Motif
celestial sign at the death of a powerful doctor
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A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Celestial and Cosmic Signs. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
indigenous australian
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 2199-2299 confidence: high
At the Mother Doctor's death, a bright falling star and thunder-like sound are taken by surrounding tribes as the sign that a great doctor has died.
The Mother Doctor's death is marked by a bright falling star and thunder-like sound, interpreted by surrounding tribes as a sign that a great doctor has died.
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