Motif
Diseases born as personified children of an underworld mother
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A motif of the Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess family, within the sub-family Mothers of Diseases and Hostile Beings. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 22655-22841 confidence: high
Lowyatar, blind and ancient witch of Tuonela and daughter of Tuoni, gives birth to nine children, lays them in a cradle, and guards them.
The passage presents Lowyatar, a Tuonela-associated figure and daughter of Tuoni, giving birth to nine children who are named as diseases and destructive afflictions.
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