Motif
Elemental sibling conflict between Fire and Iron
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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
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 4656-4840 confidence: high
Iron visits Fire, called his elder brother; Fire tries to consume him, and Iron flees to swamps, springs, rivers, marshes, and bird-nesting places.
Fire and Iron are described as brothers; Fire attempts to consume Iron, and Iron flees and later fears Fire as destroyer.
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