Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

animal helper restores sight through repeated immersion

animal_helper_restores_sight_through_repeated_immersion

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


inuit

  • The Central Eskimo KALOPALING. / THE UISSUIT. / KIVIUNG. / ORIGIN OF THE NARWHAL.; lines 9033-9133 confidence: high

    A loon calls the blind boy out, leads him to a lake, dives with him three times, and after the third dive the boy’s eyesight is fully restored.

    A loon observes the blind boy, calls him to a lake, and restores his eyesight after three dives with him.

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