Motif
animal battle produces a named landform
animal_battle_produces_a_named_landform
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.
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hawaiian
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Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends BATTLE OF THE OWLS / THIS LAND IS THE SEA'S / TRADITIONAL ACCOUNT OF AN ANCIENT HAWAIIAN PROPHECY / KU-ULA, THE FISH GOD OF HAWAII; lines 5511-5598 confidence: high
Koona is a large deified eel at Wailau, prayed to by the people; it fights a shark, causes a cliff fall that kills the shark, and a cave is formed.
During Koona's battle with a shark, part of a rocky cliff falls on the shark and a cave is formed, with the passage noting its continued location.
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