Motif
Divine and elemental aid requested for sea voyage
divine_and_elemental_aid_requested_for_sea_voyage
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 9496-9697 confidence: high
Wainamoinen boards the vessel, sails north over the sea toward Pohyola, asks Ukko to come aboard and protect him, and asks winds and waves to bear the vessel northward without need of an oar.
Wainamoinen calls Ukko aboard for protection and asks winds and waves to move the vessel without the oar.
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