Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

left-behind pair after ascent

left_behind_pair_after_ascent

A motif of the Ascent and Heavenly Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


native american southwest

  • Myths and Tales from the San Carlos Apache Myths and Tales from the San Carlos Apache / CONTENTS; lines 1273-1366 confidence: medium

    One old woman and a crippled man are left behind. The woman carries him while trying to follow, slips, falls, and the two sit down and remain there.

    An old woman and a crippled man are left behind below when the others ascend; their attempt to follow fails.

    read in the book