Motif
Successive farewells during flight from catastrophe
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A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Concealed Refuges and Flight from Catastrophe. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hawaiian
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Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends I.--SNARING THE SUN / II.--THE ORIGIN OF FIRE / PELE AND THE DELUGE / PELE AND KAHAWALI; lines 883-959 confidence: high
During flight, Kahawali throws off his cloak, salutes his favorite pig, mother, wife, two children, and sister; his wife asks him to stay and die with her, and he refuses.
While fleeing the approaching lava, Kahawali salutes his pig, mother, wife, children, and sister before continuing to the shore.
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