Motif
subterranean household beings punish neglect
subterranean_household_beings_punish_neglect
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Guilt. 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 DR. J.D. BUCK, / AN ENCOURAGING AND UNSELFISH FRIEND, AND TO HIS AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, / THESE PAGES ARE GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED. / PREFACE; lines 680-769 confidence: high
The Maahiset are minute invisible human-shaped dwarfs living under stumps, trees, blocks, thresholds, and hearth-stones; they punish neglect and disorder with skin afflictions.
The Maahiset dwell under household and natural features and punish neglect, failed obeisance, and untidiness with skin disease.
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