Motif
mountain refuge from predicted destruction
mountain_refuge_from_predicted_destruction
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 MYTHS OF THE CHEROKEE / I--INTRODUCTION / II--HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHEROKEE / FROM THE FIRST TREATY TO THE REMOVAL--1785-1838; lines 3658-3736 confidence: high
The prophet threatened to invoke a terrible storm that would destroy all but true believers, who were told to gather on high peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains. They abandoned white-derived possessions and marched there; the appointed day passed without disaster and they returned home.
True believers are told to gather on high peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains for safety from a destructive storm.
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