Motif
cosmic dissolution of mountains
cosmic_dissolution_of_mountains
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Cosmic Dissolution and Final Destruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XXVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 28010-28039 confidence: medium
"the mountains... shall pass away, even as the clouds pass away"
The mountains, though appearing fixed, are said to pass away like clouds as God's work.
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