Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Animal guardian detects and repels night danger

animal_guardian_detects_and_repels_night_danger

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


navajo

  • Navaho Legends I. THE STORY OF THE EMERGENCE. / II. EARLY EVENTS IN THE FIFTH WORLD. / III. THE WAR GODS. / IV. GROWTH OF THE NAVAHO NATION.; lines 6178-6260 confidence: high

    After the travelers break camp, a great wind arises at night. The bear circles the camp, uneasy and watchful, wards off approaching Kiltsói, and in the morning the Kiltsói men who had joined the journey are found to have deserted and are suspected of league with their brethren.

    The bear remains wakeful, watches the camp, wards off approaching Kiltsói, and signals in the direction from which danger is thought to come.

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