Motif
burning and ash prepare new fertility
burning_and_ash_prepare_new_fertility
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family. 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 1832-2015 confidence: medium
The bird of heaven kindles fire; north- and east-winds fan the flames; trees burn to dust and ashes, while the birch remains standing.
The eagle's fire burns the forest to dust and ashes, and Wainamoinen then sows barley in soil enriched with ashes where the crop flourishes.
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