Motif
Animal and bird allies defeat an enemy
animal_and_bird_allies_defeat_an_enemy
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southwest
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Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights: Being the Myths and Legends of the Pimas of Arizona THE SONG OF KOELHAHAH ABOUT HER SON / NOTES ON THE STORY OF PAHTAHNKUM / STORIES OF THE FOURTH NIGHT / THE STORY OF THE GAMBLER'S WAR; lines 5101-5183 confidence: high
Yellow Crow is called a powerful mahkai, attacks the enemy, divides their land four times, slays human beings, and paints rocks with blood; Yellow Spider stretches his web four times, binds the enemy, and enables the speaker's capture and return.
Yellow Crow kills enemies, Yellow Spider binds an enemy with a web, and the Butcher-bird of Light blinds the enemy and associated powers.
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