Motif
beneficent serpent or dragon helper
beneficent_serpent_or_dragon_helper
A motif of the Serpent and Serpent Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature WOMAN IN WORKING DRESS. / YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN. / A FUNERAL. / THE HOME; lines 5421-5459 confidence: medium
The passage says the streamers may be a survival of serpent worship, but this is debated for Shans; it also says Shans make no offerings to good spirits and that serpent or dragon figures in their stories are beneficent powers aiding unhappy but deserving mortals.
The passage states that in Shan stories the serpent or dragon always appears as a beneficent power aiding unhappy but deserving mortals.
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