Motif
hidden maiden whose beauty cannot be concealed
hidden_maiden_whose_beauty_cannot_be_concealed
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Forbidden and Transgressive Love. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10761-10944 confidence: high
The hostess laments and recalls teaching her daughter not to sing, call, bare her arms or shoulders, and to hide her beauty and power while working unseen by heroes and suitors.
The hostess tries to hide the maiden’s beauty and work from suitors, while the child says a beautiful maiden cannot be hidden on land or water.
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