Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Bullet-resistant medicine man dies by his own act

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A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


native american plains

  • Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians HERO TALES. / TALES OF SUPERNATURAL PATRONS. / MISCELLANEOUS TALES. / HISTORICAL TRADITIONS.; lines 14147-14240 confidence: medium

    The passage says the two were medicine men; Little-head could not be shot, but later killed himself with a six-shooter.

    Little-head is described as unable to be shot but later kills himself by putting a six-shooter barrel into his mouth.

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