Motif
Mistaken smoke portent
mistaken_smoke_portent
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Omen Interpretation and Response. 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 PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 11310-11502 confidence: high
Smoke and fire rise on the island and promontory, black smoke reaches heaven and clouds Pohya and Karelen; people and women wonder whether it is dreadful fire, campfire, or shepherds’ fire.
Large smoke from Louhi’s brewing is seen widely and interpreted by observers as possible dreadful fire, shepherds’ fire, or battle-smoke before being identified as brewing smoke.
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