Motif
divine dwelling inside a mountain
divine_dwelling_inside_a_mountain
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southwest
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The Mountain Chant: A Navajo Ceremony NOTE ON THE ORTHOGRAPHY OF NAVAJO WORDS. / ILLUSTRATIONS / THE MOUNTAIN CHANT: A NAVAJO CEREMONY. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 1122-1166 confidence: medium
The Navajo addresses the lightning as Reared Within the Mountains; the thunder and lightning cease; the travelers enter a black-cloud house inside a mountain, the house of I`¢nì`, the Lightning.
The house of I`¢nì`, the Lightning, is described as a house of black clouds inside a mountain.
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