Motif
divine weather intervention in a heroic pursuit
divine_weather_intervention_in_a_heroic_pursuit
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. 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 DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 338-431 confidence: medium
Lemminkainen hunts Piru’s fire-breathing horse; Ukko, invoked by the hero, opens heaven’s windows and showers snow, ice, and iron hail to slow the horse.
Ukko checks the supernatural horse by sending snow, ice, and iron hail from heaven in response to Lemminkainen’s invocation.
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