Motif
ancestor disappearance leaving a sacred bundle
ancestor_disappearance_leaving_a_sacred_bundle
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
maya quiche
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The Popol Vuh THE FIRST BOOK / THE MYTH OF VUKUB-CAKIX / THE SECOND BOOK / THE THIRD BOOK; lines 524-594 confidence: high
Near death, the first men gather descendants, sing the Kamucu song, take leave of wives and sons, vanish, and are replaced by a huge never-unfolded bundle called the Majesty Enveloped.
At death-time the first men vanish and are replaced by a huge never-unfolded bundle called the Majesty Enveloped.
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