Motif
gendered powers of darkness
gendered_powers_of_darkness
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore INTRODUCTORY. / FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER II. / MYTHOLOGICAL.; lines 2981-3076 confidence: high
The passage divides powers of darkness into male and female groups. Male figures named are the Snake, Koshchei the Deathless, and the Morskoi Tsar or King of the Waters. Female figures named are Baba Yaga or Hag, the Witch, and the Female Snake.
The passage explicitly divides the powers of darkness into male and female groups and names principal figures in each.
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