Motif
Catching, entangling, or detaining the sun
catching_entangling_or_detaining_the_sun
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 775-852 confidence: high
In a Peruvian Andean pass, two ruined towers on opposite hills have iron hooks for stretching a net between them, and the net is intended to catch the sun.
A Peruvian net is intended to catch the sun, Fiji travellers tie reeds to detain the sun, and the passage mentions widespread stories of men catching the sun in a noose.
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 775-852 confidence: high
In a Peruvian Andes pass, two ruined towers with iron hooks are described as supports for a net intended to catch the sun.
The Andean net, Fijian reed tying, Australian sod in a tree, and Yucatan stone or eyelash acts are all presented as attempts to catch or delay the sun.
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