Motif
divine aid invoked for wound healing
divine_aid_invoked_for_wound_healing
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.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 4842-5023 confidence: high
The speaker says that, if other measures fail, he will call omniscient Ukko; Ukko is invoked as God of love and mercy and master of the heavens to touch the wound, bind it with leaflets and healing flowers, stop the blood, and save Wainamoinen.
When other measures may fail, the speaker calls Ukko, master of the heavens, to stop the blood and heal the hatchet wound.
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