Motif
celestial maidens weaving light
celestial_maidens_weaving_light
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family, within the sub-family Celestial Maidens, Spinning, and Light-Weaving. 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 DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 338-431 confidence: high
Daughters of the Sun, Moon, Great Bear, Polar-star, and other heavenly dignitaries are ever-young beautiful maidens seated on trees, clouds, rainbow, or heaven’s dome and skilled in spinning and weaving.
Daughters of heavenly bodies are described as seated in celestial or arboreal places and skilled in spinning and weaving, with the skill linked to rays of light.
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