Motif
animal helper in combat
animal_helper_in_combat
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.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
arctic inuit (1) · estonian (1)
arctic inuit
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The Eskimo of Baffin Land and Hudson Bay, Part II V. TRADITIONS. / TALES FROM CUMBERLAND SOUND. / III 45, / TALES FROM THE WEST COAST OF HUDSON BAY.; lines 7158-7282 confidence: high
The dwarf and Eskimo wrestle; the hunter's dog bites the dwarf in the heel, and the Eskimo throws and kills him with a knife.
The hunter's dog bites the dwarf in the heel, enabling the hunter to throw and kill him.
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estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country THE ROYAL HERD-BOY. / TIIDU THE FLUTE-PLAYER. / THE LUCKY EGG. / FOOTNOTES:; lines 8534-8680 confidence: high
The note compares help given to Hiawatha by a woodpecker during his fight with Megissogwun, while stating that one incident can hardly be copied from the other.
The woodpecker helps Hiawatha during his fight with Megissogwun.
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