Motif
Deities as patrons of temporal human needs
deities_as_patrons_of_temporal_human_needs
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Healing and Provision. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 519-595 confidence: high
The passage says some deities address temporal human wants; Sukkamieli is named as love-goddess, while Lempo is described as the ancient Finns' love-deity and an evil demon connected with love as frenzy.
The passage states that these deities concern human beings as natural objects and then lists patrons of love, sleep, dreams, eyesight, wounds, crafts, roads, horses, travellers, and treasures.
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