Motif
Imprisoned disease spirits released from a rock-dungeon
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A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. 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 DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 597-678 confidence: medium
At Kipu-Kivi or Kipuvuori, beneath which disease spirits are imprisoned, the third daughter of Tuoni whirls the rock like a millstone until the spirits escape to torture and slay humans; the passage compares this to Kali sitting in judgment on the dead.
Disease spirits are imprisoned beneath Kipu-Kivi, while the third daughter of Tuoni whirls the rock until they escape and harm humans.
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