Motif
Divine song transforms nature into provisions and wealth
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A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. 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 11875-12035 confidence: high
Wainamoinen says his own power is little compared with Ukko, his Creator, who could sing wisdom, the source of good and evil, the origin of matter, and transform natural things into honey, berries, barley, beer, salt, fields, gold, bread, eggs, livestock, and garments for bridegroom, bride, hostess, and hero.
Wainamoinen says Ukko could sing floods into honey, pebbles into barley, running waters into beer, forests into corn-fields and gold, and could produce livestock and garments by song.
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