Motif
Rejected ominous dream
rejected_ominous_dream
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Dream Interpretation, Divination, and Omen Responses. 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 PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 6169-6366 confidence: high
Kyllikki begs Ahti not to go to war and describes a dream in which fire and flames rise from the chimney, windows, rafters, chambers, floor, ceiling, halls, and doorways.
Kyllikki warns Lemminkainen not to go to war by recounting a dream of fire consuming the dwelling, but he dismisses women's dreams and continues preparations.
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