Motif
Combat of giant bird and monstrous water-creature
combat_of_giant_bird_and_monstrous_water_creature
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10604-10759 confidence: high
The pike of Mana rises, is described with enormous body parts, and tries to snap at and swallow Ilmarinen.
A mighty eagle repeatedly battles the pike of Mana in the river and finally drags it above the waters.
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