Motif
stones as former giants
stones_as_former_giants
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Metamorphic Origin Explanations. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
ainu
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Aino Folk-Tales AUDITORS. / LOCAL SECRETARIES. / HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 209-263 confidence: medium
“big stones may once have been giants” and “a hero's career” may include being “swallowed by a monster and get out again.”
The passage gives the example that big stones may once have been giants.
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Aino Folk-Tales AUDITORS. / LOCAL SECRETARIES. / HONORARY SECRETARIES. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 209-263 confidence: low
The passage discusses belief in wonder-tales involving talking beasts, stones that may once have been giants, and a hero being swallowed by a monster and getting out again.
The passage mentions partial belief that big stones may once have been giants.
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