Motif
Buried-alive spirits whose cries persist
buried_alive_spirits_whose_cries_persist
A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family, within the sub-family Haunted Places, Dwellings, and Burial Sites. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
australian aboriginal
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The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia CHAPTER XV / THE AMUSEMENTS OF BLACKS / CHAPTER XVI / BUSH BOGIES AND FINIS; lines 5566-5665 confidence: high
The ridges above Warrangilla are haunted by two women buried alive; their spirits emerge from a huge fissure and their cries are still heard.
Two women buried alive haunt Warrangilla; their cries are still heard and their forms return to the fissure.
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