Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Bereavement followed by self-destructive wandering

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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


native american great lakes

  • Chippewa Music COMPARISON OF METRIC UNIT OF VOICE AND DRUM / CHIPPEWA MUSIC 11 / SONGS CONCERNING A BOY S FAST / GAME SONGS; lines 17914-17946 confidence: high

    The four children died on successive days and were buried by the man and his wives.

    After the sequential deaths of his children and wives, the hunter considers suicide, then chooses to wander without drinking until exhaustion and collapse.

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