Motif
Creation by imagination
creation_by_imagination
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
celtic (1) · celtic irish (1)
celtic
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Gods and Fighting Men WITH A PREFACE BY W.B. YEATS / DEDICATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE IRISH LITERARY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK / AUGUSTA GREGORY. / PREFACE; lines 264-326 confidence: medium
Adam had only to imagine a bird for it to be born, and heroes can make "a ship out of a shaving."
The passage cites Adam imagining a bird into life and creating all things out of himself by fancy.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men WITH A PREFACE BY W.B. YEATS / DEDICATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE IRISH LITERARY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK / AUGUSTA GREGORY. / PREFACE; lines 265-327 confidence: medium
Adam imagines a bird into life and creates all things by fancy; heroes can make a ship out of a shaving.
Adam's imagined bird and creation of all things by fancy are paired with heroes who make a ship from a shaving.
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