Motif
animal brings fire from across water
animal_brings_fire_from_across_water
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee V--THE MYTHS / WAHNENAUHI VERSION / SECOND VERSION / SECOND VERSION; lines 14852-14957 confidence: medium
Bees and some light-producing insects are said to lack folklore here; the spider is said to bring fire from across water in one myth and to be invoked to entangle a victim's soul.
The spider is said to bring back fire from across the water in a Cherokee myth.
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