Motif
Repeated furnace creation produces unsuitable beings before the desired form
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A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Artificial Beings and Substitute Kin. 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 19654-19843 confidence: high
Ilmarinen works to mould a bride from gold and silver; a lambkin with gold, copper, and silver features rises from the furnace, and Ilmarinen rejects it, saying he desires a bride.
A lambkin and then a colt rise from the furnace and are rejected before the golden maiden appears.
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