Motif
animate flood or pursuing water after escape
animate_flood_or_pursuing_water_after_escape
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
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 22314-22399 confidence: high
After the third offering, the huntsman's head and whole body rise in a water-spout; he springs ashore, takes his wife's hand, and flees, but the whole pond rises with a roar and streams over the open country after them.
After the husband escapes, the whole pond rises with a frightful roar and streams over the country after the couple.
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