Motif
magical curse of barrenness and failed ripening
magical_curse_of_barrenness_and_failed_ripening
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Afflictive Curses of Mind, Fertility, and Weather. 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 JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 17616-17811 confidence: high
Kullervo sinks his hatchet into a birch, calls and whistles until the mountains echo, and curses the forest within his voice's reach to fall and never regrow; he curses planted grain not to ripen.
Kullervo curses the forest within the range of his voice to perish and not regrow, and curses planted grain so that it will not ripen and its ears will be blasted.
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