Motif
brother-band with specialized actions completes a task
brother_band_with_specialized_actions_completes_a_task
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Joint Campaigns and Battles by Brother Pairs and Groups. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
slavic
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Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars MARYA MOREVNA. / VARIANT OF THE RESCUE OF IVAN TSAREVICH AND THE WINNING OF THE COLT. / YELENA THE WISE. / THE SEVEN SIMEONS, FULL BROTHERS.; lines 7370-7398 confidence: medium
The fifth Simeon wounds the swan with a gun; the sixth Simeon keeps her from falling into the water, brings her back to the ship, and she becomes a maiden again.
Different numbered Simeon brothers perform distinct actions: one wounds the swan, one retrieves her, one conducts the ship underground, and the group delivers Yelena and receives rewards.
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