Motif
bird associated with world formation
bird_associated_with_world_formation
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
maya quiche
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The Popol Vuh THE MYTH OF VUKUB-CAKIX / THE SECOND BOOK / THE THIRD BOOK / THE FOURTH BOOK; lines 683-742 confidence: high
The Kich myth is said to embody a New World creation idea: "the brooding of a great bird over the dark primeval waste of waters."
The passage identifies a general bird-over-waters pattern and gives avian examples including a raven, pigeons, and a bird guise of a wind.
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