Motif
dead parents aiding children
dead_parents_aiding_children
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore CHAPTER III. / MYTHOLOGICAL. / CHAPTER IV. / MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT.; lines 315-337 confidence: high
The Waters of Life and Death, and of Strength and Weakness--Aid given to Children by Dead Parents--Magic Horses, Fish, &c.
The contents entry lists aid given to children by dead parents.
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