Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Bereaved parent transformed into destructive spirit

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A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


native american southwest

  • The Sia IIURIAL CUSTOMS. / TURNBB. 1 RELIGION. 193 / RSUGION. / RELIGION. 195; lines 9800-9890 confidence: high

    Legendary origin: a father loves his son and daughter; after they fall ill and die, he becomes a vicious spirit determined to destroy others.

    The origin legend says the father becomes a vicious spirit after losing his beloved children and then seeks to destroy others.

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