Motif
bird as omen-speaker
bird_as_omen_speaker
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 15975-16106 confidence: high
The narrator says this is why the owl can always be understood, predicts bad weather, and tells what will happen in other towns.
After the woman becomes an owl, the narrative says the owl can be understood and always predicts bad weather and events in other towns.
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