Motif
Primitive ancestors before fire and houses
primitive_ancestors_before_fire_and_houses
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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confucian
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The Li Ki, Books I-X (The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part III; Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 27) BOOK IV. THE YUEH LING / SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION. / Part TL / BOOK V. THE QUESTIONS OF 3ANG-3ZE1; lines 15973-16096 confidence: high
Former ancient kings had no houses; in winter they lived in excavated caves and in summer in framed nests. They did not know fire, ate fruits and raw animal foods, drank blood, swallowed hair and feathers, and wore feathers and skins rather than flax or silk.
Ancient kings are described as living in caves and nests, lacking fire, houses, textiles, and cooked food.
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