Motif
red sky as sign of supernatural death
red_sky_as_sign_of_supernatural_death
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Animal, Bodily, and Environmental Omens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 2971-3035 confidence: high
The kind giant warns that the being who uses the sky as his head is angry with him and says red clouds would mark his blood if he is slain.
The kind giant says red clouds would mark his blood if he were slain; later the red sky tells Fireless and Homeless the kind giant is dead.
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