Motif
End of the world tied to the death of the world bearer
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A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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native american northwest coast
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Tsimshian Mythology Tsimshian Mythology; lines 3173-3281 confidence: high
Dirty is still holding the world on his chest; the wild-duck oil is nearly gone; when Dirty dies, the world will come to an end.
The text states that Dirty is still holding the world and that when Dirty dies the world will come to an end.
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