Motif
Forbidden opening of a container during return from the dead
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A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee SYNONYMS / IV--STORIES AND STORY TELLERS / V--THE MYTHS / WAHNENAUHI VERSION; lines 12052-12139 confidence: medium
The Sun grieves indoors, causing darkness; the Little Men instruct that her daughter must be brought back from the western Ghost country using seven sourwood rods and a box that must not be opened before returning home.
The Little Men warn that the box containing the Sun’s daughter must not be opened, even a little, until the men are home.
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