Motif
milk guarded against loss to Mana, strangers, and wild places
milk_guarded_against_loss_to_mana_strangers_and_wild_places
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 17994-18184 confidence: medium
Many waste milk in Mana/Tuoni, but the speaker's ancient mother obtained milk from Mana, Manala, and Tuoni's fields and brought it secretly in the evening darkness.
The speaker describes milk obtained from Mana and rejects its loss to Mana, strangers, forest, mountains, woodlands, or waters, reserving it for the household and children.
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