Motif
constant sacred fire or sacred kept object
constant_sacred_fire_or_sacred_kept_object
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee Myths of the Cherokee / MYTHS OF THE CHEROKEE / JAMES MOONEY / CONTENTS; lines 185-259 confidence: medium
A section headed Historical traditions lists entries 88-111, including first contact with whites, wars, escapes, unseen helpers, lost Cherokee, massacre of the Ani'-Kuta'ni, war medicine, personal heroism, and 'The mounds and the constant fire: The old sacred things'.
A historical-tradition title names 'The mounds and the constant fire: The old sacred things'.
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