Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

betrayal brings violent retaliation

betrayal_brings_violent_retaliation

A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


inuit

  • Eskimo Folk-Tales IKARDLITUARSSUK / THE RAVEN WHO WANTED A WIFE / THE MAN WHO TOOK A VIXEN TO WIFE / THE GREAT BEAR; lines 3055-3093 confidence: high

    The woman returns home and tells her husband, "I have seen bears."

    After the woman breaks the bear's instruction and men drive toward the bear's house, the bear kills its cubs and then kills the woman who betrayed it.

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