Motif
lost age of magic and decline of the world
lost_age_of_magic_and_decline_of_the_world
A motif of the World Ages and Cosmic Decline family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
ainu
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Aino Folk-Tales I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES. / V.--SCRAPS OF FOLK-LORE.; lines 2201-2329 confidence: high
In the old magical days, rivers flowed conveniently in both directions, people could fly and land on trees, fire-drills were used, crops grew by midday, and eating the quick grain transformed people into horses.
The ancient days are described as a magical time of convenient rivers, flight, quick crops, and fire-drills, while the present world is described as decrepit.
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