Motif
Ritual rekindling of a threatened celestial light
ritual_rekindling_of_a_threatened_celestial_light
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Cosmic, Celestial, and Solar Fire. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 775-852 confidence: high
Ojebways are said to think the sun is being extinguished during an eclipse and to shoot fire-tipped arrows into the air to rekindle its light.
The eclipse examples and Frazer’s summary describe earthly flames as used or understood to rekindle the sun or preserve fire from celestial extinction.
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