Motif
Origin of brewing
origin_of_brewing
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Banquets, Wedding Feasts, and Brewing. 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
A bee flies over the ocean for three days to islands, water-cliffs, and grottoes; it finds a sleeping maiden in honey-fields, dips its wings and fingers in honey and flower juices, and returns with honey to Kapo.
The narration explicitly states that the episode is the origin of brewing beer from Kalew-hops and barley, following the bee’s honey-gathering and the fermentation of wedding-beer.
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