Motif
favored child persecuted by siblings and cast into a pit
favored_child_persecuted_by_siblings_and_cast_into_a_pit
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Favored Child Persecuted by Siblings. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hawaiian
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Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends T. G. T. / CONTENTS / ILLUSTRATIONS / LEGENDS RESEMBLING OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY; lines 435-512 confidence: high
Waikelenuiaiku was one of ten brothers with one sister, all children of Waiku; he was much beloved by his father, hated by his brothers, carried away, and cast into a pit belonging to Holonaeole. The oldest brother had pity and charged Holonaeole to care for him.
Waikelenuiaiku is beloved by his father, hated by his brothers, and cast into a pit.
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