Motif
boast answered by supernatural opposition
boast_answered_by_supernatural_opposition
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Defiance of Deities and Divine Humbling. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 6913-7085 confidence: high
Lemminkainen says he can travel in the snow-shoes, takes quiver, bow, and snow-cane, and declares that no creature in woodlands, Ukko’s world, or under heaven can escape Lylikki’s snow-shoes and his strides.
Lemminkainen boasts that no creature can escape him; Hisi and Juutas hear this and produce the magical reindeer to exhaust him.
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