Motif
Eclipse as pursuit or attack between sun and moon
eclipse_as_pursuit_or_attack_between_sun_and_moon
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
australian aboriginal
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The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia CHAPTER X / CHIEFLY AS TO FUNERALS AND MOURNING / CHAPTER XI / SOMETHING ABOUT STARS AND LEGENDS; lines 4245-4351 confidence: high
Eclipse accounts: Yhi the sun overtakes the moon and tries to kill him while spirits intervene to prevent darkness; another account says evil spirits in the enemies are removed by wirreenun incantations.
The passage gives eclipse accounts in which Yhi the sun overtakes or chases the moon/Bahloo and tries to kill him after rejected love.
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