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Motif

Divine enemy-slayers who continue to aid humans

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A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family, within the sub-family Liberation, Defense, and Route Clearing. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions

navajo

  • Navaho Legends INDUSTRY. / POETRY AND MUSIC. / TRIBAL ORGANIZATION. / RELIGION.; lines 1206-1301 confidence: high

    The sacred brethren's chief mission is to destroy alien gods; they still aid warriors in battle and sick people suffering from witchcraft, and the author says comparative mythologists would see counterparts in myths of many races in both hemispheres.

    The sacred brethren's chief mission is to destroy alien gods, and they still help warriors in battle and sick people suffering from witchcraft.

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