Motif
failed refuge from destruction
failed_refuge_from_destruction
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Concealed Refuges and Flight from Catastrophe. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Popol Vuh PREFACE / LEWIS SPENCE. / THE POPOL VUH / THE FIRST BOOK; lines 215-252 confidence: high
The mannikins run in despair to roofs, trees, and caverns, but houses crumble, trees hurl them away, and caverns close before them.
The mannikins seek safety on roofs, in trees, and in caverns, but houses crumble, trees reject them, and caverns close.
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