Motif
hero-host as builder of the communal hall
hero_host_as_builder_of_the_communal_hall
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Miraculous Buildings, Temples, and Halls. 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 JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 14413-14558 confidence: high
The singer asks, "Shall it be the bride or bridegroom?" and chooses to praise the bridegroom's father and hero-host.
The bridegroom's father is praised as hero-host and mansion-builder who gathers materials, builds a spacious house, and fills it with many groups of people.
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