Motif
Animal body part used to support the earth
animal_body_part_used_to_support_the_earth
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
native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / ABSTRACTS OF MYTHS / MYTHS RECORDED IN ENGLISH AT SITKA; lines 24484-24539 confidence: medium
Raven drains a sea-water pond, kills a beaver at the bottom, uses its foreleg for supporting the earth, and Old-woman-under-the-earth has charge of it.
Raven kills a beaver in a sea-water pond and uses its foreleg after trying contrivances for supporting the earth; Old-woman-under-the-earth has charge of it.
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