Motif
Mounds as flood-safe ceremonial foundations
mounds_as_flood_safe_ceremonial_foundations
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee WAHNENAUHI VERSION / SECOND VERSION / SECOND VERSION / WAHNENAUHI VERSION; lines 18924-19025 confidence: medium
Mounds are attributed either to another people or to ancestors of the old Ani'-Kitu'hwagi as townhouse foundations safe from freshets; townhouses stand by rivers for dances, ballplays, and water access.
Mounds are explained as townhouse foundations that keep buildings safe from freshets, with townhouses placed by rivers for communal dances and ballplays.
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