Motif
Final prohibitions tied to death-site waters
final_prohibitions_tied_to_death_site_waters
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 2932-3105 confidence: high
Aino's departing song addresses her mother and brother, repeats that she sank with the many-colored stone, and warns family members not to use the waters for bread-making or watering horses; the preceding lines similarly warn her father not to fish there.
Aino's final song tells her father, mother, and brother not to use the waters where she has sunk for fishing, bread-making water, or watering horses.
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