Motif
animal healing water concealed from hunters
animal_healing_water_concealed_from_hunters
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 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 WAHNENAUHI VERSION / SECOND VERSION / SECOND VERSION / WAHNENAUHI VERSION; lines 15469-15578 confidence: high
The lake is the medicine lake of birds and animals; wounded bears enter it and emerge healed, so animals keep it invisible to hunters.
The lake heals wounded bears, and animals keep it invisible to hunters.
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