Motif
Paired divine rescuers kill the monster
paired_divine_rescuers_kill_the_monster
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Paired Rescues and Monster-Slaying. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
zuni
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Zuni Folk Tales HOW THE RATTLESNAKES CAME TO BE WHAT THEY ARE / HOW THE CORN-PESTS WERE ENSNARED / JACK-RABBIT AND COTTONTAIL / THE RABBIT HUNTRESS AND HER ADVENTURES; lines 8810-8899 confidence: high
The two War-gods at Thla-uthla beyond Thunder Mountain hear the pounding, know the maiden’s situation in the fire-lit cave, take weapons, and fly toward the Descending Plain of the Pines.
Two War-gods hear the danger, arrive armed, kill the Demon with war-clubs, and rescue the maiden.
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