Motif
Etiological explanation of bear's human likeness
etiological_explanation_of_bear_s_human_likeness
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Metamorphic Origin Explanations. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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Aino Folk-Tales HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION. / AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA.; lines 715-800 confidence: high
The dragon-god returns with two sets of treasures; the boy asks for the wife, thunder sounds, the house disappears, the dragon-husband leaves in rage, the boy and goddess live together, and the narrator explains the bear's half-human likeness.
The tale ends by stating that the preceding events explain why the bear is half like a human being.
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