Motif
Beloved lost to an aquatic realm after failed capture
beloved_lost_to_an_aquatic_realm_after_failed_capture
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.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 3496-3685 confidence: medium
Wainamoinen laments his folly and lost wisdom, names Aino as beloved and promised bride, and recalls losing her from Wellamo's grottoes to the water-maidens and Wellamo's kingdom.
Wainamoinen recalls catching Aino in Wellamo's grottoes but losing her to the home of water-maidens and the kingdom of Wellamo.
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