Motif
death of a great doctor marked by celestial and thunder signs
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A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
australian aboriginal
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 2202-2302 confidence: high
At the Mother Doctor's death there is a dazzling bright falling star followed by a sharp thunder-like clap, and surrounding tribes call it the sign that a great doctor has died.
A bright falling star and sharp thunder-like sound accompany the Mother Doctor's death and are interpreted as the sign of a great doctor's death.
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