Motif
personification of natural forces
personification_of_natural_forces
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
hindu (1) · native american northeast woodlands (1)
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 60124-60157 confidence: medium
The passage says epic genius sometimes created beings and gave life to ideal conceptions; some Rámáyan persons are described as nature-force personifications or as exaggerated beyond human proportions, with comparison to the Sháhnámah.
The passage says some Rámáyan persons may be personifications of forces of nature and that epic genius gives body and life to ideal conceptions.
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native american northeast woodlands
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Seneca Fiction, Legends, and Myths Seneca Fiction, Legends, and Myths / SENECA FICTION, LEGENDS, AND MYTHS / INTRODUCTION / BBWITT; lines 1078-1174 confidence: high
"personifying, yea, in ideally humanizing, the bodies, elements, and forces"
The passage explicitly frames myth-making as personifying and humanizing bodies, elements, and forces of nature and gives named examples such as Winter, Life, Thunder, Wind, and Whirlwind.
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