Motif
ignored warning before catastrophe
ignored_warning_before_catastrophe
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
native american northwest coast (1) · native american southeast (1)
native american northwest coast
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Haida Texts and Myths: Skidegate Dialect HE WHO MARRIED THE DAUGHTER OF THE DEVILFISH CHIEF / THOSE WHO WERE FASTING TO BECOME SHAMANS / BIG-TAIL. / CLOUD-WATCHER; lines 14161-14204 confidence: high
A large man with a drum-like abdomen is mocked and struck; he says he wants to help and warns that a fire will burn everything; an animal with a mosquito-like beak appears.
The large man says he wishes to help and warns of the fire, but the people laugh, strike him, and do not listen.
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native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee THE CHEROKEE NATION IN THE WEST--1840-1900 / THE EASTERN BAND / III--NOTES TO THE HISTORICAL SKETCH / SYNONYMS; lines 10074-10157 confidence: high
About 1,000 Creek warriors led by William Weatherford surprise Fort Mims, enter through the open gate, and massacre most of those inside after resistance, with specified exceptions spared or escaped.
The Fort Mims note says repeated warnings were disregarded and that a man reporting warriors nearby was awaiting flogging at the moment of attack.
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