Motif
Hidden vital organ in an unusual body part
hidden_vital_organ_in_an_unusual_body_part
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness 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 V--THE MYTHS / WAHNENAUHI VERSION / SECOND VERSION / SECOND VERSION; lines 15358-15443 confidence: high
A chickadee lands on the witch's right hand; warriors aim there because her heart is inside that hand, and an arrow at the awl wrist kills her.
The witch's heart is located inside her doubled right awl hand, and striking that place kills her.
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