Motif
rejected courtship invitation answered with death figures
rejected_courtship_invitation_answered_with_death_figures
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Rejection and Revenge. 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 JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 18933-19124 confidence: high
A golden maiden on snow-shoes meets Kullervo; he invites her to his sledge and fur-robes, and she replies that the Death-maid should sit beside him.
Two maidens refuse Kullervo's invitation to enter his snow-sledge by saying that the Death-maid, Tuoni, or Manalainen should accompany him instead.
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