Motif
dawn marked by solar chariot sound
dawn_marked_by_solar_chariot_sound
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
shan
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Shans at Home, With Two Chapters on Shan History and Literature WOMAN IN WORKING DRESS. / YOUNG MARRIED WOMEN. / A FUNERAL. / THE HOME; lines 5019-5162 confidence: medium
After the second cockcrow after midnight, around four o'clock, the cocks are said to announce that they hear the wheels of the chariot of the sun, and women begin pounding paddy in the dark.
Cocks crowing before dawn are described as announcing that they hear the wheels of the chariot of the sun.
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