu, and Thoth explains names for Uaseb and the lake Tempt.
The passage repeatedly states that places, waters, cries, a palace title, a region, and a festival receive names because of the events narrated.
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