Motif
Dry crossing through parted waters
dry_crossing_through_parted_waters
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
native american plains
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Traditions of the Arikara FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 1045-1115 confidence: high
Fish offers to make way, enters the water, and the water parts; Mother-Corn leads the people over dry land between high walls of water, and the waters close afterward.
Fish enters the water, the water parts, Mother-Corn leads the people across dry land between high walls of water, and the waters come together afterward.
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Traditions of the Arikara FOOTNOTES: / TRADITIONS OF THE ARIKARA / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 649-745 confidence: high
At a big lake, Nesaru's westward instruction prevents retreat; Loon offers help, parts the water, the people cross on dry land, and some turn into Loons.
The Loon parts the lake waters and leaves them parted so the people cross on dry land.
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