Motif
broken crossing creates permanent division
broken_crossing_creates_permanent_division
A motif of the The Hero's Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee SECOND VERSION / SECOND VERSION / WAHNENAUHI VERSION / VI--NOTES AND PARALLELS TO MYTHS; lines 25755-25854 confidence: medium
Similar separated-band stories are said to be common: a Kiowa chief led people away after a game dispute, a Tonkawa band was cut off by sea incursion and moved toward Mexico, and Tuscarora crossing the Mississippi by grapevine were divided when the vine broke.
The Tuscarora example describes people crossing the Mississippi by grapevine; when the vine broke, those on the far side wandered off and eventually became enemies of those on the eastern bank.
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