Motif
Animal immortality in the shade-world
animal_immortality_in_the_shade_world
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
chaco amerindian
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An Unknown People in an Unknown Land: An Account of the Life and Customs of the Lengua Indians of the Paraguayan Chaco SHADE-LAND / SHADE-LAND / SHADE-LAND / SHADE-LAND; lines 5151-5194 confidence: medium
The lower creation, except fish and serpents, is supposed to share immortality with humans; birds, cattle, carnivora, dog, jaguar, horse, ostrich, and thunder-bird figure in shade-world beliefs.
The passage says many animals share immortality with humans and figure in shade-world beliefs, while also noting special treatment of dogs and horses after an owner's death.
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