Motif
Assembly of named heroes for a hazardous expedition
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A motif of the The Hero's Journey 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 20544-20736 confidence: high
Lemminkainen calls across the water asking whose vessel it is; the answering dialogue identifies the vessel as Wainola's magic war-ship, with Wainamoinen directing the helm and Ilmarinen rowing.
Wainamoinen leads the vessel, Ilmarinen rows, and Lemminkainen asks to become the third magic hero and fighter for the Sampo journey.
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