Motif
morning star as light-bearer
morning_star_as_light_bearer
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
native american plateau (1) · slavic (1)
native american plateau
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Myths of the Modocs A SKOKS STORY / MYTHS OF THE MODOCS 377 / A DOCTOR STORY / THE END.; lines 19410-19440 confidence: medium
The notes state that many Indian tribes have myths where the morning star is a Light-bearer, and that the Modoc morning star is the same character as the Latin Lucifer.
The passage states that many Indian tribes have myths in which the morning star figures as the Light-bearer and applies this comparison to the Modoc morning star.
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slavic
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Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars RUSSIAN MYTHS AND FOLK-TALES. / CHEKH MYTHS AND FOLK-TALES. / MAGYAR MYTHS AND FOLK-TALES. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 506-601 confidence: high
The Delawares and Modocs are said to agree in a Morning-star theory in which the Morning-star is the Light-bearer, as for the Latins.
The passage explicitly identifies a Morning-star theory in which the Morning-star is the Light-bearer.
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