Motif
Artificial bride forged from precious metals
artificial_bride_forged_from_precious_metals
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 19654-19843 confidence: high
The wifeless Ilmarinen gathers gold, silver, and birch-wood, burns the wood to ashes, places the metals in the furnace, and sets servants at the bellows.
Ilmarinen gathers metals, works a magical furnace, and molds a bride or maiden from molten gold and silver.
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